Florida A&M Lady Rattlers were defeated in their battle against Savannah State University Women’s basketball team 47-65 on Wednesday night at Al Lawson Gymnasium. FAMU shot only 26.7 (16-for-60) percent on the floor, while Savannah State shot 40.7(24-for-59), plus shooting 5 (1-for-20) percent from the 3-point line. Lady Rattler Dy’Manee […]
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FAMU football third in attendance in FCS
Photo credit: Sydne Vigille Everyone in Tallahassee seems to know that it is hard to hide that Rattler Pride. This has been confirmed as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) released attendance numbers for the 2017 football season, and Florida A&M University ranks third amongst 124 programs in the Football […]
FAMU track team prepares for MEAC Championship
The Florida A&M men and women’s track team will participate in the 2018 MEAC Indoor Championship in Landover, Maryland. The championship will take place Feb. 15-17 at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex. The Rattlers look to place better than where they finished in the Jaguar Invitational, where […]
Laying the foundation: The legacy of Des and Marcus
Desmond Williams (left) and Marcus Barham (right) combine for 912 of FAMU's 1,882 total points this season Photo credit: Sydne Vigille “You can never build nothing if you don’t have a foundation. So, I want to be one of the foundations, one of the founding people, to help escalate the program.” […]
Rattler softball highlights weekend with win over Georgia Tech
The Rattlers traveled to Alabama Thursday Feb. 8 to play in the 2018 Sand Dollar Collegiate Softball Classic. There, the Rattlers were scheduled to play a total of five games at the Gulf Shore Sportsplex. The Rattlers were led by Coach Veronica Wiggins, making this her 27th season with […]
Lady Rattlers go cold in the second half, lose to Morgan State
FAMU guard Ecenur Yurdakul running the offense against Morgan State Photo credit: Sydney Vigille The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers basketball team fell to the Bears of Morgan State University Monday night, 59-44. In the first half the lady Rattlers dominated on defense, holding the lady Bears to just 19 […]
FAMU men’s basketball upsets MEAC second ranked NCCU
The Florida A&M Rattlers men’s basketball edged out the Eagles of North Carolina Central University (NCCU), Saturday 65-62. Before Saturday nights win, the Rattlers lost four in a row in devastating fashion. Losing to Maryland Eastern University by one, and Howard University by two, just two days prior. For […]
FAMU falls to Morgan State 74-48
FAMU head basketball coach Robert McCullum kneeling during an exhibition game Photo credit: FAMU Athletics Florida A&M men’s basketball team took a hard loss yesterday as they faced the Morgan State Bears. The Rattlers came out fighting, but countless times it seemed like they made minor mistakes which […]
Hampton’s departure causes change in FAMU’s MEAC schedule
Hampton University is no longer on FAMU's football schedule Photo credit: Famu Athletics According to Florida A&M University (FAMU) athletics, Hampton University has officially dropped their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule. As a result, FAMU will be forced to make changes to their 2018 MEAC football schedule which they released earlier […]
FAMU football, Willie Simmons sign 20 on national signing day
Florida A&M University (FAMU) football erupted with excitement from the community with the addition of new head coach Willie Simmons and his newly inducted 2018 recruiting class. Simmons and his staff did not have as much time as an incumbent head coach would have had to sign recruits. Through this […]