After setting records at Miles College, head football coach Sam Shade departs for Alabama A&M

By: Barnett Wright

Sam Shade, who led Miles College to a historic 2024 season and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) title, will become the 22nd head football coach at Alabama A&M University, AAMU announced.

Shade, 2024 SIAC Coach of the Year, led Miles to a number of firsts this past season, including winning for the first time in the NCAA Division II playoffs, taking down Carson-Newman 14-13 at Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium in November.

With 10 victories in 2024, Miles established a record for most wins in a season, eclipsing the 9-3 mark of the 2019 team. The team’s 10-game win streak was the best single-season streak at Miles, surpassing the eight-game string of 1950.

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