Ernie Sims
Linebackers at Florida State since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 9
- First season
- 2018
- Teams
- 4
Career
9 stints
- 2018Florida AtlanticAssistant Coach
- 2019Florida AtlanticDirector of Football Operations
- 2020South FloridaAssistant Coach
- 2021South FloridaLinebackers
- 2022South FloridaDefensive CoordinatorInterim
- 2023–2024UCFLinebackers
- 2024Florida StateDefensive Analyst
- 2025Florida StateAssistant Linebackers
- 2026–presentFlorida StateLinebackers
Coaching tree
6 mentors, 0 protégés, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
Mentors
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
6
- 2024–2026Mike NorvellCoached under · Florida State
- 2023–2024Gus MalzahnCoached under · UCF
- 2022Daniel Da PratoCoached under · South Florida
- 2020–2022Jeff ScottCoached under · South Florida
- 2019Glenn SpencerCoached under · Florida Atlantic
- 2018–2019Lane KiffinCoached under · Florida Atlantic
Succeeded
7
- 2026Jake RothschillerSucceeded by · Florida State
- 2025Mark D'OnofrioSucceeded by · UCF
- 2024Anthony MidgetSucceeded · Florida State
- 2024Ross NewtonSucceeded by · UCF
- 2023Todd OrlandoSucceeded by · South Florida
- 2022Glenn SpencerSucceeded · South Florida
- 2020Quinshad DavisSucceeded by · South Florida
Tenure
9 seasons
- Florida StatePosition coach · 2025–2026 · current2
- UCFPosition coach · 2023–20242
- South FloridaPosition coach · 2020–20212
- Florida StateAnalyst · 20241
- South FloridaCoordinator · 20221
- Florida AtlanticOperations · 20191
- Florida AtlanticPosition coach · 20181
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Ernie Sims. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.