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Did O.J. Simpson throw his hat into the ring to be the next head coach of Southern University?

By Alexis Tereszcuk
NO

Orenthal James Simpson did not announce that he wanted to be considered for the job of leading the football team at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

He also made no mention of it on his public Twitter account, where he prolifically posts and says, "If you don't see it here, I didn't say it."

Contrary to a social media post, Simpson did not publicly seek the job. HBCU Sports, which covers athletics at historically black colleges and universities, reported multiple candidates were in the running for the job, but Simpson was not named among them.

Local news station WBRZ reported that Southern University named special teams coordinator Jason Rollins the interim head football coach on April 30, 2021.

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