2 months ago
As the Miami Hurricanes continue the journey of the 2026 regular season, our friends at FanDuel Sportsbook have released odds for the week 3 road game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
With no further ado, your FanDuel Sportsbook line of the week:
Per FanDuelSports, your Miami Hurricanes open as 21.5pt road favorites over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in week 3's Friday night ACC game.
Over/Under 53.5
For Miami, they're a national championship contender, if not favorite at this point of the year. With one of the most talented rosters in the country the Canes look to use and explosive offense led by star QB Darian Mensah and all-world WR Malachi Toney, Miami is going to be lighting up scoreboards all over the country all year long.
After dropping 77 points and a program-record 856 yards of offense last week against an overmatched FAMU Rattlers team, Miami will look to deploy their explosive offense again in Winston Salem this Friday night. While the numbers may be lower than last week, they should still be plenty robust. Miami has one of the most explosive offenses in the country, led by the duo of Mensah and Toney, and a run game that is very talented as well and rounding into form.
#country #offense #wake
With no further ado, your FanDuel Sportsbook line of the week:
Per FanDuelSports, your Miami Hurricanes open as 21.5pt road favorites over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in week 3's Friday night ACC game.
Over/Under 53.5
For Miami, they're a national championship contender, if not favorite at this point of the year. With one of the most talented rosters in the country the Canes look to use and explosive offense led by star QB Darian Mensah and all-world WR Malachi Toney, Miami is going to be lighting up scoreboards all over the country all year long.
After dropping 77 points and a program-record 856 yards of offense last week against an overmatched FAMU Rattlers team, Miami will look to deploy their explosive offense again in Winston Salem this Friday night. While the numbers may be lower than last week, they should still be plenty robust. Miami has one of the most explosive offenses in the country, led by the duo of Mensah and Toney, and a run game that is very talented as well and rounding into form.
#country #offense #wake
2 months ago
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (KLFY) -- The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Volleyball team snapped a three-match losing streak with its most efficient offensive performance of the season on Friday, September 11, never trailing in a 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-19) sweep of Hampton in the FAMU Tournament at the Al Lawson Center in Tallahassee, Florida.
The Ragin' Cajuns (3-5) hit above .340 in every set and finished with a season-high .382 hitting percentage (45 K, 11 E, 89 TA). Ten different players recorded multiple kills, fueling a 45-28 advantage as Louisiana committed just 11 attack errors in 89 attempts.
Louisiana complemented its balanced offense with nine blocks and seven service aces, limiting Hampton (2-6) to a .112 hitting percentage.
The Ragin' Cajuns posted 16 kills in each of the first two sets, hitting .406 in the opener and .393 in the second before closing at .345.
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#ragin #hitting
The Ragin' Cajuns (3-5) hit above .340 in every set and finished with a season-high .382 hitting percentage (45 K, 11 E, 89 TA). Ten different players recorded multiple kills, fueling a 45-28 advantage as Louisiana committed just 11 attack errors in 89 attempts.
Louisiana complemented its balanced offense with nine blocks and seven service aces, limiting Hampton (2-6) to a .112 hitting percentage.
The Ragin' Cajuns posted 16 kills in each of the first two sets, hitting .406 in the opener and .393 in the second before closing at .345.
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#ragin #hitting
2 months ago
The Miami Hurricanes move to 2-0 after drubbing the FAMU Rattlers 77-7 on Thursday night at Hard Rock Stadium. I predicted Miami by 40+ and clearly that was an easy take.
Diatribe coming, skip ahead: I greatly appreciate what the FCS games do for the FCS athletic departments, essentially the payoff keeps the schools afloat for the year, however these games need to be recalibrated. I was bored halfway through the first quarter and went to sleep at halftime.
My suggestion is to move these games to Week Zero, treat it like a preseason game ie. it doesn't count, and still pay the teams the fee to come and play. That would give FSU a chance to check their light system, and everyone else a chance to simulate the game day experience with a lower ticket price while still being televised. The fact that your season ticket package includes this boring game, in addition to Central Michigan, would feel like robbery to me. OK- DIATRIBE OVER.
