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Thursday, October 23, 2014
FAMU Rattlers' defense preps for No. 2 MEAC rushing threat
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Anyone on Florida A&M's defense who played in the team's 20-13 overtime loss to North Carolina A&T last season knows the first — and probably biggest — step in defeating the Aggies is to bottle up sophomore running back Tarik Cohen.
After playing against Cohen last year — in a game where Cohen scored all three of the Aggies' touchdowns — junior linebacker Akil Blount said getting all 11 defenders to wherever Cohen is on the field is essential to continuing the Rattlers' current win streak.
The Rattlers (2-5, 2-1 in the MEAC) will try and win their third game in a row Saturday. The first two teams the team beat had a combined record of 1-14. Florida A&M will face a different challenge against North Carolina A&T (6-2, 3-1), a team currently tied for second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Confernce.
"(Cohen) is a very talented guy," Blount said. Blount leads FAMU's defense with 31 tackles this season.
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