TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Three weeks following the resignation of Alex Wood, Florida A&M on Monday officially named its new football coach. Willie Simmons is set to take over for the Rattlers after he resigned from Prairie View A&M (Texas) on Saturday. Simmons takes over a program that in recent seasons has fallen on hard times.
The Rattlers haven't had a winning season since 2011 and were 3-8 last season. FAMU hasn't won more than four games since 2011.
Simmons arrived in Tallahassee over the weekend and was officially named head coach of the football team Monday morning. He'll be introduced at 11 a.m. on Tuesday during a press conference at the Lawson Center.
He met with the team’s existing staff of coaches Monday afternoon. Interim head coach Edwin Pata said the meetings were upbeat – he met with Simmons one-on-one after the staff meeting.
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