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FAMU football releases kickoff times for 2025 home schedule; will play two night games
Details continue to be released about Florida A&M football's 2025 schedule. On Thursday, June 12, the Rattlers announced the kickoff times for their five home games on Ken Riley at Bragg Memorial Stadium. Advertisement On Saturday, Sept. 13, FAMU's Week 3 home opener versus Albany State will be a nighttime kickoff, starting at 7 p.m. The Rattlers versus Golden Rams is a homecoming for Albany State head coach Quinn Gray, a record-breaking quarterback at FAMU and a member of the school's sports hall of fame. The Rattlers' Southwestern Athletic Conference home opener versus the Alabama State Hornets, a Week 5 matchup, will begin at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27. The following week, FAMU hosts North Carolina Central, a team it last faced in a 28-21 victory in 2019, at 3 p.m. FAMU's awaited homecoming football game versus Alcorn State will get a 4 p.m. kickoff. FAMU versus Alcorn State's Week 8 game on Saturday, Oct. 18, will be the teams' first meeting since 1987, a game the Braves prevailed in 17-15. Advertisement FAMU's home finale will be under the bright lights against the defending Black College Football National Champions, Jackson State, starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 1. Since the Rattlers joined the SWAC in 2021, the winner of the FAMU-Jackson State has moved on to claim the league title and advance to the Celebration Bowl, which is the de facto Black College National title game. Last year, the Jackson State Tigers hosted and defeated the Rattlers 35-21 en route to a 12-2 record and a Celebration Bowl victory over South Carolina State. Florida A&M Rattlers' head coach James Colzie III yells during the game against the Jackson State Tigers in Jackson, Miss., on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. FAMU football will play four away games at Florida Atlantic (Sept. 6), Southern (Oct. 25), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 8), and Alabama A&M (Nov. 15). Advertisement Moreover, the Rattlers have three neutral site games with Miami's Orange Blossom Classic versus Howard (Aug. 30), Mississippi Valley State in Atlanta (Oct. 4), and Orlando's Florida Classic against Bethune-Cookman (Nov. 22). Florida A&M Football 2025 Schedule Week 1: Saturday, Aug. 30 ― vs. Howard (Orange Blossom Classic at Miami Gardens' Hard Rock Stadium), 4 p.m., ESPNU Week 2: Saturday, Sept. 6 ― at Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m., ESPN Plus Week 3: Saturday, Sept. 13 ― vs. Albany State, 7 p.m. Week 4: BYE/OPEN WEEK Week 5: Saturday, Sept. 27 ― vs. Alabama State (SWAC), 3 p.m. Week 6: Saturday, Oct. 4 ― vs. Mississippi Valley State (SWAC/at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium) Week 7: Saturday, Oct. 11 ― vs. North Carolina Central, 3 p.m. Week 8: Saturday, Oct. 18 ― vs. Alcorn State (SWAC/Homecoming), 4 p.m. Week 9: Saturday, Oct. 25 ― at Southern (SWAC) Week 10: Saturday, Nov. 1 ― vs. Jackson State (SWAC), 7 p.m. Week 11: Saturday, Nov. 8 ― at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC), 3 p.m. Week 12: Saturday, Nov. 15 ― at Alabama A&M (SWAC), 3 p.m. Week 13: Saturday, Nov. 22 ― vs. Bethune-Cookman (SWAC/Florida Classic at Orlando's Camping World Stadium) Saturday, Nov. 29 ― NCAA FCS Playoffs Begin (If Necessary) Saturday, Dec. 6 ― SWAC Championship Game (If Necessary) Saturday, Dec. 13 ― Celebration Bowl at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium (If Necessary) Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 ― NCAA FCS National Championship Game at Nashville's FirstBank Stadium (If Necessary) All times listed are in Eastern Standard Time. Gerald Thomas, III is a multi-time award-winning journalist for his coverage of the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat. Follow his award-winning coverage on and contact him via email at GDThomas@ or on the app formerly known as Twitter @3peatgee. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FAMU football to host nighttime games vs Albany State, Jackson State
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19-04-2025
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Victims injured in Smith Lake boating crash plan to file lawsuit
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The families of two men seriously injured in a crash involving two boats on Smith Lake during a Major League Fishing tournament have retained legal counsel. Friday afternoon we sat down with Ken Riley, of Farris, Riley and Pitt. He said that they plan to file a lawsuit next week on behalf of Gary Holcombe and Luke Morgan. He said both men were seriously injured in Wednesday's crash on Smith Lake. According to ALEA, Flint Davis of Leesburg, Georgia was driving a Nitro Bass boat that struck a center console boat with five people on board at 7:03 Wednesday morning. Three people on that boat were killed, and two were injured, including the operator of the boat, 51-year-old Gary Holcombe of Cullman and passenger 30-year old Luke Morgan of Albertville. According to ALEA, 22-year old Flint Davis was also injured. A statement released on Friday afternoon by Farris, Riley & Pitt reads in part: 'We are investigating the events that led to this collision with local and state authorities to learn what happened and to preserve critical evidence.' Partner Ken Riley said they do plan to file a lawsuit next week: 'Based on our own investigation, and we've conducted an investigation of our own, an independent investigation, we believe that there's definitely negligence and we intend to hold those who are responsible accountable.' Riley said this is about more than money: 'What we want to see come out of this is obviously we want our clients compensated, but we also want to create a scenario where this doesn't happen again, and the way you do that is to effectuate change.' ALEA releases new details in Lewis Smith Lake boat crash He added that they have to make sure that Alabama provides a safe place for tournaments to operate: 'Not just for the people who are in the tournaments, but also the people who are using the waterways who have every right to use the waterways.' We have reached out to the attorney for the driver of the boat, Flint Davis. His attorney Joe Durham provided us with a statement which reads: 'This is a tragic situation for everyone involved, until more details are known, we are not making any further comment.' We also reached out to Major League Fishing Friday afternoon. They sent us a statement which reads: 'This is a heartbreaking moment for our entire organization. Our deepest condolences go out to the families and friends of those affected by this tragedy. We are working closely with law enforcement and emergency officials. As this is a pending legal matter, we will have no comment beyond that at this time.' ALEA's Marine Patrol division continues to investigate the crash. The three men who were killed as a result of the crash on Wednesday were 58-year old Joey Broom, 44-year old Kelly Clark, and 62-year old Jeffrey Little. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