The Canyonero Keys to Victory main theme was to drive over a team ranked in the 200's in SP+ and throw it in reverse and back over them again. Miami did just that and we're all ready to move on to real opponents now. The three keys were:
1- Don't get **** y, stick to the plan. Miami pounded the rock three times on the opening drive and it was capped by a Mark Fletcher TD. The 'Canes plan was to get the run game going and the Darian Mensah to his receivers connection fresh. It worked.
#game #move #like
Diatribe coming, skip ahead: I greatly appreciate what the FCS games do for the FCS athletic departments, essentially the payoff keeps the schools afloat for the year, however these games need to be recalibrated. I was bored halfway through the first quarter and went to sleep at halftime.
My suggestion is to move these games to Week Zero, treat it like a preseason game ie. it doesn't count, and still pay the teams the fee to come and play. That would give FSU a chance to check their light system, and everyone else a chance to simulate the game day experience with a lower ticket price while still being televised. The fact that your season ticket package includes this boring game, in addition to Central Michigan, would feel like robbery to me. OK- DIATRIBE OVER.
The Canyonero Keys to Victory main theme was to drive over a team ranked in the 200's in SP+ and throw it in reverse and back over them again. Miami did just that and we're all ready to move on to real opponents now. The three keys were:
1- Don't get **** y, stick to the plan. Miami pounded the rock three times on the opening drive and it was capped by a Mark Fletcher TD. The 'Canes plan was to get the run game going and the Darian Mensah to his receivers connection fresh. It worked.
#game #move #like
2 months ago
The financial realities of college athletics have long forced programs like Florida A&M to schedule what are kindly called "guarantee games" against powerhouse opponents like the No. 7 Miami Hurricanes Thursday night.
Playing two games on three days rest at Hard Rock Stadium, the overmatched Rattlers were buried by UM 77-7 in a money game as the Hurricanes set a school record for yards and tied the mark for points in a game. The contest was so one-sided that the teams agreed to shave five minutes off the fourth quarter, setting the clock for 10 minutes instead of the standard 15.
FAMU (1-2), which lost to fellow HBCU South Carolina State on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, was paid $760,000 by Miami (2-0) to play Thursday night's matchup. The guarantee package included $40,000 to cover travel expenses for the Rattlers' nationally renowned Marching 100 band.
The outcome, however, left many FAMU fans questioning on social media whether the financial payoff justifies the cost. While guarantee games can provide much-needed revenue for athletic departments, critics argue the payouts often come at the expense of player safety, roster depth and the program's public image.
"I don't care about these money games for HBCUs" pastor and lobbyist Darrick McGhee posted on Facebook. "We must stop. Not sure how these games build our teams or players."
#games #stadium #famu
Playing two games on three days rest at Hard Rock Stadium, the overmatched Rattlers were buried by UM 77-7 in a money game as the Hurricanes set a school record for yards and tied the mark for points in a game. The contest was so one-sided that the teams agreed to shave five minutes off the fourth quarter, setting the clock for 10 minutes instead of the standard 15.
FAMU (1-2), which lost to fellow HBCU South Carolina State on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, was paid $760,000 by Miami (2-0) to play Thursday night's matchup. The guarantee package included $40,000 to cover travel expenses for the Rattlers' nationally renowned Marching 100 band.
The outcome, however, left many FAMU fans questioning on social media whether the financial payoff justifies the cost. While guarantee games can provide much-needed revenue for athletic departments, critics argue the payouts often come at the expense of player safety, roster depth and the program's public image.
"I don't care about these money games for HBCUs" pastor and lobbyist Darrick McGhee posted on Facebook. "We must stop. Not sure how these games build our teams or players."
#games #stadium #famu
2 months ago
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The No. 7 Miami Hurricanes showed some mercy to the FAMU Rattlers after overwhelming them throughout the course of the 77-7 blowout win on Thursday night.
Miami has high expectations this season following their remarkable tournament run in the 2025 campaign. They got to the national championship game before losing to Indiana, setting a winning standard they wish to achieve this time around.
The Hurricanes have been on fire to start the year, scoring 122 total points after two games. This includes 77 points against FAMU, scoring all of them in the first three quarters. The contest was so overwhelming for the Rattlers that both teams agreed to cut the fourth quarter down to 10 minutes.
