Applicants For Alabama A&M Head Football Coaching Position Revealed

A total of 64 candidates applied for the vacant head football coach position at Alabama A&M before the school named James Spady its new head coach in late December, according to a list provided to TSPN Sports through an open records request fulfilled by the university.

The position became vacant when AAMU athletic director Byran Hicks announced back on Dec. 1 that Anthony Jones had been fired as head coach after serving 12 seasons.

Some notable names on the list include Rick Comegy, Johnnie Cole, Henry Frazier III and Willie Totten.

Comegy, named the new head coach at Mississippi Valley State on Jan. 21, was the head coach at Jackson State for 8 seasons before he was fired by the school on Dec. 18.

Cole had head coaching stints at Tennessee State and Texas Southern, but a number of scraps at both schools with the NCAA led to both schools eventually being placed on probation for numerous infractions.

Frazier spent time as head coach at Bowie State and Prairie View before accepting the head coaching job at North Carolina Central. He was relieved of his duties as head coach at NCCU just before the start of the 2013 season following a domestic dispute charge (he was eventually cleared). He was also a finalist for the head coaching position at Grambling.

Totten served as the quarterback coach at Albany State last season. But in a unique turn of events, Totten was named the new QB coach at Alabama A&M under Coach Spady.

Below is the complete list of applicants.