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• West Virginia named Oliver Luck athletic director.
• Oregon named Rob Mullens athletic director.
• Tulsa named Blair Philbrick director of football operations.
• South Alabama named Mark Calvi associate head baseball coach.
• Penn State named Jeff Thompson women's gymnastics coach.
• James Madison signed baseball coach Spanky McFarland to a contract extension through the 2014 season.
• Indiana State named Rick Minter linebackers coach, Mike Simmonds and Harold Etheridge offensive line coaches, PJ Volker outside linebackers coach and Clayton Dever offensive assistant.
• Florida Southern named Lance Niekro assistant baseball coach.
• Rutgers named Phil Spiniello women's swimming and diving coach.
• Eastern Michigan named John Goodridge men's track and field coach.
• Oklahoma City named Marty McCauley women's golf coach.
• St. Lawrence (NY) named Peter Hoy baseball coach.
• Saint Michael's (VT) named Ashley Hughes women's lacrosse coach.
• Belmont Abbey (NC) announced the resignation of men's and women's golf coach Jim Haughey.
• Wentworth (MA) named Jenn Kelemen women's volleyball coach.
• Washington (MO) named Steve Duncan baseball coach.
• Vanderbilt announced the retirement of head football coach Bobby Johnson.
• St. Thomas (MN) named Scott Proshek men's golf coach.
• New Jersey City named Charlie Auletto men's golf coach.
• Deleware named Jaime Wohlbach softball coach.
• Colgate named Keith Tyburski men's golf coach.
• Xavier named Mike Johnson women's volleyball coach.
• St. Andrews (NC) named Named Matt Boykin baseball coach.
• Augustana (IL) named Jamie Walters women's volleyball coach.
• Southwest Minnesota State announced the retirement of women's tennis coach George Seldon.
• Shenandoah (VA) named Larry Hibbard men's and women's tennis coach.
• St. Peter's named Mohamed Abdelaal swimming and diving coach and aquatics director.
• Oneonta (NY) named Angelo Posillico cross country coach.
• Ohio State named Greg Beals baseball coach.
• Pennsylvania announced the resignation of men's squash coach Craig Thorpe-Clark.
• New Mexico named Erica Beach softball coach.
• North Carolina-Asheville named Michelle Demko women's soccer coach.
• Mount Olive named Kevin Coghill men's and women's tennis coach.
• Iowa announced the retirement of softball coach Gayle Blevins.
• Great Falls (MT) named Andrew Jugan athletic director.
• Texas-San Antonio announced the resignation of men's tennis coach Oliver Trittenwein.
• Georgetown named Douglas Goodwin defensive line coach.
• Maine signed men's hockey coach Tim Whitehead to a three year contract extension.
• Birmingham Southern named Kimball Casady softball coach.
• Oregon State fired women's basketball coach LaVonda Wagner.
• Davidson named Michelle Savage women's basketball coach
• Texas A&M International named Leonard Nardone athletic director.
• Tennessee State fired softball coach Joyce Maudie.
• New Mexico announced the resignation of softball coach Ty Singleton.
• Meredith (NC) announced the resignation of softball coach Robert Luckadoo.
• Nebraska signed women's basketball coach Connie Yori to a three-year contract extension through the 2014-2015 season.
• St. John's named Derrick Wrobel men's basketball assistant.
• Park named Kenneth Cooper women's basketball coach.
• UCLA named Phillip Mathews men's assistant basketball coach.
• Oregon named Dana Altman men's basketball coach.
• Creighton named Greg McDermott men's basketball coach.
• Arkansas-Monticello announced the resignation of men;s basketball coach Mike Newell.
• Colorado named Tad Boyle men's basketball coach.
• Albany named Katie Abrahamson-Henderson women's basketball coach.
• Wright State named Billy Donlon men's basketball coach.
• Wake Forest named Jeff Bzdelik men's basketball coach.
• Purdue agreed to terms with football coach Danny Hope on a one-year contract extension through 2014.
• Olivet (MI) named Nicole Burford women's basketball coach.
