Taylor to have FAMU hit the ground running

First-year coach favors pounding ball on offense

For every bit of success that Joe Taylor has had as a football coach, there has been one constant — his offense has been about running the ball. He did it all 17 seasons at Hampton, where he won five MEAC titles before coming to Florida A&M earlier this year. It will definitely be more of the same. So much for the reputation that the Rattlers had for more than a decade of being a pass-happy team.

Joe knows Dewayne...DeWayne Lanier, 6-7/315 offensive lineman that can open gapping holes for the Rattlers stable of running backs.

No need trying to reinvent the wheel is the way Taylor figures it. Running the ball has brought success for coaches long before him, going back to legends such as Jake Gaither and Bear Bryant and even coaches of the current era. "They are the ones that are consistently in the top five and winning national championships; the teams that run the ball," Taylor said.

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