After days of hypothesis the departure of Willie Simmons from Florida A&M College to Duke College is reportedly near being official.
A number of media shops are reporting that Simmons is predicted to take the working again coach job at Duke beneath Manny Diaz.
The previous Clemson College quarterback got here to FAMU in 2018 after three seasons as head coach at Prairie View A&M. He led PVAMU to a 21-11 file in three seasons, together with an 8-2 file in his first season as a head coach.
Simmons then took on the duty of resurrecting a fallen FAMU program from the rocks. He went 6-5 his first season in 2018, then broke by way of with a 9-2 file. FAMU was ineligible for postseason that season, costing it a MEAC title and a shot at a Celebration Bowl. FAMU made the transfer to the SWAC throughout the pandemic and went 9-3 its first season within the league, dropping only one convention sport to eventual SWAC champion Jackson State, and making the FCS playoffs. The 2022 season noticed FAMU go 9-2, with its lone SWAC and FCS loss coming to Jackson State.
Florida A&M entered the 2023 season predicted to win the SWAC East — which it did and THEN some. FAMU went 11–0 within the common season earlier than taking good care of Prairie View A&M within the SWAC Championship Sport. He then led FAMU to a 30-26 win within the Celebration Bowl.
This isn’t the primary time Willie Simmons has garnered curiosity from the FBS stage since he arrived in Tallahassee. Simmons beforehand had a proposal from the College of South Carolina as a working backs coach in 2021. He didn’t take the job then, as an alternative coming to an settlement to remain on as head coach. This time, nevertheless, it seems that the Willie Simmons Period has come to a detailed as he joins Duke College.
