The formative period of Florida A&M football’s preseason training camp has been vital.
The first two practices of 25 have given the Rattlers a direction of who and where they are as a team.
FAMU has practiced in helmets and shorts thus far.
However, the Rattlers will wear helmets and shoulder pads for Saturday’s third training camp practice.
“Day two, we need it before we get into pads. It helps us see where we’re at as far as conditioning and techniques,” said FAMU offensive lineman Ashton Grable, a Preseason All-Southwestern Athletic Conference First Teamer.
“By the time we get in pads, you can work on your stuff and get better.”
Gym class is over.
The reigning Black College Football National Champions are about to get physical, starting Saturday.
But before moving too far ahead, here are three takeaways from the Rattlers’ shell practices before the team pads up on Saturday.
FAMU football being ‘big on the little things’ early in training camp
FAMU isn’t skipping any steps of the process.
The Rattlers have entered training camp with a clean slate.
For example, despite already being an HBCU national champion and all-conference performer, Grable still eyes improvement for 2024 for himself and the entire offensive line.
“Just trying to get the little things corrected like pad-level techniques,” said Grable, a redshirt junior. “We’re taking strides and trying to get better every day.”
This season, the Rattlers’ ‘Dark Cloud Defense’ welcomes over 20 new players to its unit.
Having that many new faces could pose challenges as players adapt to each other, such as calling out alignments and coverages.
However, FAMU defensive coordinator Milton Patterson saw a significant jump in his players’ communication from day one on Thursday to day two on Friday.
“Communication has picked up pretty well….
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Author : Tallahassee Democrat
Publish date : 2024-07-26 17:06:02
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