‘He’s got total command’: Inside James Colzie III’s first spring as FAMU’s head football coach

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Seventy-eight days ago, James Colzie III got a call to action for his next challenge in his football coaching journey.

On January 27, Colzie was named Florida A&M’s 19th full-time head coach to oversee the reigning Black College Football National Champions.

Seventy-eight days later, Colzie got his first taste of leading Rattlers football, proctoring spring camp, culminating in last Saturday’s Orange and Green Spring Game.

“It’s pretty high up there,” Colzie told the media when asked if coaching FAMU football was his dream job after the spring game.

“This is one of the top jobs in the country, and I love coming to work every day. The expectation is to win and ensure the product is great on the field. Making sure we’re graduating our players and those guys are properly representing the university all the time.

“People ask me how long I will be here. It’s up to how long FAMU wants me here.”

Colzie originally arrived at FAMU in 2022 as the cornerbacks coach, part of former Rattlers head coach Willie Simmons’ staff. Colzie became the Rattlers’ assistant head coach in 2023.

While leading the cornerbacks, the Miami native and former Florida State Seminoles star Colzie helped build the unit to support FAMU’s ‘Dark Cloud Defense’ becoming near the top of Football Championship Subdivision statistical rankings.

Formerly as an accent to FAMU’s success, going 21-3 as an assistant, Colzie’s promotion to be the head Rattler has added a different element to his coaching and leadership style.

“He’s a very, very, very good head coach,” FAMU cornerback, 2023 Boxtorow All-American Kendall Bohler said about Colzie.

“He’s a lot stricter because it’s a whole team instead of five or six players. Come to meetings and workouts on time. If you’re late, that’s on you.

“He isn’t playing…

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Author : Tallahassee Democrat

Publish date : 2024-04-14 09:05:40

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