An HBCU hired a Heisman Trophy winner to run its men's basketball program. Charlie Ward signed a five-year deal with Florida A&M, giving the SWAC some extra swagger and pop. Ward was an electric football player at Florida State in the early 1990s,

Matthew Driscoll resigned after 16 seasons as the head coach at North Florida to accept an associate position on Jerome Tang's staff at Kansas State.

North Florida men’s basketball coach Matthew Driscoll resigned after 16 years with the Ospreys on Thursday and accepted a job as the associate head coach on Jerome Tang’s staff at Kansas