Willie Simmons: podcast appearances and interviews

Willie Simmons, born on October 12, 1980, is an American college football coach and former quarterback. He has served as the head football coach at Florida International University since 2025. Prior to that, he was the head coach at Florida A&M University from 2018 to 2023, where he led the team to a black college national championship and a Southwestern Athletic Conference title in 2023. Simmons also held the head coaching position at Prairie View A&M University from 2015 to 2017. During his playing career, Simmons was recognized as an All-American quarterback at James A. Shanks High School and played college football at Clemson University and The Citadel. His coaching career includes roles such as the head coach at Florida A&M and a coaching position with Duke University, where he served as the running backs coach.