Former UK QB Pulley debuts at FAMU practice

Curtis Pulley wants to make a transformation in his personal and football lives. FAMU football coach Joe Taylor is giving him a chance to at least try. Pulley was expected to be a contender for the starting quarterback position at the University of Kentucky, but he was dismissed from the team on Aug. 5 for run-ins with the law. He began his career as a Rattler on Wednesday and took his first snaps Thursday afternoon.

"This is a big second chance for me," Pulley said after alternating snaps with starter Eddie Battle. "It's a fresh start." Pulley didn't practice in pads and will not do so until early next week. FAMU opens the season on Aug. 30 against Alabama State. The wheels to bring Pulley to FAMU started spinning about two weeks ago, Taylor said. Pulley's uncle, Lonnie Pulley, already has a connection to FAMU through athletic director Bill Hayes, who coached Lonnie Pulley at Winston-Salem State.

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Ex-Cat Pulley enrolls at Florida A&M

Curtis Pulley, who was dismissed from the University of Kentucky football team earlier this month, has enrolled at Florida A&M University, Pulley’s new school confirmed Thursday. Pulley, who was projected as UK’s starting quarterback this season, was kicked off the Wildcats team for violating team rules. His off-the-field issues included two incidents this summer involving police. The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Pulley was Kentucky’s 2004 Mr. Football at Hopkinsville High School.





















Pully (#15) will have two seasons remaining to play for the Rattlers and is expected to compete for the starting quarterback position with RS Sophomore Eddie Battle.

Pulley split time at backup quarterback and wide receiver during his first two seasons at UK before redshirting last year. He competed with Mike Hartline for the starting quarterback job last spring and was believed to be the front-runner before his troubles began.

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