When Casey Printers left Texas Christian University in 2001, he seemed to be venturing away from an ideal situation.  Printers received a scholarship to play quarterback for TCU in 1999 after being named a second-team blue chip All-American upon graduating from high school. That same year, he led the Horned […]

With a 7-25-1 record and at the bottom of the totem pole in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with a record of 1-10, Rattlers are looking for answers. Head coach Robert Lucas talked about his reason for this year’s unsuccessful season in the past saying that it was the lack of […]

Sulking over three years of minimal playing time is a memory for Leroy Vann, the two-time All- American who was picked up after the NFL Draft Saturday by the San Francisco 49ers. The Tampa, Fla., native was at home with family when he received a call on his cell phone […]

Florida A&M football player, Robert Okeafor, is a Tampa Bay Buccaneer. Okeafor had realistic expectations of which round he would probably be drafted, especially being an offensive tackle coming from an FCS program. He wasn’t concerned with Thursday’s opening round and like many players in his same position, he told […]

Durable pitching and timely hitting helped the Florida A&M softball team capitalize on leads to get a sweep in the double header against Savannah State Tigers this weekend at the Lady Rattlers softball Complex.Florida A&M opened the series looking to be aggressive on the offensive side. Sophomore Tara Vincent hit […]

Senior David Jackson was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s tennis player of the year, freshman Takura Happy won freshman of the year and head coach Carl Goodman was named coach of the year in the MEAC. However, the tennis team fell short of achieving its primary goal of winning the […]

Most Florida A&M University student athletes spend their time focusing on just one sport, because of the long hours of practice, classes and study time, however recently four FAMU students have decided to become dual athletes this season. Derek Shaw, Daniel Lee, Mykel Bensen and Tobias Lee are put their […]

The No. 4 University of Florida gymnastics team claimed the crown at the 30th edition of the Southeastern Conference Champions held in front of Veteran Memorial Arena crowd of 5,628 in Jacksonville. The title is the seventh for the Gator program and the first since 2007. With a team total […]

The National Football League is having its annual draft Thursday and some familiar names might be called. Former Rattlers, Curtis Pulley and Robert Okeafor, have high hopes that they will be able to continue their football careers at the next level.All of their hard work and dedication when it comes […]