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#hurricanes #rattlers #overwhelming #scoring
The No. 7 Miami Hurricanes showed some mercy to the FAMU Rattlers after overwhelming them throughout the course of the 77-7 blowout win on Thursday night.
Miami has high expectations this season following their remarkable tournament run in the 2025 campaign. They got to the national championship game before losing to Indiana, setting a winning standard they wish to achieve this time around.
The Hurricanes have been on fire to start the year, scoring 122 total points after two games. This includes 77 points against FAMU, scoring all of them in the first three quarters. The contest was so overwhelming for the Rattlers that both teams agreed to cut the fourth quarter down to 10 minutes.
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2 months ago
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Darian Mensah showed off dominance in convincing fashion as he and the No. 7 Miami Hurricanes cruised to a 77-7 win over the FAMU Rattlers on Thursday night.
Mensah has started the fourth year of his collegiate career, his first with the Hurricanes. Following stints at Tulane and Duke, he joined Miami with the goal of competing for a national championship. The Hurricanes reached that stage last season before losing to Indiana, making the objective a lofty one for Mensah.
That doesn't mean he will back down form the challenge. Quite the opposite following his first two games for Miami.
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Darian Mensah showed off dominance in convincing fashion as he and the No. 7 Miami Hurricanes cruised to a 77-7 win over the FAMU Rattlers on Thursday night.
Mensah has started the fourth year of his collegiate career, his first with the Hurricanes. Following stints at Tulane and Duke, he joined Miami with the goal of competing for a national championship. The Hurricanes reached that stage last season before losing to Indiana, making the objective a lofty one for Mensah.
That doesn't mean he will back down form the challenge. Quite the opposite following his first two games for Miami.
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#first #following #games
2 months ago
Florida A&M football faces a tall task when it faces the Miami Hurricanes this Thursday, Sept. 10.
Kickoff is at 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on the ACC Network.
The Rattlers enter the Week 2 money game with a 1-1 record, losing to the defending Black College National Champions, South Carolina State, 31-13 in the Orange Blossom Classic last Sunday, Sept. 6, at Hard Rock Stadium. FAMU was dominated at the line of scrimmage and allowed 292 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, the Hurricanes, the College Football Playoffs defending runners-up, are 1-0 after dominating Stanford 45-6 last Friday, Sept. 4. Sophomore wide receiver Malachi Toney had a program record-setting day with 234 receiving yards, adding 12 catches and three touchdowns.
FAMU is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and is 1-35 against Football Bowl Subdivision teams. The Rattlers' lone FBS win came against Miami in 1979, 16-13, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.
#stadium #hurricanes
Kickoff is at 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on the ACC Network.
The Rattlers enter the Week 2 money game with a 1-1 record, losing to the defending Black College National Champions, South Carolina State, 31-13 in the Orange Blossom Classic last Sunday, Sept. 6, at Hard Rock Stadium. FAMU was dominated at the line of scrimmage and allowed 292 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, the Hurricanes, the College Football Playoffs defending runners-up, are 1-0 after dominating Stanford 45-6 last Friday, Sept. 4. Sophomore wide receiver Malachi Toney had a program record-setting day with 234 receiving yards, adding 12 catches and three touchdowns.
FAMU is a member of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision, and is 1-35 against Football Bowl Subdivision teams. The Rattlers' lone FBS win came against Miami in 1979, 16-13, at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.
#stadium #hurricanes
2 months ago
The reigning Celebration Bowl champs may only be two games into their 2026 season but they've also done a great job at showing why last year's HBCU National Championship was no fluke. Chennis Berry has built a dominant program top-to-bottom over in Orangeburg; a team that doesn't take losing well and doesn't do a whole lot of it to begin with. South Carolina State, now 2-0, appears to be steamrolling towards another stellar season. Another MEAC ***** le and trip to Atlanta may be waiting down the road and, while of course the work to get there will be difficult, there can be no debating that the Bulldogs are the top of the mountain in HBCU football at this very moment.
SC State came out of the gates blazing hot with a 87-0 victory over Savannah State (Berry's alma mater). In that game they were about as finely tuned a machine as you can get in all three phases. They racked up 627 offensive yards and amazingly enough not one individual player had more than 100 on their own in any singular category. Josh Shaw ran for three scores in that game and it wasn't even half of the total rushing touchdowns they had that day. Keely Watson completed eight passes and nearly half of those went for TDs as well. On the other side 29 different defenders logged at least one stop and three of them were responsible for takeaways. Just to stamp it they got a blocked punt returned for a score as well.
