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[Ron Boerger]

Centenary (LA) posted a job listing for Head Men's Soccer coach today

Kevin White has been head coach since 2021 and the team's 7-9-2 record this season was its most wins since 2019.  I haven't seen any announcement about his departure or where he is going.

This year's 7-9-2 matched 2024's 7-9-2, with an improved record in SCAC play (5-6 vs 2024's 3-7-1).  Oddly, White is still listed as HC on the team's website. 

[Kuiper]

Well as a Tufts fan I sure hope Kyle Dezotell doesn't return to his native Vermont for the head coach position at University of Vermont. Rob Dow is officially leaving $200k/yr at UVM to head "south" to Penn State.

Although DIII coaches have definitely moved to DI schools before (e.g., Shapiro to Harvard), I think Vermont might be in a different class after winning the National Championship. 

Plus, Vermont promoted Dow when he was hired and the school's statement about Dow departing suggests they may do the same with Brad Cole, who has been an assistant at Portland and Cornell before becoming Associate Head Coach at Vermont the year before they won the title

"We're fortunate to have someone of Brad Cole's ability to step in as our interim head coach effective immediately," stated Schulman. "A native Vermonter and UVM Soccer alum, Brad has accumulated experience at top programs throughout the country and has played an instrumental role in every aspect of our program since taking over as Associate Head Coach three years ago. Brad will be considered for the permanent head coaching position, and we look forward to making an announcement about the status of the search in the coming days."

My son is on the staff at UVM and I'm speaking only for myself but I hope they make the interim coach, Brad Cole, the coach and not Kyle Dezotell. No shade to Dezotell at all, I just think Brad Cole is better prepared to take the reins at UVM given his background. That being said, I think Kyle Dezotell has done a terrific job after taking over from Josh Shapiro at Tufts. I seem to recall a few people doubting his resume when he got the Tufts job, but I think he's put that argument to bed.

@OldNed mentioned this on another thread, but since the Vermont opening was discussed most here, I'm adding it to this thread too.  A former DIII head coach was named to the top job at Vermont, but it wasn't Kyle Dezotell from Tufts and it was only after the coach spent some years as a top assistant at Vermont and another DI program

Adrian Dubois Named head Men's Soccer Coach at Vermont

Former Associate Head Coach Adrian Dubois has been named Head Coach of the University of Vermont Men's Soccer program. Director of Athletics Jeff Schulman made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, officially naming Dubois as the ninth head coach in program history.

"I'm extremely happy to appoint Adrian Dubois as the next head coach of UVM Men's Soccer," Schulman said. "During his time as our Associate Head Coach, Adrian was involved in every aspect of our program and was directly responsible for recruiting and developing many of the top players who led us to the 2024 National Championship. Adrian has an exceptional reputation not only among our former players, but throughout the country.  I'm fully confident in his ability to maintain our standing as one of the top programs in college soccer while inspiring our student-athletes to excel in the classroom, in the community and on the pitch."
 
"It is an incredible honor to lead the UVM men's soccer program," said Dubois. "I want to express my appreciation to Rob Dow and his staff for their leadership and for building a culture of excellence that has elevated this program nationally. Vermont's proud tradition is rooted in its people — the alumni who built it, the community that rallies behind it, and the players who represent this university with pride."
 
Dubois was a member of the Catamounts coaching staff for five seasons and he served as the program's Recruiting Coordinator. He helped bring in three MAC Hermann Watch List honorees, two All-Americans, eight All-Region selections, two America East goalkeepers of the year and two MLS SuperDraft selections. Dubois was tabbed as one of the top 12 assistant coaches in the country by College Soccer News in 2022.
 
In the 2022 campaign he helped the Catamounts reach the NCAA Quarterfinals for the first time since 1989 and ended the campaign with a then program-best No. 4 national ranking in the United Soccer Coaches final poll. Vermont finished the 2022 campaign with a 16-4-2 (5-1-1 AE) mark - the second-highest win total in program history. The Catamounts matched several program records, tying for the most goals (46) and consecutive shutouts (7). Vermont held opponents scoreless for 792:44, the longest streak in program history.
 
"Across college soccer, there are only a few places where community connection, competitive ambition, and University values come together the way they do here," continued Dubois. "I'm excited and grateful for the opportunity to carry forward that legacy and develop world class student-athletes at the University of Vermont. "
 
Dubois returns to Catamount Country after serving as Associate Head Coach at San Diego State. He was instrumental in a historic 2024 campaign for the Aztecs, where they won their first-ever WAC regular season championship. The Aztecs went 7-0-1 in conference play and shutout their opponents in six of their eight matches. In total, the Aztecs won 10 matches, their most since 2011. The Aztecs were ranked nationally in two of his three seasons in San Diego.
 
Prior to his five years at Vermont, Dubois was the head coach at Saint Joseph's College of Maine (DIII) from 2014-18 where he won three conference championships and set numerous NCAA records. Dubois also has had coaching stops at UMass Boston (2013-14) and UC San Diego (2011-13).
 
Dubois has also an extensive experience working with youth clubs. In Vermont, he was a Senior Staff Coach for the Far Post Soccer Club, where he was the head coach for the club's oldest age group and won the 2021 Vermont Soccer Association Boys Competitive Coach of The Year Award. In Maine, he was a coach for the Seacoast United Soccer Club, serving as the head coach of their U-19 Academy Team in 2018 and 19 also won the 2017 U.S. Club National Championship.
 
A native of Acworth, New Hampshire, Dubois was a four-year starting midfielder at the University of New Hampshire from 2004-08 and earned New Hampshire High School All-America and Gatorade Player of the Year accolades following his senior season at Fall Mountain Regional High School.

One quick additional note about this hire is that the report is that they went to Dubois after current Vermont Associate Head Coach Brad Cole turned down the top job because he was moving to Penn State with former Vermont coach Rob Dow.

Dubois' appointment comes after Vermont associate head coach Brad Cole, who was quickly named the interim head coach after Dow left for Penn State, passed on becoming the Catamounts' next boss, Schulman confirmed during a news conference at halftime of the UVM men's basketball team's home game on Dec. 17.

Cole, a Vermont native who played for the Catamounts and coached there for seven seasons over two stints, is set to join Dow's staff at Penn State as associate head coach, according to Jack Main of MyNBC5. Dow and Cole led the Catamounts to the 2024 NCAA title and the No. 1 overall seed for this year's NCAA Tournament following an unbeaten regular season.

"I was pretty open with everyone that Brad was my focus to start and he and I had multiple conversations. He's an amazing person and a great coach. And we wish him well," Schulman said "But I also appreciate that he was honest with us about some of the ambivalence that he was feeling, and ultimately he decided that being a head coach at the college level wasn't what he wanted to do right now.

[SKUD]

I bet he will be platinum level on SAS airways by April.

I have met and communicated with him, not a fan.

[Kuiper]

John Shimer is apparently no longer head coach at Emmanuel College.  His name has been removed from the website and the school posted an advertisement for his position.