TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Earl Holmes is raising the stakes when it comes to how much reach his football team will have in his first season as head coach at FAMU.
On Tuesday afternoon at the North Monroe Conference Center, he told a group of business owners if they make an investment in FAMU athletics by advertising at Bragg Stadium, they will realize dividends. That, he said, will be possible because of how many fans he is convinced will show up for the five games that the Rattlers play at home.
Without providing an exact number, Holmes said ticket sales are well above where they were at this point last year. The Rattlers had the second-highest paid attendance in the MEAC and 16th among all FCS programs, averaging just over 14,000, in 2012.
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