Overview
- ESPN and USA TODAY report the school is expected to announce that Gillispie will not return next season, with a formal statement still pending.
- Associate head coach Glynn Cyprien has served as acting head coach since Jan. 15, when Gillispie stepped away for heart and blood-pressure issues.
- Tarleton State is expected to conduct a full national search for its next head coach, according to the reports.
- The Texans enter their final two regular-season games at 14-15 overall and 5-11 in the WAC after starting 11-6 before Gillispie’s leave.
- Gillispie, 66, has a 78-74 record since taking over in 2020 and has a documented medical history including a 2017 kidney transplant and a 2023-24 absence; he was also put on temporary administrative leave on Oct. 3, 2025 after an anonymous complaint.