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FAMU Baseball to take on Florida Gulf Coast this weekend

Brandon King

The Florida A&M Baseball (5-9, 0-0 SWAC) team is gearing up for a three-game home series against Florida Gulf Coast ( 12-2, 0-0 ASUN) this weekend at Moore-Kittles field. The first game takes place Friday afternoon , with first pitch scheduled for 5:00 PM EST. Saturday’s matchup is scheduled for 2:00 pm and the series finale on Sunday will begin at noon CST. The two teams last matched up in 2021, a 3-2 defeat for the Rattlers; FAMU is 3-12 all-time against FGCU.

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Alabama A&M looks to keep wins rolling against Florida A&M

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Courtesy of Alabama A&M Athletics HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Alabama A&M women’s basketball program will head to Tallahassee this weekend looking to build on momentum with a meeting against Florida A&M inside the Al Lawson Center on Saturday afternoon.  The Bulldogs (8-9, 6-1 SWAC) are currently tied for first place in the conference standings and have won three consecutive games, starting with the neutral site victory over rival Alabama State (Jan. 16), followed by home wins over Texas Southern (Jan. 21) and Prairie View A&M (Jan. 23). A&M boasts one the league’s top…

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Black “FAMU” Nike LeBron 7 raffle locations

Brandon King

The black “FAMU” LeBron 7 is set to release January alongside the green pair. Like its aforementioned green counterpart, will do so to a requsiste amount of fanfare. Here os a list of retaill venues that are conducting raffles for this sneaker: APB UNKNWN  Social Status  Sneaker Politics  Oneness Rule of Next

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“Green” Nike LeBron 7 Raffle links

Brandon King

title image via karaatekickz23 If you are like me, then you are eagerly anticipating the debut of the “FAMU” , which will occur on January 7. As sneaker releases are often wrought with pitfalls, I suspect this will be no different. Here is a list of places that are conducting raffles for the “Green” FAMU 7: APB  UNKNWN  Social Status  Sneaker Politics  Oneness  Rule of Next Good luck to everyone seeking a pair.

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Deion Sanders agrees that FAMU should have been in the FCS playoffs

Brandon King

Despite going 9-2, including winning nine consecutive games after dropping their first two contest, the selection committee saw fit to snub FAMU from the postseason. The exclusion of Florida A&M from the FCS playoffs caused consternation, only in Rattler Nation ,but many in the HBCU fanbase and media contingent. Head coach Willie Simmons in a video posted to Twitter Sunday, shortly after the announcement was made and, amongst other things , termed the turn of events “disappointing” and that the young men of his football team “got short changed”. Head…

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Check out these new images of the “FAMU” LeBron XX

Brandon King

Friday we reported on images of an, up until that point, never before seen pair of FAMU-specific LeBron XX that surfaced via the twitter account of Rattlers head coach, Willie Simmons in a since-deleted tweet. Shortly after that tweet was deleted , the FAMU Athletics Instagram account posted clear beauty shots of the aforementioned kicks. This latest set of images allows for a better look at the upper , which features a snake scale aesthetic. The same serpent-inspired pattern is seen on the Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides.The…

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Take a look at the “FAMU” LeBron XIX Low PE

Brandon King

Basketball season will soon tip-off on the highest of seven hills and these lebron XIX lows will be amongst the fleet of footwear the Rattlers will take to the hardwood. There are two colour ways- one white based and the other green based. Both sport a Rattler logo on the left tongue with smaller orange Swooshes on the medial forefoot. Both pair features React midsole and heel Max Air units. As these are PEs a retail release seems highly unlikely. The Florida A&M University men’s basketball team tips off their…

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SWAC title rematch highlights Mississippi roadtrip for FAMU Volleyball

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Courtesy f Florida A&M Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | With a six-match winning streak on the line, the Florida A&M volleyball team is off to Mississippi for action at Jackson State (Oct. 14) and Mississippi Valley State (Oct. 15). The much-anticipated bout versus the Tigers also highlights a rematch of the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship, where FAMU defeated JSU, 3-2.  Friday, Oct. 14at Jackson State (6-12, 5-1 SWAC) | 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT  Saturday, Oct. 15Mississippi Valley State (1-14, 0-6 SWAC) | 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m.…

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Grambling Volleyball splits SWAC Round-up matches with FAMU

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Courtesy of Brian Howard,Senior Associate AD for Athletic Communications, Grambling State University 0 GSU 3  FAMU Team 1 2 3 F GSU 17 13 21 (0) FAMU 25 25 25 (3) HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | The Grambling State University volleyball team opened the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Round-up on Sunday by splitting a pair of matches as the Lady Tigers fell, 3-0, to Florida A&M in the opener, before taking the nightcap, 3-2, to host Alabama A&M at the T.M. Elmore Gymnasium.  In the opener against Florida A&M, Grambling State (8-8 overall,…

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Florida A&M beats up Mississippi Valley, 34-7

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Courtesy of Germaine Bozeman , Florida A&M Athletics 7 MVSU 34 FAMU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MVS 7 0 0 0 7 FAM 7 7 10 10 34 Rattlers return to Bragg for more as they continue their home game winning streak to 13 by defeating the Mississippi Valley Delta Devils 34-7. “Defense played extremely well, special teams did some really good things,” said head coach Willie Simmons. “Offensively, we struggled, didn’t take advantage of a lot of situations. I really challenged the guys at halftime to be the offense…

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