• Grove City (PA) announced the resignation of women's basketball coach Sarah Harris.
• Georgia State named Tami Ores women's volleyball coach.
• Ashland (OH) named Glenn Francis women's soccer coach, and John Freeman men's soccer coach.
• Hope announced the retirement of men's basketball coach Glenn Van Warren.
• Clemson named Brad Brownell men's basketball coach.
• Charleston named Mark Downey men's basketball coach.
• Central Michigan signed men's basketball coach Ernie Zeigler to a four-year contract.
• UC Irvine named Russell Turner men's basketball coach.
• Marshall named Tom Herrion men's basketball coach.
• Columbia announced the resignation of men's basketball coach Joe Jones.
• Wake Forest fired men's basketball coach Dino Gaudio.
• UNLV named Rick Ryerson men's soccer coach.
• St. Francis (NY) announced the resignation of men's basketball coach Brian Nash.
• San Jose State named Tim Landis offensive coordinator and John DeFilippo quarterbacks coach.
• Samford announced the resignation of softball coach Beanie Ketcham, effective at the end of the season.
• Rochester announced the retirement of men's basketball coach Mike Neer.
• Presbyterian named Brian Reese athletic director.
• Kent State named Thomas Kleinlein executive associate athletic director.
• Indiana State named Teri Moren women's basketball coach.
• Chowan named Dan DeRose men's basketball coach.
• Boston College named Steve Donahue men's basketball coach.
• DePaul named Oliver Purnell men's basketball coach.
• LSU announced the resignation of swimming & diving coach Adam Schmitt.
• U-Mass named Sharon Dawley women's basketball coach.
• Boise State named Leon Rice men's basketball coach.
• Iowa named Fran McCaffrey men's basketball coach.
• Oregon named Lorraine Davis interim athletics director.
• Seton Hall named Sara Doell women's golf coach.
• Virginia Tech agreed to terms with men;s basketball coach Seth Greenberg to a two-year contract extension through 2016.
• Texas A&M agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Mark Turgeon on a contract extension.
• Wagner named Dan Hurley men's basketball coach.
• San Francisco fired women's basketball coach Tanya Haave.
• Kent State named Joel Nielsen athletic director.
• Fordham named Tom Pecora men's basketball coach.
• St. John's named Steve Lavin men's basketball coach.
• Pittsburgh signed men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon to a contract extension. Terms not available.
• Middle Tennessee signed  men's basketball coach Kermit Davis to a three-year  contract extension through 2013-14.
• Louisville agreed in principle with men's basketball coach Rick Patino on a four-year  contract extension through 2016-17.
• Holy Cross fired men's basketball coach Sean Kearney.
• George Mason signed men's basketball coach Jim Larranaga to a contract extension through 2015-2016.
• Houston announced that men's basketball coach Tom Penders has tendered his resignation.
• Clemson announced the resignation of women's basketball coach Christy McKinney.
• Denison (OH) named Jack Hatem football coach.
• Hawaii fired men's basketball coach Bob Nash.
• Massachusetts fired women's basketball coach Marnie Dacko.
• Albany announced the resignation of women's basketball coach Trina Patterson.
• Nebraska-Kearney announced the resignation of women's basketball coach Carol Russell.
• Gardner-Webb fired men's basketball coach Rick Scruggs.
• Central Arkansas fired men's basketball coach Rand Chappell.
• San Diego State signed women's soccer coach Mike Friesen to a three-year contract through 2012.
• Arkansas State named Tafadzwa Ziyenge women's soccer coach.
• Minnesota agreed to terms with football coach Tim Brewster on a two-year contract extension through 2013.
• North Carolina-Wilmington announced the resignation of men's basketball coach Benny Moss. Named Brooks Lee interim men's basketball coach.
• Wesleyan (CT) named Sherm Johnson-Bloom men's lacrosse coach.
• Texas A&M-Kingsville named Noel Allen women's golf coach.
• James Madison named Lauren Sauer women's volleyball coach.
• Wisconsin extended the contract of head football coach Bret Bielema through 2015.
• Rutgers named Dan Donigan men's soccer coach.
