Weeks after main Florida A&M to its first HBCU nationwide championship in a long time, Willie Simmons is being wanted for an FBS job.
In response to a number of on-line studies, new Duke coach Manny Diaz has reached out to Simmons to gauge his curiosity in presumably being added to the workers as a working backs coach.
Rumors have swirled over the previous a number of days that Simmons is likely to be focused by an FBS college.
Simmons, who simply accomplished his fourth season at Florida A&M, guided this system to its first SWAC East title, a convention championship, and win the Celebration Bowl this season. He has an total report of 66-24 total at Prairie View and FAMU. The Rattlers have gone 45-13 below his management, together with three completely different seasons with 9 wins.
Simmons and Diaz each labored on the identical workers at Center Tennessee State from 2007 to 2009. He started his teaching profession as an assistant at Clemson, the place he performed quarterback.
Reviews indicated that Florida A&M has requested Simmons for the weekend to place collectively a contract aggressive sufficient to maintain him and {that a} determination was anticipated on Monday.
