FAMU gets right back to work

Rattlers have short week with Thursday game at Delaware State

During the next three days, there will be plenty of cramming around the Galimore Fieldhouse, where Florida A&M plans its pre-game strategies. Following their 30-20 victory Saturday over Alabama State, the Rattlers have just 72 hours to prepare for Delaware State. FAMU's first opening day win in eight seasons comes at a cost, as coach Joe Taylor tries to ride the momentum into their meeting with the defending MEAC champions Thursday night.

The team will review its game plan today and then practice in Bragg Stadium. Their only practice in pads will take place Tuesday, followed by a light workout early Wednesday morning before traveling to Delaware later in the day. DSU didn't play Saturday and FAMU's game plan will be derived from film of the Hornets' spring game. "It puts a little more challenge into it and that's why I was saying last night about building on what happened," Taylor said.

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