Ricky Henrilus and the Rattlers are one win away from the Celebration Bowl. Photo submitted by Ryan Marks With only one regular season game left, the FAMU football is ina orune position to capture the MEAC title. The Rattlers are somewhere they haven’t been since 2011. As of right now the Rattlers are tied for first place in the conference with North Carolina A&T with an impressive 5-1 record in league […]
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Your weekly news from around the MEAC! Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN With the volleyball season wrapping up, this weekend is set to be a thriller for all volleyball fans across the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The 2018 MEAC Volleyball Championships will be held this weekend with Howard and Florida A&M […]
ESPN’s Tiffany Greene goes ‘full circle’ in return to FAMU
ESPN's Tiffany Greene in FAMU broadcast booth. Photo courtesy of Christian Whitaker Florida A&M alumna Tiffany Greene is the first African-American woman to be a college football play-by-play announcer, and on Saturday Nov. 10, she came home to FAMU and got to do commentary for her alma mater. Saturday was […]
Simmons not dwelling on Howard loss, focused on SC State
Coach Willie Simmons answering media questions on Tuesday. Avery Jacobs | The FAMUAN A little after 12:30 pm, head coach Willie Simmons sat in front of reporters as he held his press conference in the Al Lawson Auditorium in response to last week’s game against Howard University. The loss ended […]
What’s next? Life after amateur football
Godby High School (left of the 50 yard line) and Leon High School preparing for battle. With nearly 50 seniors between the two teams, many players will be faced with decisions at the end of this season. Photo submitted by Chris Johnson. “What time it is?”, gasps an exhausted Greg Bethune. “It looks […]
Rattlers thumped by SC State, look forward toward BCU
FAMU running back Bishop Bonnett out-running SC State defenders on Nov. 10. Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN In Florida A&M’s last home football game of the season, the Bulldogs of South Carolina State University came into Bragg Memorial Stadium and walked away with a 44-21 victory. Although the game did not […]
FAMU loses to JSU to open season
FAMU guard Taylor Darks checking the clock in a game against SC State Spring 2018. Sydney Vigille | The FAMUAN The Florida A&M University women’s basketball team started their season off with a loss against Jacksonville State University 62-31 Tuesday night Nov. 6. Rattlers Head coach LeDawn Gibson, stated that she […]
Five observations from FAMU’s exhibition game
FAMU men's basketball coach Robert McCollum watches his team perform during last week's exhibition game. Sydne Vigille | The FAMUAN As an ardent watcher of FAMU basketball, it been 229 days since the Rattlers tipped off last spring. And like many, I was excited for the recent exhibition game against […]
Taggart hands over play calling to Walt Bell after loss to NC State
After losing their second game in a row, the Seminoles might be in for a disaster. Head coach Willie Taggart announced at his weekly press conference that he will turn over the play-calling to offensive coordinator Walt Bell, as Florida State continued to struggle against N.C. State, losing 28-47 on […]
FAMU boxing club feels like a family
FAMU's boxing club doing some light punching bag work for practice. Photo submitted by Bobby Rondil. Florida A&M University is looking to take a jab into fitness with the introduction of the new FAMU Boxing Club. The club is co-founded by third-year accounting major Tusun Young and FAMU alumnus and professional […]