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Seated beside five of his players in the post-game-interview room, Florida A&M football coach Joe Taylor turned to his glum-faced Rattlers and attempted to soften the blow of a 28-21 loss to South Carolina State. "It's going to be all right gentlemen," the first-year Rattlers head coach said Saturday night. Based on the solemn expressions on his players' faces, it was — at least at the moment — hardly any consolation. The Rattlers had allowed themselves to fall behind 20-0 in the first half of the game, and the bulk of the points came off of their own turnovers.

Despite being derailed in the first half by the preseason favorite to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the Rattlers (3-2 overall record, 1-2 in the MEAC) came back and, at one point, led 21-20 before surrendering one final score, a 44-yard-touchdown run by SCSU running back Will Ford. The win places the Bulldogs (4-2, 2-0) behind Hampton (4-1, 3-0) in the race for the MEAC title. "We are very proud of the way these guys came back, fought and went ahead," Taylor said about his team. "They showed a lot of character and had to fight all game.

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