Thursday, February 14, 2008

FAMU game off Southern University 2008 schedule

Jaguars-Rattlers series in jeopardy

Florida A&M no longer has Southern scheduled in football in 2008, leaving the Jaguars scrambling for a game and putting a four-game series with the Rattlers at least on hold and possibly in jeopardy.

FAMU and Southern were to begin a four-game contract Sept. 20 with a game at SU’s A.W. Mumford Stadium. However, on that date FAMU will play Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe Howard in Philadelphia.

“We haven’t given up hope, but it’s not looking good,” first-year Florida A&M Athletic Director Bill Hayes said of finding a way to play this season.

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According to the contract, FAMU will have to pay $20,000 as a penalty for not playing Southern this season.

What a waste of FAMU monetary resources with two open dates showing on the FAMU schedule--September 13 and October 4, 2008. The Rattlers have only 11 games scheduled in a season where 12 games are permitted.

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