Division II opponent or not, that's the type of performance that just can't be ignored and it was followed up by another smothering performance against Florida A&M on Sunday in the Orange Blossom Classic. Down in Miami the Bulldogs steamrolled again in their 31-13 victory. The defense in particular was lights out as they held the Rattlers to -1 rushing yards. Yes, negative rushing yards for the whole game as well as a mere 4-for-17 on third down. Had it not been for a flurry of penalties, SC State could have won by a heck of a lot more.
The roster is brimming with talent and it starts with running back Mason Pickett-Hicks who is averaging 156.5 yards per game. Pickett-Hicks ran for 210 yards against FAMU last weekend and was essentially unstoppable on his 17 rush attempts. He found the end zone twice and was named the MEAC Offensive Player of the Week. SC State also boasted the conference's Defensive Player of the Week with junior defensive lineman Jordan Dollard. Dollard was a game-wrecker on Sunday, posting 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He had six stops total.
Those two are just a few of the playmakers the Bulldogs have at their disposal. Front to back Berry's team is loaded and, although the sample size has been small, it certainly seems like they are again the team to beat. Who, if anyone, might be able to do it?
#state #bulldogs
SC State came out of the gates blazing hot with a 87-0 victory over Savannah State (Berry's alma mater). In that game they were about as finely tuned a machine as you can get in all three phases. They racked up 627 offensive yards and amazingly enough not one individual player had more than 100 on their own in any singular category. Josh Shaw ran for three scores in that game and it wasn't even half of the total rushing touchdowns they had that day. Keely Watson completed eight passes and nearly half of those went for TDs as well. On the other side 29 different defenders logged at least one stop and three of them were responsible for takeaways. Just to stamp it they got a blocked punt returned for a score as well.
Division II opponent or not, that's the type of performance that just can't be ignored and it was followed up by another smothering performance against Florida A&M on Sunday in the Orange Blossom Classic. Down in Miami the Bulldogs steamrolled again in their 31-13 victory. The defense in particular was lights out as they held the Rattlers to -1 rushing yards. Yes, negative rushing yards for the whole game as well as a mere 4-for-17 on third down. Had it not been for a flurry of penalties, SC State could have won by a heck of a lot more.
The roster is brimming with talent and it starts with running back Mason Pickett-Hicks who is averaging 156.5 yards per game. Pickett-Hicks ran for 210 yards against FAMU last weekend and was essentially unstoppable on his 17 rush attempts. He found the end zone twice and was named the MEAC Offensive Player of the Week. SC State also boasted the conference's Defensive Player of the Week with junior defensive lineman Jordan Dollard. Dollard was a game-wrecker on Sunday, posting 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. He had six stops total.
Those two are just a few of the playmakers the Bulldogs have at their disposal. Front to back Berry's team is loaded and, although the sample size has been small, it certainly seems like they are again the team to beat. Who, if anyone, might be able to do it?
#state #bulldogs
2 months ago
Florida A&M football may have to attempt its comeback on South Carolina State without its starting quarterback.
Isaiah Knowles left the game late in the third quarter of the Orange Blossom Classic after taking a hit as he threw the football away.
The graduate student left the game with an injury to his right throwing hand and entered the sideline tent. The ESPN broadcast showed Knowles fully dressed, but getting his wrist taped up by the FAMU trainers.
Backup Dustin Fletcher has substituted in at quarterback as the Rattlers look to erase a 28-13 fourth-quarter deficit. Fletcher is a graduate student from Flint, Michigan, and transferred from The Citadel this season.
Knowles went 7-for-22 for 94 passing yards before leaving the game.
#fletcher #quarter
Isaiah Knowles left the game late in the third quarter of the Orange Blossom Classic after taking a hit as he threw the football away.
The graduate student left the game with an injury to his right throwing hand and entered the sideline tent. The ESPN broadcast showed Knowles fully dressed, but getting his wrist taped up by the FAMU trainers.
