TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Since being hired as the FAMU's new head football coach, Alex Wood has instituted a new media policy, brought on 14 recruits and made scheme changes to a team that ended the 2014 season in disarray.
Wood said he's found several leaders over spring practice, including Carson Royal, who will enter Saturday's Orange and Green game as the starting quarterback. Almost just as important has been the emergence of sophomore Gerald Hearns as the team's starting running back.
The Rattlers will be a "run-first" team, Wood said. Last season, no running back scored a rushing touchdown — something Hearns said he's eager to change.
Wood also said the defense has adjusted well to coordinator Theo Lemon's 4-3 scheme. Akil Blount, who led the Rattlers with 72 tackles last season, said the team has enjoyed the structure of the new coaching regime.
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