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Monday, October 16, 2023

Smith gets 200th career victory in win over MVSU

Smith gets 200th career victory in win over MVSU https://t.co/E9D1vOw7pE
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 16, 2023

WATCH | Willie Simmons Live Returns Monday, October 16 at 7 PM with guest Patrick Jean-Pierre.

Willie Simmons Live Returns Monday, October 16 at 7 PM with guest Patrick Jean-Pierre.#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍https://t.co/4XLzUycRwr
— Florida A&M Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) October 16, 2023

WATCH | Coach Simmons Press Conference: Week Eight at Texas Southern

Coach Simmons Press Conference: Week Eight at Texas Southern https://t.co/IfVGh39Hny
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 16, 2023

Who's NEXT? 👀👀

2024 @Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl Selection:

ISAIAH MAJOR
LB, @FAMU_FB #LegacyBound ✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/UrXOjEAWKp
— HBCU LEGACY BOWL (@HBCULegacyBowl) October 16, 2023

Rattlers Spoil Homecoming, Senior Night for BCU

Rattlers Spoil Homecoming, Senior Night for BCU https://t.co/ezvFRGFQXX
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 16, 2023

Gotta love a 🧹 vs bcu#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/XgUtt6kPYF
— Florida A&M Volleyball 🏐 (@FAMU_VB) October 14, 2023

Silly Wildcats, don’t schedule the Rattlers on senior night.

FAMU 3⃣
BCU 🥚

(25-21, 25-22, 25-17)#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp🐍 pic.twitter.com/TVLGMqPwNl
— Florida A&M Volleyball 🏐 (@FAMU_VB) October 13, 2023

Isis Williams has 9.5 points tonight ... five kills, one solo block, 7⃣ assisted blocks. Yes, Isis‼️

FAMU 19 (2)
BCU 15 (0)

📺 https://t.co/5aAsZ5gSLb
📊 https://t.co/q6EXhKIepl #FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp🐍
— Florida A&M Volleyball 🏐 (@FAMU_VB) October 13, 2023

Bringing hardware back to the Highest of Seven Hills!

Bringing hardware back to the Highest of Seven Hills!#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/q7x28gQAQm
— Florida A&M Golf 🏌🏾🏌🏻 (@FAMU_Golf) October 15, 2023

Rattlers hit ten-under on day two to win SAS Championship D1 HBCU Invitational. #FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 https://t.co/bXvKizbMGn
— Florida A&M Golf 🏌🏾🏌🏻 (@FAMU_Golf) October 15, 2023

'We needed it': No. 18 FAMU rejuvenated, recharged from bye week, eager to return to action | Gerald Thomas III

Back to the regularly-scheduled program for #FAMU. The #SWAC-leading Rattlers made the most of their bye week and now transitions back to game mode. 🏈

🎙: @HCWillieSimmons

Via @TDOnline https://t.co/spUQp0Qzhm
— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) October 16, 2023

**Group Tickets**

Group ticket packages can give you access to a discounted ticket rate, reserved blocked seating, scoreboard recognition and more!

To create your group ticket package, visit https://t.co/k2VyuP2dp8 pic.twitter.com/uv8YiRGykH
— Florida Classic (@FloridaClassic) October 16, 2023

Simmons provides injury update before press conference ends: Feels good about WR Jah’Marae Sheread, TE Jeremiah Pruitte, DB TJ Huggins playing this weekend

OL Jalen Goss back practicing, but “Still a week or two away.” https://t.co/eqpMP8s27x
— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) October 16, 2023

Simmons said the staff spent the weekend recruiting — Atlanta, Duval, Kansas, Tampa, Polk County, Miami https://t.co/5Kn9vpQauZ
— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) October 16, 2023

SCHEDULE UPDATE | No.18 FAMU homecoming game versus Prairie View A&M will now be played on ESPNU.

Homecoming game versus Prairie View A&M moved to ESPNU https://t.co/ViPOG5vak0
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 16, 2023

🚨 SCHEDULE UPDATE 🚨

Our homecoming game versus Prairie View A&M will now be played on ESPNU. #FAMU | #Rattlers | #OurTime pic.twitter.com/fvnM88D3Qz
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) October 16, 2023

Chicago State Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Teams Compete at Bradley Pink Classic

Chicago State Men’s & Women’s Cross Country Teams Compete at Bradley Pink Classic https://t.co/rbsRL9n6hZ
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 16, 2023

Chicago State Men's Soccer Draws 0-0 Against EIU

Men's Soccer Draws 0-0 Against EIU https://t.co/EpXV0MqGQw
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 16, 2023

This Week in Chicago State Athletics

This Week in Chicago State Athletics https://t.co/bm9vWIs0IK
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 16, 2023

