FIU coach Simmons knows history has been made

Head Coach Willie Simmons Looks To Win Right Away With FIU Football
MIAMI, FL - Spirits were high on Monday afternoon as FIU introduced Willie Simmons, the seventh head coach in program history. Simmons dove into plenty of topic
Florida International University announces hiring of Willie Simmons as football coach
Florida International hired Willie Simmons as its football coach on Saturday. The public university did not immediately release terms of its agreement with Simmons, who spent this season as the running backs coach at Duke.
Willie Simmons reacts to becoming new FIU football coach
Florida International University (FIU) is entering a new era as they’ve announced Willie Simmons as the next head coach of the football program. The news of Simmons securing a four-year contract to lead the Panthers was broken by ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Saturday morning and the athletics department officially confirmed the hire hours later.
Former FAMU football coach Willie Simmons set to rejoin head coaching ranks at FIU
Former FAMU head football coach Willie Simmons is heading to FIU to become its head coach after one season as Duke’s running backs coach.
FIU hires Duke assistant Willie Simmons as new head coach
Florida International is set to hire Duke assistant Willie Simmons as its next head coach, sources told ESPN. FIU previously considered hiring Simmons as its coach in 2021.
New FIU coach Willie Simmons had long time FBS coaching ambitions
Willie Simmons's hiring at FIU marks the pinnacle of his impressive coaching career and his ambition to lead as an FBS head coach.
FIU coach Simmons knows history has been made, but wants to focus on making the Panthers winners
It still shocks me that in 2024 — about to be 2025 — that we’re still saying “first” African-American or Latino doing things. It shows how much more work we have to do collectively as a nation to truly have equality.
New head football coach has fans dreaming of victory
Willie Simmons has plans to turn the score around while “igniting South Florida” and “establishing deep, authentic relationships” with players..
FIU hires Willie Simmons, former head football coach of winning Florida A&M
Simmons went 45-13 as the head coach at Florida A&M between 2018 and 2023, leading the Rattlers to a pair of HBCU national championships. A former Clemson quarterback, Simmons also has coached collegiately at Prairie View A&M, Alcorn State, Middle Tennessee State and his alma mater.
FIU football hires former FAMU coach Willie Simmons for vacant head coaching job
Florida A&M players celebrate after a victory against the Howard Bison in the Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium last December. After the departure of coach Willie Simmons to Duke, the Rattlers will try to replicate last season’s success under new coach James Colzie III. Brett Davis USA TODAY NETWORK
FIU has new football coach
Worried loved ones reached out to the Ivy League graduate named as a person of interest in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing days before the executive was executed outside of a New York City hotel.
Can Willie Simmons bring his HBCU success to a struggling FIU program?
Florida International University looks for new Head Coach Willie Simmons to bring winning ways and strong Florida roots to FIU.
'The right way': Willie Simmons' journey from Quincy to Florida International University
Willie Simmons over the years has balanced his priorities with the dream of being a Division I head football coach. On ...