Backup Dustin Fletcher has substituted in at quarterback as the Rattlers look to erase a 28-13 fourth-quarter deficit. Fletcher is a graduate student from Flint, Michigan, and transferred from The Citadel this season.
Knowles went 7-for-22 for 94 passing yards before leaving the game.
#fletcher #quarter
2 months ago
August is here, which means football is near.
Florida A&M has an action-packed 2026 schedule, featuring the newly hired head coach and the school's Hall of Fame quarterback, Quinn Fordham Gray Sr.
The 12-game slate includes old foes such as South Carolina State, the defending Black College Football National Champions, in Miami's Orange Blossom Classic and the Rattlers' former Atlanta Classic rival, Tennessee State, for out-of-conference games.
The Rattlers will also look to play spoiler against top Southwestern Athletic Conference teams, Alabama State and Jackson State, who are hosting FAMU for their homecoming games. FAMU's own homecoming will be against Arkansas-Pine Bluff
And Orlando's Florida Classic is not to be forgotten as FAMU seeks revenge against Bethune-Cookman after a last-second loss in 2025 in one of the oldest rivalries in football.
#classic #games #august
Florida A&M has an action-packed 2026 schedule, featuring the newly hired head coach and the school's Hall of Fame quarterback, Quinn Fordham Gray Sr.
The 12-game slate includes old foes such as South Carolina State, the defending Black College Football National Champions, in Miami's Orange Blossom Classic and the Rattlers' former Atlanta Classic rival, Tennessee State, for out-of-conference games.
The Rattlers will also look to play spoiler against top Southwestern Athletic Conference teams, Alabama State and Jackson State, who are hosting FAMU for their homecoming games. FAMU's own homecoming will be against Arkansas-Pine Bluff
And Orlando's Florida Classic is not to be forgotten as FAMU seeks revenge against Bethune-Cookman after a last-second loss in 2025 in one of the oldest rivalries in football.
#classic #games #august
3 months ago
Florida A&M football is getting national exposure on one of ESPN's signature shows.
On Tuesday, Aug. 4, head coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr. will join "The Paul Finebaum Show" to discuss his Rattler football team, FAMU announced on social media.
Gray will be on the college football show's 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time block on the SEC Network and can also be heard on ESPN Radio. The "Paul Finebaum Show" has been a fixture of ESPN and the SEC Network for more than a decade.
The FAMU coach is one of the hottest names in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Black College Football entering the 2026 football season, as the Hall of Fame and former record-setting quarterback takes over at his alma mater. He looks to rebuild the Rattlers from a 5-7 record a year ago after signing a five-year deal worth $1.4 million.
#gray #show #network
On Tuesday, Aug. 4, head coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr. will join "The Paul Finebaum Show" to discuss his Rattler football team, FAMU announced on social media.
Gray will be on the college football show's 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time block on the SEC Network and can also be heard on ESPN Radio. The "Paul Finebaum Show" has been a fixture of ESPN and the SEC Network for more than a decade.
The FAMU coach is one of the hottest names in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and Black College Football entering the 2026 football season, as the Hall of Fame and former record-setting quarterback takes over at his alma mater. He looks to rebuild the Rattlers from a 5-7 record a year ago after signing a five-year deal worth $1.4 million.
#gray #show #network
3 months ago
One down, 13 to go.
The football cleats were in the grass as Florida A&M began its 2026 preseason training camp practice on Friday, July 31.
It marked the first for new head coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr., a former Rattler Hall of Fame quarterback hired last December from Albany State. He has 14 camp practices to evaluate his inaugural FAMU football team with the season kickoff less than a month away on Aug. 29, hosting NCAA Division II's Albany State.
The Orange and Green started training camp with 87 players, per the Southwestern Athletic Conference's media guide. They look to rebound from a 5-7 season in 2025, prior to Gray's hire.
And camp will be a major part of making that a reality.
#albany #training #season #quinn
The football cleats were in the grass as Florida A&M began its 2026 preseason training camp practice on Friday, July 31.
It marked the first for new head coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr., a former Rattler Hall of Fame quarterback hired last December from Albany State. He has 14 camp practices to evaluate his inaugural FAMU football team with the season kickoff less than a month away on Aug. 29, hosting NCAA Division II's Albany State.
