Florida A&M Rattlers believe 'sky's the limit'

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Coach Joe Taylor was glad for the win but clearly wasn’t satisfied after Saturday’s home opener, which drew an impressive crowd of 17,851 to Bragg Stadium.

What they saw was just as surprising as their presence at a game in which the suspended Marching 100 didn’t make an appearance. The Rattlers had their biggest offensive output of the season with 489 yards of total offense in a 44-20 victory over Hampton University.

Taylor was happy for that. But little nagging mistakes, such as penalties and turnovers, bothered him.

“We can get better because we made a lot of mistakes,” Taylor said afterward. “We threw an interception down in the goal line.



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Fleming bringing back memories

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - On the second play of the first series against Hampton University on Saturday, FAMU quarterback Damien Fleming was in trouble. His receivers were covered and the pocket was breaking down.

Fleming dashed to his left, then to his right. His lone opening was straight up the middle, and the elusive Fleming gained enough yards for a first down. Three plays later, Fleming found Travis Harvey on the receiving end of a 24-yard touchdown catch to give FAMU a 6-0 on its opening drive.

Fleming used the ground and air to do the damage, bringing back memories of former dual-threat quarterback Curtis Pulley. Pulley, the Rattlers’ starter three years ago, was most dangerous on his feet. And Fleming is proving to be just that in his sophomore season. He had 29 rushing yards in the first half against Hampton, second behind James Owens’ breakout performance of 93 yards.



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