Thursday, April 10, 2008

FAMU Rattlers defense shuffles its options

Wisdom from FAMU Coach Joe Taylor: "I always tell a young man don't let a dollar bill decide your value; even if you come and you're not on scholarship," he said. "If you do what's important, do what necessary-- you easily come on money."

During his first two seasons playing defensive end at Florida A&M, Dozell Varner always felt like he should be playing another position. With that, FAMU football coach Joe Taylor didn't have to look too far to find a fit for the new defensive scheme that he's putting in place this spring.

Varner has been making the transition to linebacker, part of Taylor's switch of FAMU's defensive scheme to an odd-man front which will require an extra linebacker on the field. Varner's switch is one of four that Taylor has made on defense, with one on offense that moved Kalum Harris from halfback to fullback.

Taylor didn't hesitate when Varner requested the change before he knew it would fit Taylor's plans perfectly.

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