Tuesday’s early morning rain couldn’t dampen the excitement of the Florida A&M football team.
The Rattlers returned to Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium for their first spring football practice of the 2024 season.
Fourteen practices remain as the Rattlers are scheduled to practice three times a week leading into the Orange and Green Spring Football Game April 13.
“They looked good,” James Colzie III assessed his team after leading his first spring practice as FAMU’s head football coach.
“The guys came in this morning excited to put their helmets back on. The point for each player is to make sure we’re two percent better every day. We’ll be much better after April 13 if we can reach that point.”
Now, under the Colzie regime, FAMU will experience some changes.
The roster has some new faces but also returns many from last season’s Celebration Bowl championship team.
One key returner is offensive lineman Jalen Goss, whose 2023 season was cut short by injuries. Goss, a graduate student, got a medical redshirt to return to the Rattlers for his final college football season.
Goss said he’s back healthy. Including Goss, FAMU’s offensive line returns the most players out of the team’s position groups.
“I had to knock a little bit of rust off, but I’m happy to be back with the O-Line and in the system,” Goss said. “It’s time to hit the ground rolling. It’s pretty exciting.”
FAMU searching for competition and continuity during spring football
Florida A&M defensive lineman Gentle Hunt looks on during the first spring football practice at Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tuesday, March 5, 2024.
FAMU has some open positions on the field.
Of those includes a new starting quarterback to replace the graduated Jeremy Moussa, who earned a share of the 2023-2024 Deacon Jones…
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Publish date : 2024-03-05 17:19:08
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