Saturday, July 26, 2008

Taylor may be gone, but not forgotten by Hampton

NORFOLK, VA - It all seemed so familiar at first, to the point where you started to wonder, "Maybe the guy didn't leave after all." Upon entering the ballroom for the MEAC football kickoff news conference, Joe Taylor paused for a moment, then - just as he'd done so many times before - made his way to the Hampton area.

Expect Joe Taylor to have a hall of fame run with the Rattlers over the next five years, surpassing the achievements of another former Rattlers Hall of Famer in Coach William "Billy" Joe.

He hugged Pirates offensive lineman Dennis Conley and embraced defensive end Charles Young before the two players shared small talk with a man both call a father figure. Only this time, Taylor didn't settle in with the other Pirates. He kept moving until he found his new table, the one adorned by an orange helmet with the word "Rattlers" arched along the side.

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2008 Florida A&M Football Schedule

Date Opponent Location Time
August 30 ALABAMA STATE HOME 6:00 P.M.
September 4 at Delaware State* Dover, DE 7:30 P.M.
September 20 at Howard* Washington, D.C. 1:00 P.M.
September 27 at Tennessee State Atlanta, GA 3:00 P.M.
October 4 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE* HOME 6:00 P.M.
October 9 WINSTON-SALEM STATE* HOME 7:30 P.M.
October 18 at Southern Baton Rouge, LA 6:00 P.M. CST
October 25 at Norfolk State* Norfolk, VA 1:00 P.M.
November 1 MORGAN STATE* HOMECOMING 3:00 P.M.
November 8 at North Carolina A&T* Greensboro, NC 1:30 P.M.
November 15 HAMPTON* HOME 3:00 P.M.
November 22 Bethune-Cookman* Orlando, FL 2:00 P.M.
*-denotes MEAC games

FAMU Coaching Staff - 2008

Joe Taylor - Head Football Coach

Earl Holmes and Tim Edwards - Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach
George Small - Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach
Juan Vasquez - Special Teams Coach
Lawrence Kershaw - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach
Tim Edwards - Outside Linebackers Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
Earl Holmes - Inside Linebackers Coach
Steven Jerry - Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers Coach
Edwin Pata - Offensive Assistant
Aaron Taylor - Runningbacks Coach
Jimmie Tyson - Defensive Assistant/Safeties Coach
Antonio Wallace - Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

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