Smooth Transition for new Miami Hurricanes DL Coach Jess Simpson

Despite exceptional success at the High School level, Simpson is grateful for having another chance to coach in college.

"“It’s been a great transition because the people are great…Obviously, I’ve known Coach Richt for a long time. I’ve said my whole life to kids, your people decisions in life are your most important decisions. Picking a guy like Mark Richt and as somebody to work for—and I’ve been blessed my whole life to be around great people like that. That part of it was a no-brainer, [as was] being at The U and the d-line tradition and the players that have come out of here and then the whole staff, the guys on the defensive side of the ball. Manny [Diaz is] a great leader. Great guys in the room, great culture. So, we’re having a blast. I felt like it really didn’t take long to fit in. So, just a bunch of humble, hard-working guys, low ego, but a lot of fun so far.” “It’s humbling. I feel blessed…I wanted to get into college for probably the last five or six years I was a high school coach, but I was coaching my sons. I have three sons and my two youngest played for me. I always said when I said no to jobs that I wanted to do personally that I might regret it, but I would never regret coaching my boys. The highlight of my coaching career for the rest of my life will be being on the grass with my sons and watching them grow up around ball and doing life with the coaches that I got to hire that spoke truth and did life with them. Just a blast, like a cool ride."