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FAMU basketball tryouts

Photo Courtesy of Rattlernation   The Florida A&M University men’s basketball team hosted tryouts on Monday October 2nd at 3:30, at the Al Lawson center. The Rattlers are going into a new season with a new head coach as Byron Samuels was not given a contract extension last year after […]

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Rattlers lose in crunch time 21-14

With 2:02 left on the clock in the fourth quarter, North Carolina Central’s redshirt freshman Isiah Totten went in for the go-ahead score that would seal the deal.  Thursday night, at home in front of 18,488 fans, Florida A & M suffered their third loss of the season and […]

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Jemele Hill and the First Amendment vs. The White House

Photo Courtesy of Sporting News Jemele Hill, the co-host of ESPN’s broadcast of Sportscenter at 6 p.m. (also known as The Six), tweeted earlier this month that she thought President Donald Trump was a “white supremacist.” correspondence from the White House in response to her comments has raised questions about […]

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Florida State falls out of top 25

FSU QB James Blackman pointing. Photo Courtesy of Melina Vastola- USA Today   Few would have thought the Florida State Seminoles, ranked No. 3, would start the season with two losses and lose to an unranked team.  Due to his team falling out of the top 25 ranked teams, this […]

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Rattlers Win on Goal Line Stand 20-14 to Open MEAC Play

FAMU runningback Devin Bowers stiff-arms a defender during his season high, 115 yards rushing performance. Photo courtesy of FAMU Sports Information The Florida A&M Rattlers opened up Conference football play against rival Savannah State, Saturday night. The Rattlers managed to squeak by 20-14, to improve to 2-2 on the season. […]

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FAMU v. Arkansas

Linebacker Kennion, Raashed (37) tackles Arkansas runningback Devwah Whaley (21) during Thursday's nationally televised game on ESPN.–Photo courtesy of FAMU Sports Information    Florida A & M went into Thursday night’s football game against Arkansas looking to get a win against an SEC opponent for the first time in decades, but instead they encountered […]

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FAMU Volleyball defeats UNF 3-2

Florida A&M (3-8) snuck a 3-2 win past the University of North Florida (6-8) in Al Lawson Gymnasium, on September 19. The Rattlers won in sets with sets of (26-24, 26-24, 20-25, 24-26, 15-12). FAMU was down in both opening sets 24-24, before mounting comebacks in both. A hard swing […]

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Rattlers swinging towards postseason

With just over a month left in the season, the bats of the Florida A&M baseball team continue to be the strength of their game in the 2017 season. The Rattlers have managed to put up more than five runs in 16 of their games this season and put double […]

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Jacques Bryant Pro Day reflects NFL Talent

Jacques Bryant  Jacques Bryant was the highlight of Florida A&M University’s pro day Wednesday afternoon. The first team All-MEAC safety put up tremendous numbers, ranking Bryant top 10 at his position in a number of categories. Bryant started off his pro day impressing scouts by showing them how strong he […]

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Byron Samuels will not receive an extension

After just three seasons at the helm of being the head coach at Florida A&M University, Byron Samuels will not return as the head coach at the beginning of the 2017-2018 season. Ultimately, ending his stint at FAMU, after the athletic administration […]