• Lake Erie (OH) named Nicole Rose swimming & diving coach.
• Louisiana Tech named Sonny Dykes head football coach.
• New Orleans announced it will leave the Sun Belt Conference effective July 1, 2010.
• Richmond named Erika Matheis interim diving coach.
• Texas Tech named Neal Brown football offensive coordinator.
• Houston agreed to terms with head football coach Kevin Sumlin on a contract extension through 2015.
• Texas Tech named Tommy Tubberville head football coach.
• Central Michigan named Don Enos head football coach.
• Grand Valley State named Alicia Groveston women's lacrose coach.
• Dayton named Derek Copeland women's rowing coach.
• USC named Lane Kiffin head football coach.
• University at Buffalo has named Jeff Quinn head football coach.
• Kansas has named Turner Gill head football coach.
• South Florida named Skip Holtz head football coach.
• USC head football coach Pete Carroll has resigned to take a head coaching position in the NFL.
• South Florida has fired head football coach Jim Leavitt.
• Kentucky has announced the retirement of head football coach Rich Brooks.
• Montana named Robin Pflugrad head football coach.
• Colgate extended the contract of head football coach Dick Biddle through 2013.
• Boise State agreed to a five-year contract extension with head football coach Chris Petersen, through 2014.
• Texas Tech has fired head football coach Mike Leach.
• Florida announced that head football coach Urban Meyer will be taking an undefinite leave of absence.
• Bobby Hauck named head football coach at UNLV.
• Princeton named Bob Surace head football coach.
• West Chester (PA) named Mark Jackson baseball coach.
• Florida State named Jimbo Fisher head football coach.
• Illinois named Vic Koenning football defensive coordinator.
• Indiana named Todd Yeagley men's soccer coach.
• Kalamazoo (MI) named Mark Murphy women's tennis coach.
• Sam Houston State named Willie Fritz head football coach.
• St. Francis (PA) named Chris Villareal head football coach.
• Tennessee State named Rod Reed head football coach.
• Thiel (PA) announced the addition of men's and women's tennis and men's and women's lacrosse.
• Marshall named Doc Holliday head football coach.
• Manhattan (NY) named Ashley Hammond men's soccer coach.
• Dana (NE) named Jason Shumaker head football coach.
• Arkansas State announced the resignation of women's soccer coach Derek Pittman.
• Winston-Salem named Connell Maynor head football coach.
• Richmond named Latrrell Scott head football coach.
• Avila (MO) named Kevin Porter head football coach.
• Army named Russell Payne men's soccer coach.
• South Carolina approved a one-year contract extension for football coach Steve Spurrier through 2013.
• Pfeiffer named Jessica Clark head softball coach.
• Pennsylvania fired men's basketball coach Glen Miller. Named Jerome Allen interim men's basketball coach.
• Kansas named Carl Torbush football defensive coordinator and Chuck Long football offensive coordinator.
• Incarnate Word (TX) named Todd Bradley head softball coach.
• Arkansas named Garrick McGee football offensive coordinator.
• Notre Dame named Brian Kelly head football coach.
• Stanford signed football coach Jim Harbaugh to a three-year contract extension through 2014.
• Kansas named Turner Gill head football coach.
• Buffalo promoted Danny Barnett to interim head football coach.
• Virginia named Mike London head football coach.
• Southern fired football coach Pete Richardson.
• Arizona State named Tim Esmay interim head baseball coach.
• Madonna (MI) announced the resignation of men's soccer coach Tino Scicluna.
• Kansas announced the resignation of head football coach Mark Mangino.
• Kansas State agreed to terms with women's basketball coach Deb Patterson on a five-year contract.
• Hofstra announced it is dropping the football program.
• Fordham named Jared Grasso men's head basketball coach.
• TCU agreed to terms with head football coach Gary Patterson on a seven-year contract.
• Tabor College (KS) named Mike Gardner head football coach.
• Pittsburg State (KS) announced the resignation of head football coach Chuck Broyles, who will stay on as athetic director.  Named Tim Beck head football coach.