The Orange and Green started training camp with 87 players, per the Southwestern Athletic Conference's media guide. They look to rebound from a 5-7 season in 2025, prior to Gray's hire.
And camp will be a major part of making that a reality.
#albany #training #season #quinn
4 months ago
Since its 2021 inception, Florida A&M's Strike Tour has been a gateway for Rattler coaches and athletic administrators to engage with alumni across the country and region and raise money for the department.
The Strike Tour, which helps funnel FAMU graduates and donor dollars into the Rattler Athletic Fund, has made a significant difference on The Highest of Seven Hills. For example, the first one in summertime 2021 raised over $500,000 across 11 stops.
The Strike Tour returns in 2026, beginning with a stop at Broward College's Bailey Hall in Davie this Friday, July 10. Start time is at 6 p.m.
It'll feature new head football coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr., head men's basketball coach Charlie Ward, and head women's basketball coach Bridgette Gordon. It's Gray's and Ward's first Strike Tour.
"The Strike Tour is more than a series of events. It's an opportunity to reconnect alumni, supporters, and friends of Florida A&M University around a common purpose: investing in the success of our student-athletes," said Retired Lt. Col. Ricardo "Rick" Kinsey, the president of the Rattler-in-Arms.
The Strike Tour, which helps funnel FAMU graduates and donor dollars into the Rattler Athletic Fund, has made a significant difference on The Highest of Seven Hills. For example, the first one in summertime 2021 raised over $500,000 across 11 stops.
The Strike Tour returns in 2026, beginning with a stop at Broward College's Bailey Hall in Davie this Friday, July 10. Start time is at 6 p.m.
It'll feature new head football coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr., head men's basketball coach Charlie Ward, and head women's basketball coach Bridgette Gordon. It's Gray's and Ward's first Strike Tour.
"The Strike Tour is more than a series of events. It's an opportunity to reconnect alumni, supporters, and friends of Florida A&M University around a common purpose: investing in the success of our student-athletes," said Retired Lt. Col. Ricardo "Rick" Kinsey, the president of the Rattler-in-Arms.
4 months ago
Charlie Ward has built out his second-year Florida A&M men’s basketball roster.
The program announced a slew of signees, nine to be exact, through the high school ranks, junior college, and the NCAA Transfer Portal.
The newcomers will join returners, led by guard Antonio Baker Jr., who averaged 9.9 points per game last season and ended the year on a burner, getting 13.3 points in the final eight games. Others set to stay on The Highest of Seven Hills are 6-foot-11 big men Tuscan Onuoha and potentially Miles Ndalama if granted an NCAA waiver.
FAMU went 14-17 in Ward’s first season as a college head coach. The Heisman Trophy winner and former New York Knicks starting point guard also led the team to an 11-7 record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and reached the league’s tournament semifinals.
Here’s a position-by-position look, including their season averages from last year, for who will be on Ward’s Rattlers for the 2026-2027 season.
The program announced a slew of signees, nine to be exact, through the high school ranks, junior college, and the NCAA Transfer Portal.
The newcomers will join returners, led by guard Antonio Baker Jr., who averaged 9.9 points per game last season and ended the year on a burner, getting 13.3 points in the final eight games. Others set to stay on The Highest of Seven Hills are 6-foot-11 big men Tuscan Onuoha and potentially Miles Ndalama if granted an NCAA waiver.
FAMU went 14-17 in Ward’s first season as a college head coach. The Heisman Trophy winner and former New York Knicks starting point guard also led the team to an 11-7 record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and reached the league’s tournament semifinals.
Here’s a position-by-position look, including their season averages from last year, for who will be on Ward’s Rattlers for the 2026-2027 season.
4 months ago
Two Florida A&M football players will accompany head coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr. at Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Day.
Quarterback Isaiah Knowles and edge rusher Antonio Camon Jr. have been picked to represent the Rattlers alongside the newly hired head coach to preview the 2026 football season.
SWAC Football Media Day is on Wednesday, July 15, at the Sheraton-Birmingham in Alabama. It features all of the league’s football teams.
Knowles is a new addition to the Rattlers, transferring from NCAA Division II Albany State after winning back-to-back Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year awards. The graduate followed Gray to FAMU after spending three seasons together at Albany State, where they captured the SIAC Championship and were named Division II’s Black College Football National Champions in 2025.
