Florida A&M head volleyball coach Tony Trifonov isn’t overly concerned with his team’s 6-7 overall record to start the season. For the Rattlers, winners of the previous eight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships, it’s all about the finish. “The rankings of the teams that we’re playing are much higher in the […]
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Defense makes strides in loss
Saturday’s 48-16 loss to the No.11 Miami Hurricanes gave the Florida A&M Rattlers their first loss of the season. In defeat, however, the Rattlers’ defense showed it could compete at a high level, perhaps even a Mid-Eastern Athletic Championship level. FAMU’s defense recorded two picks off Miami sophomore quarterback Jacory […]
High-profile games make for interesting weekend
Well last week I had to admit that I was wrong, so it feels pretty nice to be able to say that I was right for a change. I said look out for the Steelers to smack around the Chargers and for three whole quarters, I was 100 percent right. […]
FSU athletics in disarray; Bowden is asked to step down
There is more than one school in Tallahassee undergoing an athletic shake-up. Following a less than stellar opening, Bobby Bowden, head football coach at FSU, is under scrutiny. Florida State University fell two wins and three losses on the season over the weekend; but the true battle has not been […]
Extra media coverage helps with recognition
With a record of 4-0, Florida A&M University’s football team has proved it deserves national media coverage. During this season, six out of 11 games scheduled will be aired on national television. This leads head football coach Joe Taylor to dispel the myths that football players who attend Historically Black […]
High school team adopts pro solutions for classic problems
High School basketball is following the lead of many college and professional sports by instituting a replay system. The replay system will be available for use in state high school basketball championships for the 2009-2010 season to help determine the outcome of games. The Basketball Rules Committee for the […]
Defense ready for FBS challenge
So far, Rattler football has been a story of success. Quarterback Curtis Pulley has been the anchor for a strong offense that is currently at the top of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in every category and is averaging 33.5 points per game. Return man Leroy Vann is a long break […]
Tailback contributes on and off the football field
When asked what his greatest fears were, star running back Philip Sylvester didn’t regale horrors of 250-pound defensive linemen barreling towards him at full speed, or injuries like the one that kept Sylvester out of the game at the beginning of the season. Instead, he stated that his greatest fear […]
Hollins forced out, athletic director quits
Associate Athletic Director Alvin Hollins, 53, a 30-year athletic department employee, was forced to resign Friday by President James Ammons. Hollins’ resignation was part of a major shakeup of the athletic department Friday, which included the resignation of Athletic Director Bill Hayes and the ouster of Associate Athletic Director Robert […]
Men’s cross country finshes first, women’s finshes second
To kickoff the season, the Cross Country teams were introduced to their new head coach, Darlene Moore. Coach Moore’s last coaching job was at Albany State University where she helped the Lady Golden Rams win back-to-back Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships. “I am excited about this opportunity to be at […]