Monday, July 7, 2025
TAMPA —FAMU returned to Raymond James Stadium for the fourth time since the Rattlers’ first matchup with University of South Florida in 2005. Saturday’s result was the same as in the first three games — a loss — but the 31-17 outcome was FAMU’s closest game yet with USF. After […]
Tallahassee’s football season is certainly the topic of the town. While many residents plan to get the full Saturday night experience, others express their concern for the potentially super contagious events. Florida A&M University and Florida State University both held football games on Sept. 11. Images of the packed stands, […]
Sports have the power to create social change— and they’ve done so throughout time. As a microcosm of human interactions, sports challenges us to interact with others. And often, those we encounter are quite different in many respects. Diversity in sports involves not only players having different sets of skills […]
When the Name, Image and Likeness law was enacted in Florida on July 1, effectively granting college athletes the ability to monetize their personal brands through sponsorships, autographs, appearances and more, HBCU athletes were quick to capitalize. Many announced their first deals just after midnight on July 1. Two months […]
Bishop Bonnett, a fourth-year health leisure science major, is flourishing in his career as a student-athlete at Florida A&M University. He is a starting running back on the football team as well as preparing to receive his third degree in health leisure science. Bonnett, a Jacksonville native, didn’t plan on […]
Shonary Woods is about to enter his “Kobe year” (24 years old). And he would like nothing more than to have a little Kobe Bryant-like magic on the court this season. Woods, a native of St. Maarten, is now senior at Florida A&M University. He is set to graduate in […]
Jackson State football coach and pro football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders wants to increase the exposure of historically Black colleges and universities. He believes a part of that exposure includes players in the Southwestern Athletic Conference having their names on the back of jerseys. After the Rattlers fell short […]
After an upsetting loss in last weekend’s Orange Blossom Classic game, Florida A&M Football team returned home to Bragg Memorial Stadium with a dominating 34-7 victory over Fort Valley State University. With no football being played at Bragg Memorial Stadium in over 665 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]
It’s a new world order for college athletes thanks to Senate Bill 646, which was approved by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this summer. The bill broadened endorsement and monetary opportunities for college athletes and allows them to create revenue from their name, image and likeness (NIL). The law went into […]
It was a tough weekend for the Florida A&M University volleyball program. The Rattlers came into the past weekend looking to add to their 2-1 record, the program’s best start to a season since 1997 when they began 3-0. But, they were only victorious in one of their three games, […]