Sunday, August 10, 2008

FAMU senior learning LB position from Rattlers great

FAMU's football preseason is five days old and Vernon Wilder still hasn't clobbered one of his teammates. The Rattlers' leading tackler the past two seasons, Wilder relishes bone-jarring contact. But the players haven't put on pads yet. That will come next week, when two-a-days get under way.

New head coach Joe Taylor has focused on taking care of paperwork, walk-through practices and developing a sense of unity among the players. That's just fine, as far as Wilder is concerned. "I'm excited whenever the pads come on, but I'm not going to rush it," Wilder said. "Coach Taylor knows what he's doing. "Right now we're getting the system in our minds and preserving our bodies."

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