FAMU Rattlers working on offensive identity

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Imagine how Quinn Gray, offensive coordinator for the FAMU football team, must feel at times when he is putting together the weekly game plan for the Rattlers.

Remember, Gray was quarterback in former coach Billy Joe’s potent Gulf Coast offense that emphasized the pass. Now he is working for head coach Earl Holmes, who is a run-first kind of guy.

But Gray and the receiving corps coached by Ernie Mills seemingly are just fine with Holmes’ brand of offense, although it means pass plays are kept to a minimum. Well, unless desperation sets in.

“You have an identity that your head coach wants,” said Gray, who holds FAMU’s career passing record of 7,378 yards. “Once you understand where the program is headed and what the head coach wants, it’s not necessarily hard or frustrating because you’re on the same page and you understand that.”



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