Darrell Mudra barely took a breath between stories that he told Thursday night during a 30-minute talk intended to help Florida A&M football players zone in on the upcoming season. When he didn't quote from the Bible or great philosophers, Mudra… more »

University presidents not pleased about MEAC-SWAC game at Orlando Citrus Bowl. Bethune-Cookman University President Trudie Kibbe Reed and Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons denied this week that they have given their blessings to an… more »

This season, for the first time since 2004, someone other than Wesley Taylor will be kicking the football for the Florida A&M football team. After handling all kicking duties for the Rattlers the past three seasons, the three-time All-MEAC kicker… more »

The rah-rah had subsided. So did the grunts and groans of FAMU football players going through strength and conditioning test. The weight room inside Galimore Fieldhouse was so quiet that running back Greg Arline could be heard breathing hard between… more »

MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas on Tuesday clarified his response to a question from the Democrat concerning the participation of FAMU and Bethune-Cookman University in the MEAC-SWAC Challenge. A story in Sunday's sports section quoted Thomas' initia… more »

Florida A&M and Bethune Cookman both made joint press releases to clarify their positions on the MEAC/SWAC challenge. It has come to our attention that a recent article in the Tallahassee Democrat incorrectly indicates that we, as presidents of B… more »

NORFOLK, Va. — The Green team had a commanding lead over the Orange squad in FAMU's annual spring game when Eddie Battle erased whatever uncertainty coach Joe Taylor might have had about his starting quarterback. Battle had his team in the red zone w… more »

NORFOLK, Va. — For most of the two hours or so that the MEAC football kickoff luncheon lasted, Dennis Thomas quietly sat on the stage. He seemed to be admiring his work. That more than 200 people packed a conference room at the Sheraton Waterside was… more »

NORFOLK - It all seemed so familiar at first, to the point where you started to wonder, "Maybe the guy didn't leave after all." Upon entering the ballroom for the MEAC football kickoff news conference, Joe Taylor paused for a moment, then - just as h… more »

Hampton is picked to finish fourth, Norfolk State third in the five-team championship race. NORFOLK - — South Carolina State is the favorite to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football title. That is, if you believe the ballots cast by confer… more »

NORFOLK, Va. — FAMU's new football coach Joe Taylor has left some kind of legacy in the Hampton Roads area. He received one of the loudest applauses when he was introduced Friday at the MEAC football season kickoff luncheon. But even bigger is the ha… more »

NORFOLK, Va. — There's no middle ground when it comes to meeting the NCAA-mandated Academic Progress Report standards. That was the message FAMU athletic director Bill Hayes and other MEAC officials heard for more than 90 minutes Thursday. Hayes c… more »

Joe Taylor looks to resurrect Florida A & M's football fortunes, just as he did Hampton's. Joe Taylor is more of a jazz than a rock guy. But his 20-day road trek during the late spring and early summer — stops in Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Tampa an… more »

NORFOLK, Va. — During the next two days, MEAC football coaches and selected players will spend a lot of time answering questions about offensive and defensive schemes. Advertisement They might get one or two inquiries about personnel changes during… more »

It has been seven years since Florida A&M's last postseason appearance, and in that time the school has dealt with a failed move to Division I, an NCAA investigation and controversy over the firing of coach Billy Joe. The Rattlers' new coaching s… more »