• Indiana fired men's soccer coach Mike Freitag.
• Notre Dame fired head football coach Charlie Weis.
• Louisiana Monroe fired head football coach Charlie Weatherbie.
• Virginia fired head football coach Al Groh.
• Valparaiso announced the resignation of head football coach Stacy Adams.
• Marshall announced the resignation of head football coach Mark Snyder.
• Louisville fired football coach Steve Kragthorpe.
• Louisiana - Monroe named Natalie Rawson womenn's volleyball coach.
• Georgia Southern named Jeff Monken head football coach.
• Akron fired football coach J.D. Brookhart.
• Arizona State announced the resignation of baseball coach Pat Murphy.
• East Carolina signed baseball coach Billy Goodwin to a three-year contract extension through 2014.
• Princeton fired head football coach Roger Hughes.
• Georgia Southern fired football coach Chris Hatcher.
• Nicholls State fired football coach Jay Thomas.
• San Diego State announced the resignation of athletic director Jeff Schemmel.
• Portland State announced the resignation of head football coach Jerry Glanville.
• Murray State fired football coach Matt Griffin.
• Montclair State (NJ) named Porscha Dobson women's track & field coach.
• Florida State announced the retirement of football defensive coordinator Mickey Andrews at the conclusion of the 2009 season.
• Presbyterian named Mike Smith interim athletic director.
• Saint Michael's (VT) named Ethan Fenn women's ice hockey coach.
• Binghamton placed men's basketball coach Kevin Broadus on an indefinite paid leave of absence. Named Mark Macon interim head coach.
• Florida A&M announced the resignation of athletic director Bill Hayes.
• Army named Zach Spiker men's basketball coach.
• Loyola (MD) announced the retirement of athletic director Joe Boylan, effective July 1, 2010.
• Culver-Stockton (MO) announced the resignation of of football coach Christian Guenther.
• Clark Atlanta fired football coach Ted Bahhur. Named Keith Higdon Interim football coach.
• Dartmouth named Meredith Arden equestrian coach.
• Penn State signed men's basketball coach Ed DeChellis to a three contract extension through 2013-2014.
• Bowling Green signed men's basketball coach Louis Orr to a two-year contract extension through 2013-2014.
• Western Michigan named Dave Kuzara women's gymnastics coach.
• Cumberland (TN) named Bill McCormick tennis coach.
• Bowling Green signed women's basketball coach Curt Miller to a two-year contract extension through 2014-2015.
• Cal State Northridge named Marcelo Leonard men's water polo coach.
• Western Illinois announced the resignation of football coach Don Patterson.  Named Mark Hendrickson head football coach.
• Army named Gene Marshall men's basketball coach.
• St. Edward's (TX) named Brenda Niemeyer women's tennis coach.
• Penn State - Altoona named Billy Clapper men's basketball coach.
• Pittsburg State (KS) announced the retirement of men's basketball coach Gene Iba effective at the end of the 2009-2010 season.
• Stockton (NJ) named Kevin Zulauf men's lacrosse coach.
• Siena named Andy Christodoulou women's tennis coach.
• Rowan (NJ) named Tony Lisa men's and women's swimming coach.
• Rhode Island College named Scott Virgulak baseball coach.
• Geneva (PA) announced retirement of women's basketball coach Ron Galbreath.
• Clarion (PA) named Joe Swick women's softball coach.
• Oklahoma State signed men's basketball coach Travis Ford to a four-year contract extensin through 2018-1019.
• Kansas State agreed to terms with football coach Bill Snyder on a five-year contratc.
• Seton Hall signed men's basketball coach Bobby Gonzalez to a three year contract extension through 2014-2015.
• Case Western (PA) named Erin O'Neill softball coach.
• Thiel (PA) named Angela Zeuch women's basketball coach.
• Richmond named Jill Briles-Hinton women's golf coach.
• Canisius signed men's ice hockey coach Dave Smith to a contract extension through 2012-2013.
• West Chester (PA) named Doug Hendricks women's golf coach.
• Plattsburgh (NY) Named Stephanie Zweig interim softball coach.