Talladega Great Tornado Band’s Opportunity of a Lifetime | Jarrett Hoffman, GCAC Staff Writer

Talladega College “Great Tornado Band” (@degaband) has a Great Opportunity! GCAC Staff Writer @jhsportsplug reports.https://t.co/SpvOuDUIKw #GCACRising #TheGreatTornadoBand #TalladegaCollege pic.twitter.com/igSA4z7wfg
— Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (@GCACSports) October 15, 2023

Talladega College Marching Band Exhibition Show at The The Jaguar Class... https://t.co/nvtSHm5CN0 via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 16, 2023

The Gulf Coast Athetlic Conference will be returning to Decatur, AL for the 2023 XC Championship.

The time is almost here. The Gulf Coast Athetlic Conference will be returning to Decatur, AL for the 2023 XC Championship. Put in the comments below who you think will be taking home this year's Men's & Women's Championship titles! pic.twitter.com/hgHGNj0eyq
— Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (@GCACSports) October 16, 2023

Richardson Named SID and Director of Facilities

Today, @UVI_Athletics announced the hiring of Shaquille Richardson as its new Sports Information Director and Director of Facilities. #GCACRising #OneGCAC @GCACSports https://t.co/l2di9dikHW https://t.co/l2di9dikHW
— Doug "Bear" Hazard 🌎❣️🇺🇦 (@BearlyDoug) October 16, 2023

GCAC Volleyball Weekly Results 🏐 (10.10-10.15)

GCAC Volleyball Weekly Results 🏐 (10.10-10.15) #GCACVolleyball #HBCUs #GCACRising #OneGCAC pic.twitter.com/yg8CWLTGlI
— Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (@GCACSports) October 16, 2023

Sunday, October 15, 2023

OFFICIAL | Road to ESPN Inaugural HBCU Band of the Year National Championships | Grambling State University World Famed Tiger Marching Band | Homecoming Field Show 10/14/23

ESPN Events will host the inaugural Band Of The Year Championship. The event is scheduled for December 15th at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Band Of The Year Championship will be a part of Cricket Celebration Bowl weekend, with the traditional football game featuring the MEAC & SWAC champion set to take place after the conclusion of the event. The event will be broadcasted on an ESPN platform unspecified at this time.

MEAC/SWAC SPORTS MAIN STREET and YOU will review the 'pool of potential Division I and Division II finalists' during the 2023 Football Season.

2023 Grambling State World Famed Marching Band Halftime Show (Homecoming... https://t.co/mxSXPUA6SI via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

OFFICIAL | Road to ESPN Inaugural HBCU Band of the Year National Championships | Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band | Homecoming Field Show 10/14/23

MEAC/SWAC SPORTS MAIN STREET and YOU will review the 'pool of potential Division I and Division II finalists' during the 2023 Football Season.

Southern University Human Jukebox Homecoming 2023 Halftime Show https://t.co/Jj5CaCxbVx via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

WATCH | Dr. Cavil's Inside The HBCU Sports Lab #445 | 10-15-23

Dr. Cavil's Inside The HBCU Sports Lab #445 | 10-15-23 https://t.co/pVEzV6PYy4 via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

LU Lions Football Secures Homecoming Win Over ECSU Vikings

Lions Football Secures Homecoming Win Over ECSU Vikings https://t.co/sTWtuNamRR
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

Soccer Registers Shutout Win Over Prairie View A&M

Soccer Registers Shutout Win Over Prairie View A&M https://t.co/UXYyDqqU3B
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

Bowling finish 14th in final day of Colonial Classic

Bowling finish 14th in final day of Colonial Classic https://t.co/5lCy01Ibjx
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

Rattlers hit ten-under on day two to win SAS Championship D1 HBCU Invitational

Rattlers hit ten-under on day two to win SAS Championship D1 HBCU Invitational https://t.co/h8o6CycbSp
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

Dan Ryan: Reflecting on 100 Years of Bethune-Cookman Football

Dan Ryan: Reflecting on 100 Years of Bethune-Cookman Football https://t.co/m0jQrdT5nH
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

Razor named MVP as Colonial Lanes Classic concludes

Razor named MVP as Colonial Lanes Classic concludes https://t.co/AMcyUpHfD7
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

Delta Devils Roll Past Arkansas Pine-Bluff for a Homecoming Win

Delta Devils Roll Past Arkansas Pine-Bluff for a Homecoming Win https://t.co/LpfAph4nD9
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023

Big plays haunted the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff all afternoon in a tough road loss Saturday. UAPB fell 42-17 at Mississippi Valley State as the hunt for a conference win continues. https://t.co/sRt4tgGO9b
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) October 15, 2023