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Laying the foundation: The legacy of Des and Marcus

Desmond Williams (left) and Marcus Barham (right) combine for 912 of FAMU's 1,882 total points this season Photo credit: Sydne Vigille “You can never build nothing if you don’t have a foundation. So, I want to be one of the foundations, one of the founding people, to help escalate the program.” […]

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Hampton’s departure causes change in FAMU’s MEAC schedule

Hampton University is no longer on FAMU's football schedule  Photo credit: Famu Athletics According to Florida A&M University (FAMU) athletics, Hampton University has officially dropped their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule. As a result, FAMU will be forced to make changes to their 2018 MEAC football schedule which they released earlier […]

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Athletics Department releases FAMU’s 2018 football schedule

FAMU football's 2018 MEAC conference schedule  | Photo credit: Photo: FAMU athletics Florida A&M’s Athletic Department released the 2018 football schedule for its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponents on Tuesday. The schedule, while seemingly normal at first glance, raises some important questions about the upcoming season. FAMU’s 2018 matchups in the MEAC […]

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Players want Pata

Pata and FAMU football players gear up for the fourth quarter. Photo credit: Ahmon Lott A search committee to find the next Florida A&M University (FAMU) head football coach was formed Wednesday to find a replacement for Alex Wood who resigned on Nov. 20. Though a national search will be […]

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The season of heartbreak: FAMU football 2017

Florida Classic game on Nov. 18th. Photo credit: Sydne Vigille  The Florida A&M (FAMU) Rattlers wrapped up their last football game of the season against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats in the annual Florida Blue Florida Classic on Nov.18, losing the game 24-29. This gut-wrenching loss was a trend for the […]

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The new faces of FAMU football

Ricky Henrilus(left) and Chad Hunter (right). Photo credit: Sydne Vilgille Anyone paying attention to Florida A&M University’s football team has heard two names frequently for the past three weeks: Ricky Henrilus and Chad Hunter. Those names belong to two redshirt freshmen football players that have been setting the football […]

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FAMU to face off against Morgan State

Rattlers salute after every game, even a loss. ​Photo credit: Adlernico Brioche The Florida A&M Rattlers and the Morgan State Bears will be looking for a small victory in what has been a largely disappointing season so far for both teams. As they take each other on Saturday and […]