Earnest Collins Jr. is an American

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

coach, most recently for the

University of Northern Colorado The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado. The university was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. The institution has officially changed ...

, a position he held from 2011 to 2019. Collins also served as the head football coach at

Alcorn State University Alcorn State University (Alcorn State, ASU or Alcorn) is a public historically black land-grant university adjacent to Lorman, Mississippi. It was founded in 1871 and was the first black land grant college established in the United States. O ...

for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. On April 6, 2021, Collins was announced as the head coach for Gateway High School.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Northern Colorado profile
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