Senior defensive end Joseph Wims and senior defensive tackle Cameron Houston look to become more consistent in their desire to make the defense better. “There’s always room for improvement because we want to be consistent and consistency allows us to be a dangerous team,” Wims said. The team’s defense is allowing opponents to […]
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Lineman tailors weight for game
Four eggs scrambled, a quarter pound of bacon and four slices of toast are laid on the counter to be cooled down. It is 8 a.m. and there is only one person awake in the apartment. Steve Brazzle, 22, lazily walks into the kitchen of his apartment, mounds the food […]
Rattlers lend realism to Bowen’s coaches
Joe Taylor and Mickey Clayton are both avid readers in their spare time. However, in Michele Andrea Bowen’s newest novel, “Up at the College,” Taylor and Clayton find themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum. Taylor is FAMU’s head football coach. Clayton, the Executive Director of the Rattler Boosters, […]
Bragg finale for seniors
The Florida A&M University Rattlers will close out their home schedule and give the crowd a chance to say goodbye to 28 senior players on Saturday against the North Carolina A&T Aggies. The final home game of the season will serve as “Senior Day.” The team will honor departing seniors, […]
Women’s basketball team adjusts to second year coach’s leadership
With a new coach and nine new players FAMU’s women’s basketball team is looking forward to a new start to what could be a championship season. Head Coach LeDawn Gibson is training this season’s team to be one of the strongest Florida A&M University has seen in years. “She definitely […]
Dynamic quarterback ignites Rattlers offense
Senior quarterback Curtis Pulley gives the Florida A&M University Rattlers a spark on offense that few teams can extinguish. Pulley racked up a season-high 405 yards of total offense in a 31-28 overtime victory against Morgan State University. A season high 234 yards came on the ground on 20 carries. […]
Young men’s basketball players counted on to lead team to MEAC title
The men’s basketball team finished 10-21 overall and 6-10 in the MEAC last year under the direction of second-year head coach Eugene Harris. The Rattlers made an unanticipated run to the quarterfinals of the MEAC Basketball Tournament even though they finished the season without a winning record. This season the […]
Florida State hosts first homecoming fashion show
Students, faculty and homecoming patrons filed into the Union Ballrooms at Florida State University for their first ever homecoming fashion show. The show was the idea of Edwin Mackey, founder and director of the “Affinity.” The show titled, “The History Book: Pages of Fashion,” was an illustration of the landmark […]
Students lift to success
Student weightlifters put their skills to the test in front their peers and trainers in the Third Annual John Cotton Bench Press Competition in the Florida A&M University Recreational Center. In the school-wide competition, 20 young men and women competed in six weight classes. Competition founder, investigator John Cotton, looked […]
Benson rumbles into role
Mykel Benson is no stranger to shocking performances. As a freshman, Benson scored three touchdowns in a victory against North Carolina A&T. The redshirt senior who switches between fullback and tight end had another breakout performance Saturday, catching fives passes for 71 yards and two touchdowns (all game highs) in […]