Deion Sanders is the most recent particular person to weigh in on the FAMU seek for a head soccer coach.
The previous Jackson State coach and present Colorado soccer head honcho lately responded to a submit by ESPN’s Andscape reporting that Florida A&M is hiring a search agency for its search.
“I might help,” Sanders wrote within the remark part. “I received a Rolodex with certified and succesful coaches who would perceive the Challenges & Tradition.”
Deion Sanders may be very acquainted with FAMU. The Fort Meyers, FL native performed his faculty soccer throughout city at Florida State. He then went up towards FAMU twice throughout his tenure at Jackson State — successful each video games.
The top coach at Florida A&M on the time was former Clemson quarterback Willie Simmons. Simmons led this system to a 12-1 file in 2023, successful the SWAC title and the HBCU nationwide title. He left that job on Jan. 1 and FAMU has been searching for a coach since then.
Florida A&M VP of Intercollegiate Athletics Tiffani-Daybreak Sykes submitted Fort Valley State head coach Shawn Gibbs for the function, nevertheless that recognition obtained a vicious kickback from alumni and Gibbs finally elected to remain at Fort Valley State. FAMU has secured the providers of Renaissance Search and Consulting to assist with the search, which is able to embody a search committee.
There isn’t a phrase if they are going to be utilizing Sanders’ Rolodex to discover a candidate that matches the function.
