Sunday, April 1, 2012

FAMU's backs shine in scrimmage

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Piece by piece, Florida A&M coach Joe Taylor seems to be getting the kinks ironed out during spring football practice. Special teams personnel emerged last week and this week the confirmation came from the running backs.

While the statistics are unofficial, LaVante Page, Eddie Rocker, James Owens and even seldom-used Jordan Stanley combined for more than 150 yards rushing. Owens, Page and Stanley each scored once, the only touchdowns during Saturday's scrimmage.

Page alone ran for about 70 yards. He got 20 of those on consecutive runs during a series that featured quarterback Damien Fleming repeatedly handing off to one of the runners out of the backfield.

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