First team looks the part during FAMU scrimmage

Tallahassee, FL - Every time freshman quarterback Damien Fleming returned to the sidelines — whether he was leading the Orange or Green team — he was met with a lot of helmet-slapping and high-fiving.

He hardly looked like the newest addition to the Florida A&M quarterback corps, instead appearing as if he was soaking up every minute of his appearance during Saturday night's scrimmage at Bragg Stadium. It was almost as if Fleming wanted to prove to coach Joe Taylor he is indeed a solid backup to starter Austin Trainor.

Taylor promoted the freshman from Jacksonville from fourth-string to No. 2 on the depth chart because of an injury that has sidelined Memphis transfer Tyler Bass most of the first three weeks of preseason camp. Fleming and Trainor alternated under center for the Green team, which put up 74 points on the scoreless Orange squad that was made up of second- and third-teamers.

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