Willie Román Simmons (born October 12, 1980) is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He is the head football coach at Florida International University (FIU). Simmons was the head football coach at Prairie View A&M from 2014 to 2017 and Florida A&M from 2018 to …

Willie Simmons was named as the seventh head coach in the history of the FIU Football Program on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Simmons, spent the 2024 season as an assistant coach overseeing the running backs at Duke, helping guide the ACC member to a 9-3 record.

Jan 1, 2024 · At 2 p.m. on Monday, the Quincy, Fla. native submitted his letter of resignation to leave Florida A&M and announced he will head to Duke to be a running backs coach, FAMU Athletic Director...

Dec 7, 2024 · MIAMI – Possessing a proven pedigree as a program-changing and championship-winning collegiate head coach with deep Florida ties, Willie Simmons has been named FIU's seventh head football coach, Director of Athletics Scott Carr announced Saturday.

Dec 7, 2024 · Former Florida A&M head football coach Willie Simmons is heading to Florida International to become its head coach after one season as Duke’s running backs coach. Simmons has a 66-24 record.

Dec 7, 2024 · Simmons – a former local star at Quincy Shanks High and head coach at Florida A&M – has been hired as the new head coach at Florida International University in Miami. Simmons, 44, is the sixth...

Dec 7, 2024 · Willie Simmons will be named the new head football coach of Florida International University. The former head coach of the Florida A&M Rattlers will leave Duke University as the...

Dec 7, 2024 · Florida International has hired Willie Simmons as its football coach. The public university did not immediately release terms of its agreement with Simmons, who spent this season as the running backs coach at Duke.

Jan 7, 2024 · Willie Simmons arrived at Florida A&M with the goal of returning Rattlers football to prominence. He did that and some before departing to Duke.

Dec 7, 2024 · Willie Simmons, who had a successful stint as an HBCU football coach, including leading Florida A&M to a Black National Championship, was hired to be the next head coach at Florida International. The news was first reported on Saturday by ESPN senior college football writer Adam Rittenberg.