State Rep. Alexander walks back Twitter comment calling for FAMU coach's firing

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- In a statement released Sunday morning, Florida Rep. Ramon Alexander said he could have "handled his personal thoughts and frustrations differently" in regards to a Twitter post calling for the firing of FAMU football coach Alex Wood.

The Rattlers blew a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter of Saturday's Florida Classic against arch rival Bethune-Cookman in Orlando, losing 29-24 in front of a crowd of 47,819 in Camping World Stadium.

It was FAMU's seventh loss in a row in the annual Florida Classic.

Alexander, a Florida A&M graduate, took to Twitter following the loss, saying Wood needed to be "immediately" fired after a fake punt was stopped in the fourth quarter of the game.

In Sunday's statement, Alexander said he was frustrated with the loss.

"To be very clear my reaction and personal opinions were in no way intended to directly influence the leadership of FAMU to make a specific decision about the future of Rattler Football," Alexander wrote.

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