Florida A&M's defensive line stands out in Orange and Green Game

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Florida A&M's defense impressed in new head coach Willie Simmons' debut in Saturday's Orange and Green Game at Bragg Memorial Stadium.

But you wouldn't have known it from the first play.

The Green team -- consisting of all the offensive players -- connected on a 75-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage with a crowd of 7,622 in attendance.

The defensive response from there was a resounding one.

"The offense tested us on the first play of the game with a touchdown pass, but we're a battle-tested defense. I feel like we came back at them strong. We got a couple turnovers to get us going, couple TFLs, couple sacks," junior defensive back Terry Jefferson said.

"We fought back."

Instead of the usual method of dividing the roster in half for the spring game, Simmons elected to pit the offense against the defense, forcing the defense to score points by creating sacks and turnovers and by forcing punts.

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