With the upcoming 2023-2024 basketball season approaching, the Women’s Basketball team has begun their season with walk-on tryouts.  Vice President and Athletic Director Tiffani-Dawn Sykes named Bridgette Gordon as the new women’s basketball head coach earlier this summer. Gordon’s resume is undeniable, winning a gold medal in the 1988 Summer […]

Florida A&M’s football team will not be the only team to compete against Mississippi Valley State University this weekend, volleyball team also went head-to-head with the Delta Devils at the Al Lawson Center on Saturday. Starting the game off strong, the Rattlers went on a six-point run in the first […]

In the last few years the Rattlers have seen a few players make it to the NFL. In 2021, Markquese Bell went undrafted and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys. He worked his way up from the practice squad to an active rotation on the field, contributing a lot to the Cowboys’ defense. […]

“Everything that you can dream about, it can happen right here on ‘The Highest of Seven Hills.’” Those words said by FAMU coach Willie Simmons summarize the mindset of all who come to Florida A&M to play football. FAMU has been lacking player presence in the National Football League since […]

The Florida A&M Rattlers extended their home win streak with a 23-10 victory over the Alabama State Hornets. Unlike last week the Rattlers got off to a quick start, scoring first at the seven-minute mark in the first quarter. Following the Rattler touchdown, the defense came out swarming, forcing the […]

Florida A&M quarterback Jeremy Moussa has been named Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) player of the week for the third straight week following the Rattlers’ win vs. West Florida on Saturday. Some students are saying Moussa didn’t deserve to win based on his individual performance. FAMU finished the first half tied […]

Brooke Lynn Watts couldn’t have done better at making a solid impression this volleyball season.    Watts, a  junior criminal justice major at Florida A&M University, is a 5-foot-9 outside hitter who has totaled 126 kills in just nine games. She is also a great passer and defender.   Watts has been […]

The Rattlers are set to face the Alabama State Hornets on Ken Riley Field on Saturday. Last year when the Rattlers played the Hornets in Montgomery it was a relatively close game, and the Rattlers barely escaped with a last-minute field goal blocked and returned for touchdown by Kendall Bohler […]

The Florida A&M University men’s basketball schedule for the 2023-2024 season has been released — and it appears daunting.    The team is gearing up to face some tough non-conference teams again this season. Even though the Rattlers are in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, they will play non-conference games against some of […]

Legendary FAMU football star and coach Ken Riley achieved a momentous milestone this summer when he was posthumously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This tribute marked a significant achievement, as Riley became only the second player from Florida A&M University to make it to the NFL. He […]