TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- If Florida A&M Athletic Director Milton Overton Jr. has his way, FAMU’s football team won’t have to play “money games” against FBS opponents.Overton said he’s hoping to establish FAMU-owned Classic games in Atlanta and Miami. Those games would be against FCS opponents, and would eliminate the need for games against teams like Ohio State, Miami and South Florida.
FAMU was hammered by South Florida 51-3 in the Rattlers’ season opener.
In the most recent Florida Classic against Bethune-Cookman in Orlando’s Citrus Bowl, the Rattlers made “about $800,000,” Overton said. He added Classics in Atlanta and Miami are what fans asked for when he released a survey in September.
“The surveys, the data and the money all make sense,” Overton said.
“The logical move, for FAMU, is to play Classics. I’m grateful and I know FAMU is grateful for the opportunity to play some of these games that we have to play right now. But I preface it by saying we have to play them.”
Overton said FAMU’s athletics business model before he started in August didn’t include the formation of Classics owned by the university.
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