Author: Jason Joseph

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Lady Rattlers Keep Their Winning Streak For the Weekend

The Florida A&M University Lady Rattlers volleyball team served up yet another win Sunday. The team swept all three sets against South Carolina State University at home.    Although head coach Tanio “Tony” Trifnov believed the team won the sets, they needed to keep their intensity throughout all the sets. “Slow […]

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AD Kellen Winslow makes first move, releases head coach

The first major move of the Kellen Winslow Sr. era has been made. The new athletic director has decided to part ways with Rattlers men’s head basketball coach Clemon Johnson after just three seasons. Johnson, a former Rattlers legend and NBA player, had one year remaining on his contract. “We […]

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Kellen Winslow Sr. introduced as AD

Florida A&M is raising the bar. The university introduced its new athletic director at a press conference Wednesday. Hall-of-fame expectations are synonymous with the name Kellen Winslow Sr., and that’s what the new hire brings to FAMU. The former director of planning and business at Disney’s Wide World of Sports […]

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Softball team opens season winless

Offense was difficult to come by for the Lady Rattlers softball team to open their season. The Lady Rattlers (0-5) came away winless in the Mercer University Softball Invitational. In the five games, the Florida A&M bats were anemic, mustering up only 17 total hits. The first game was lopsided […]

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Rattlers football schedule released

A new sense of hope was restored Friday when the Rattlers upcoming football schedule was unveiled. The Rattlers will look to set the record straight as they bounce back from last season’s 3-9 record. The schedule is marked by five home games with an intriguing visit from Costal Carolina, a […]

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Lady Rattlers win season opener

The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers kicked off the season with a win, beating the Jacksonville University Lady Dolphins 69-64. Head coach LeDawn Gibson was pleased with the team’s effort but wants to see improvement. “For the first game, I thought the team did pretty good,” Gibson said. “We made a […]

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Lady Rattlers defend volleyball streak

The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers returned to the Al Lawson Jr. Multipurpose Center with a pair of 3-0 wins this weekend. The first victory came Friday night (25-11, 25-21, 25-15) against the South Carolina State University Lady Bulldogs (3-19, 2-4 MEAC). The team followed that effort with another win (25-20, […]

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Lady Rattlers continue streak after Lady Osprey rematch

A 10-day layoff caused the Florida A&M Lady Rattlers to start off sluggish, but they were able to pull out a victory against the University of North Florida Lady Ospreys. The game was a rematch of an earlier meeting this season where the Lady Rattlers (9-6, 5-0 MEAC) were able […]

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Lady Rattlers look to continue dominating

The Lady Rattlers volleyball team looks to continue their momentum in conference play. They are coming off of their biggest win of the season against their archrival, the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats. Florida A&M will play one game out of conference before the Lady Rattlers go through the rest of their […]

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Lady Rattlers dominate North Carolina Central Eagles

The Lady Rattlers looked to remain unbeaten in conference play on Friday as they took on the winless North Carolina Central University Lady Eagles at home. They were able to do just that, winning 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-8). Coach Tanio “Tony” Trifonov was not too pleased with his team’s energy […]