There's a paradigm shift taking place among Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Florida A&M University's Carla Willis plans to ride that wave like a surfer in the Atlantic Ocean. Advertisement Willis is FAMU's vice president of uni… more »

Anytime during the upcoming football season that coach Joe Taylor decides to show living examples of perseverance, he might just call Darrius Patterson and Marcus Joseph to the head of the line. Like the other walk-ons who have been toiling through t… more »

Tonight, FAMU head football coach Joe Taylor will celebrate George Small Small as he receives the Mike Campbell top assistant award at the All-American Football Foundation's Banquet of Champions in Tampa. "I'm humbled," Small said. "I'm quite excited… more »

Words like these don't ever sound good, no matter who is saying them. "We're at the crossroads. We're going to be real, real good or we're going to take a dive." Those words came from FAMU athletic director Bill Hayes during an hour-long appearanc… more »

Nationally-aired games on cable television and playing in the month of November. Those two factors have served as good omens for the South Carolina State football team under head coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough. Since 2002, the Bulldogs are a perfect 14-0… more »

GAINESVILLE — Recruiting in Alachua County and surrounding areas should be a lot easier for Florida A&M — at least that's the impression that a lively gathering of alumni gave football coach Joe Taylor last weekend. Taylor's offseason speaking to… more »

Earl Holmes and Tim Edwards will share the role of defensive coordinator for FAMU's football team, a move that coach Joe Taylor confirmed Wednesday. Taylor said he decided to make coordinating the defense a two-man job after Orlando Mitjans unexpecte… more »

FAMU quarterback Eddie Battle slowed down from the rapid pace he’d set, going from one weight-training piece of equipment to another. It was brief, but not long enough to notice Joe Wims being spotted by Taj Jenkines. “Let’s go, Joe,” Battle said,… more »

Coaches group lauds Rattlers great with Trailblazer Award. Almost 40 years after he coached his last football game, Jake Gaither is still winning. Gaither, who became a legend during a 24-year coaching career at FAMU, was recently named winner of… more »

Tim Edwards one day may regard his term as a coach at Florida A&M in much the same way his boss Joe Taylor remembers the years he spent in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. While Taylor credits the oldest historically black confer… more »

Winston-Salem State's football game with Florida A&M has been moved to Thursday night on Oct. 9 to accommodate television. The Rams and Rattlers will play in Tallahassee, Fla. in a game that will be seen on ESPNU at 7:30 p.m. Chico Caldwell, t… more »

Potential players are still calling FAMU football coach Joe Taylor, but they'll have to wait in line unless they bring what it takes to upend projected starters. But for now, Taylor is comfortable with the two players he's determined fit the play each p… more »

Florida A&M's athletic program, which has struggled with academic problems in recent years, received good news from the NCAA on Wednesday. The Rattlers' program received a designation of certified from the NCAA Division I Committee on Athletics C… more »

This USA Today columnist talks about how Historically Black Colleges & Universities - still - produce great NFL talent. Historically black colleges and universities have produced two of the greatest players in NFL history — Jackson State running… more »

Spring practices are done for Florida A&M's football team, but not the work. There will be meetings, offseason conditioning and a lot of studying of Alabama State during the off-season. The bottom line, FAMU coach Joe Taylor said, is he wants to… more »