Camon has been with FAMU football since the 2024 season. In 2025, he led the team with four sacks and added 19 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss as a redshirt sophomore. Camon initially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal but was convinced by Gray to withdraw.
Quarterback Isaiah Knowles and edge rusher Antonio Camon Jr. have been picked to represent the Rattlers alongside the newly hired head coach to preview the 2026 football season.
SWAC Football Media Day is on Wednesday, July 15, at the Sheraton-Birmingham in Alabama. It features all of the league’s football teams.
Knowles is a new addition to the Rattlers, transferring from NCAA Division II Albany State after winning back-to-back Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year awards. The graduate followed Gray to FAMU after spending three seasons together at Albany State, where they captured the SIAC Championship and were named Division II’s Black College Football National Champions in 2025.
Camon has been with FAMU football since the 2024 season. In 2025, he led the team with four sacks and added 19 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss as a redshirt sophomore. Camon initially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal but was convinced by Gray to withdraw.
4 months ago
Florida A&M women’s basketball is on the brink of a breakthrough.
At least that’s what newly-extended head coach Bridgette Gordon expects as she enters her fourth season at the helm this winter.
FAMU tasted success during the 2026 season, winning its first-ever Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament game by beating Bethune-Cookman in the first round of March’s tournament. Then the eight-seed Rattlers felt heartbreak a day later, being eliminated by top-ranked Alabama A&M in a closely contested 72-68 loss in Atlanta, ending with a 9-22 record.
But Gordon’s Rattlers may have gotten the biggest win of all.
They graduated four players, and did something unheard of in the current state of college athletics ― no NCAA Transfer Portal departures. That means FAMU will have key players from the 2025 season, headlined by its All-SWAC second-team point guard, Tahyjia Purifoy.
At least that’s what newly-extended head coach Bridgette Gordon expects as she enters her fourth season at the helm this winter.
FAMU tasted success during the 2026 season, winning its first-ever Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament game by beating Bethune-Cookman in the first round of March’s tournament. Then the eight-seed Rattlers felt heartbreak a day later, being eliminated by top-ranked Alabama A&M in a closely contested 72-68 loss in Atlanta, ending with a 9-22 record.
But Gordon’s Rattlers may have gotten the biggest win of all.
They graduated four players, and did something unheard of in the current state of college athletics ― no NCAA Transfer Portal departures. That means FAMU will have key players from the 2025 season, headlined by its All-SWAC second-team point guard, Tahyjia Purifoy.
5 months ago
Florida A&M collected five championships during the 2025-2026 athletic year, bringing its total to 18 national **** les and 205 conference trophies.
But who had the best championship run for the Orange and Green?
The Rattlers’ volleyball team won the first **** le of the season, winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship for the fourth time in five years and back-to-back for the second time. In November 2025, FAMU had to take the hard route, winning the tournament as a No. 8 seed and beating Southern 3-1 to go to the NCAA Tournament.
Then the spring rolled around, and FAMU’s women’s track team swept the SWAC Indoor in February to add to its 2024 win in May’s Outdoor Championships to win in consecutive years. FAMU broke multiple records and earned top placements among Historically Black Colleges and Universities runners during the championship wins.
FAMU men’s golf had its third straight championship season, winning the NCAA Division I PGA WORKS Collegiate national **** le. It added to the Rattlers’ PGA WORKS **** le in 2024 and a SWAC championship win in 2025.
But who had the best championship run for the Orange and Green?
The Rattlers’ volleyball team won the first **** le of the season, winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship for the fourth time in five years and back-to-back for the second time. In November 2025, FAMU had to take the hard route, winning the tournament as a No. 8 seed and beating Southern 3-1 to go to the NCAA Tournament.
Then the spring rolled around, and FAMU’s women’s track team swept the SWAC Indoor in February to add to its 2024 win in May’s Outdoor Championships to win in consecutive years. FAMU broke multiple records and earned top placements among Historically Black Colleges and Universities runners during the championship wins.
FAMU men’s golf had its third straight championship season, winning the NCAA Division I PGA WORKS Collegiate national **** le. It added to the Rattlers’ PGA WORKS **** le in 2024 and a SWAC championship win in 2025.
