Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Athletes are offered tutoring and physical therapy during their collegiate careers, but over the past few years they’ve also had to be treated for anxiety and depression. According to a 2015 survey conducted by the NCAA, 30 percent of student-athletes reported they were overwhelmed. These statistics were an increase from […]
Coming off their second win of the season, The Florida A&M Rattler football team looks to continue their winning streak this weekend in an important conference match-up against Norfolk State. Head coach Willie Simmons held a press conference Tuesday addressing the preparation for the upcoming game. Last week’s game, the […]
With the Florida A&M Rattlers having their sights set on their upcoming matchup against the Norfolk State Spartans, the Rattlers will look to extend their winning streak to three games in a row and secure their first conference win of the season. While home-field advantage may sound like a cliche […]
There is a large demographic of African-American players in college football, but not a lot of African-American coaches. According to the NCAA’s demographics database, in 2018, of the 29,029 college football players in Division I football, 14,069 were African-American while 10,830 players were Caucasian. But there aren’t many African-American head […]
The fall semester for several fans is the best time of the year because of College Football. This year CFB will be celebrating 150 years of excellence, and several conferences including the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will be participating in a series of interviews focused on this prestigious milestone. This past […]
It’s time for FAMU to stop playing UCF and Miami at the start of every football season. Sure, the athletic department needs money, but these games stain the university’s reputation and can damage the morale of the student-athletes. The Rattlers took on the Hurricanes to open the 2016 season and […]
The Florida A&M football team was able to outlast Southern 27-21 on Saturday in a record-setting home game. Wideout receiver Xavier Smith, a sophomore health and leisure fitness student from Haines City, went ballistic and showed a crowd of more than 27,000 that he can be a game-changer. Smith recorded […]
In their 61st meeting, the Florida A&M Rattlers were able to pull out a close victory over longtime rivals the Southern University Jaguars, FAMU quarterback Ryan Stanley was able to lead his team to victory in the closing seconds to secure a 27-21 victory extending the series lead for the […]
This Saturday a historic rivalry between two of the top HBCUs in the country will be rekindled in Tallahassee, FL. The Jaguars of Southern University (1-2) will travel to Bragg Memorial Stadium to take on the Florida A&M Rattlers (1-1), in a rivalry that dates all the back to 1941. […]
The Florida A&M University football team cruised to a win Saturday against Fort Valley State University. With a final score of 57-20, the Rattlers can finally put their game against the University of Central Florida to rest. The defense played exceptionally well, and the offense made some pretty impressive plays […]