• Alabama announced the retirement of men's baseball coach Jim Wells. Named Mitch Gaspard head baseball coach.
• Denver signed men's basketball coach Joe Scott to a contract extension through 2014-2015.
• Farleigh Dickinson (NJ) named Marc Mitchell women's basketball coach.
• Ohio Wesleyan named Ian Miller men's golf coach.
• Duquene signed women's basketball coach Suzie McConnell-Serio to a contract extension through 2013-2014.
• Akron named Tom Wistcill athletic director.
• Union (NY) named Catherine Barry women's lacrosse coach.
• Wittenberg (OH) named Nichole Johnson women's lacrosse coach.
• Staten Island (NY) named Paul Bobb interim athletic director.
• North Carolina Wesleyan named Peachy Trader women's basketball coach.
• Gannon (PA) named Dave Patronik men's golf coach.
• Gannon (PA) named Jason Willow women's golf coach
• John Jay (NY) named DeVernie Winston men's basketball coach.
• Springfield (MA) named Kristen Mullady women's lacrosse coach.
• Coast Guard named Kevin Jaskiewicz men's basketball coach.
• Mount Union (OH) named Kevin Lucas women's cross country and track & field coach.
• Muhlenberg (PA) named David Bracetty cross country coach.
• Siena named Alison Wade men's and women's cross country coach.
• Xavier (LA) announced the resignation of men's assistant basketball coach David Egans.
• Boise State named JW Hardy track & field and cross country coach.
• Indiana State named Rick Heller baseball coach.
• College of Charleston signed men's basketball coach Bobby Cremins to a two-year contract extension through 2013-2014.
• UCLA declined to renew contract of cross country and distance coach Eric Petersen.
• Florida State signed men's basketball coach Leonard Hamilton to a five-year contract.
• Arkansas State named Justin Norton bowling coach.
• Shippensburg (PA) named Erin Goodhart men's and women's swimming coach.
• Le Moyne (NY) named Rich Conover women's basketball coach.
• DePaul named Tom Kleinschmidt director of men's basketball operations.
• Fordham named Margaret Carey women's assistant basketball coach.
• Hofstra named Jessica Mannetti women's assistant basketball coach.
• Menlo (CA) named Ben Quinto assistant baseball coach.
• High Point (NC) named Tripp Pendergrast director of men's basketball operations.
• Cumberland (TN) named Kyle Herring women's assistant basketball coach.
• Manhattan named Mark Jones women's volleyball coach.
• Bridgeport (CT) named Leo Lizcategul women's volleyball coach.
• Oklahoma State named Chris Young womens tennis coach.
• Georgia State named Sylvia Kamp men's and women's cross country coach.
• Greensboro promoted Jean Lojko to athletic director.
• Arkansas named Travis Geopfert assistant track coach.
• Duke named Rhett Parrott volunteer assistant baseball coach.
• Florida signed head football coach, Urban Meyer, to a six year contract worth 24 million dollars.
• LaGrange (GA) named Jim Robbins head women's socer coach.
• Dayton named Angie Russell women's assistant basketball coach.
• Cornell named Edith Zimmering women's assistant hockey coach.
• Georgia signed women's basketball coach Andy Landers to a three-year extension, through 2013-2014.
• Michigan named Cheryl Stacy head women's golf coach.
• South Alabama named Joel Erdmann athletic director.
• Grambling named James Darrell Cooper head baseball coach.
• Greensboro named Whitney Gelin head softball coach.
• Brown named Brendan Whittet head men's hockey coach.
• Newberry named Joe Toenjes athletic director.
• Newberry named Ashleigh  Mayer women's assistant soccer coach.
• Samford named Reggie Cajayon assistant volleyball coach.
• Towson named Allen Edwards assistant basketball coach.
• Pennsylvania named Mike Murphy men's head lacrosse coach.
• Washington named Lindsay Meggs head baseball coach.
• Shepherd (WV) named Melanie Ford interim head women's basketball coach
• Montevallo (AL) named Justin Pratt men's and women's golf coach.
• San Diego State has fired head football coach Chuck Long.