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The James Colzie III era of Florida A&M football has begun.
On Monday, the university officially introduced the Rattlers’ 19th full-time head coach with a press conference on Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium.
FAMU announced last Saturday that it promoted Colzie from interim to head coach to replace Willie Simmons. The former FAMU head coach Simmons resigned from the Rattlers on Jan. 1 to become Duke’s running backs coach.
FAMU is Colzie’s second head coaching job, last serving in the role at St. Mary’s University in Canada from the 2016-2021 seasons. The Miami native Colzie joined the Rattlers staff in 2022 to oversee the cornerbacks and added assistant head coach to his duties in 2023, which saw FAMU win the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Celebration Bowl titles.
“I want to ensure we continue to uphold FAMU’s standard of winning,” Colzie said in his opening statement.
“We have to do it with class. We already have a contagious culture, and I can’t wait to add to that. We will reach our maximum potential by not compromising anything we do and keeping our goals and vision the same.”
Colzie got hired after a 26-day search for the Rattlers’ head coaching vacancy. FAMU attained search firm Renaissance Search and Consulting and assembled an eight-person search committee that included key Rattlers’ stakeholders.
The FAMU job attracted 45 applicants, and Colzie was identified as the best fit to lead the Rattlers.
“A large pool of interesting and experienced candidates were considered. At the end of this process, James Colzie III emerged as the right person to lead FAMU football,” FAMU Vice President and Director of Athletics Tiffani-Dawn Sykes said as she introduced Colzie III.
“I ask everyone who loves FAMU to fully support our coach, his staff, and our football…
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Author : Tallahassee Democrat
Publish date : 2024-01-29 22:30:04
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