Townsend hoping to name FAMU head football coach by Friday

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Nelson Townsend, Florida A&M’s new interim athletic director, is tackling the athletic department’s most pressing issue head on.

Townsend told the Tallahassee Democrat on Tuesday he hasn’t ruled out naming a head coach by Friday, even though two of the top eight candidates announced for the job have accepted head coaching positions at other schools.

Willie Simmons, a Quincy native who worked as the offensive coordinator at Alcorn State, accepted a job as Prairie View A&M's head coach. Latrell Scott, who coached at Virginia State last season, is now the head coach at Norfolk State, another MEAC school.

“Yes, it’s disappointing (Simmons and Scott) were candidates we could not hire,” Townsend said.

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