FAMU eager to begin practice, ready to prove naysayers wrong

Coach Joe Taylor

Tallahassee, FL - Some players are so vexed by the preseason prediction that Florida A&M will finish third in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference that they could hardly wait to get onto the practice field. They will have to hold their anxiety a few more days, though.

"We have been working for about 12 weeks and we are ready to play," said senior safety Anthony Shutt. "We are tired of seeing each other."

Well, it will be like that for another four weeks. But at least the Rattlers will get a chance to do a little hitting in a few days after they spend the next two days going through orientation and other formalities. They'll also spend their afternoons participating walk-through drills all of this week.

The team will begin to get a little more physical on Aug. 15. Two-a-days will be held...

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