FAMU football holds 1st spring scrimmage Saturday

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Springtime is a season where things bloom, but at Florida A&M, it’s a period of planting seeds for new beginnings for the football program.

The Rattlers are cultivating the soil under a new administration with the hopes of sprouting a return to the glory days.

Head coach Willie Simmons is no stranger to spring practices and weight training. However, the 2018 version of the seasonal marks his first time leading this squad, which has been entrenched in despair in recent years.

At the halfway point of the spring practice schedule, FAMU is making small steps toward shedding the stain of losing which lingers over the program.

The Rattlers continue spring practice with their first scrimmage Saturday.

“So far, I’ve been pleasantly surprised, “Simmons said.

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