Florida A&M University NCAA News

He was hit hard. He threw an interception. He was sacked. But freshman quarterback Martin Ukpai spent most of Saturday afternoon proving that he is very capable of directing FAMU's offense as he carried the Rattlers to a 42-6 victory over Bethune-Cookman University in the Citrus Bowl.

Philip Sylvester ran for 121 yards and two touchdowns as Florida A&M University beat Bethune-Cookman 42-6 in the 30th Florida Classic on Saturday in the regular-season finale for both teams.

After consecutive 5-6 seasons in 2006-07, Bethune-Cookman's Dexter Jackson would have been satisfied with the Wildcats' 8-3 record last year -- if that third loss hadn't come against Florida A&M in the season-ending Florida Classic.

When Florida A&M's 2010 football schedule is released, the reaction to seeing the University of Miami as the first game won't change from what it was this year: Count that one as a loss.

Hampton University played perhaps its most complete game of the season in shutting out Florida A&M 25-0 this weekend, but just 1,931 fans - nearly 15,000 short of Armstrong Stadium's capacity - were on hand to see it.

When defensive tackle Lyman Reed turned away Hampton University's running back LaMarcus Coker on fourth-and-1 from FAMU's 13-yard-line, that was one of few hopeful moments in the game.

Steve Robinson carried 17 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns and Hampton rolled up 341 rushing yards in a 25-0 victory over Florida A&M on Saturday.

Iman Shumpert scored 18 points and capped a decisive run in the first half, and No.

Steve Robinson carried 17 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns and Hampton rolled up 341 rushing yards in a 25-0 victory over Florida A&M on Saturday.

Time: Today at 1 p.m. n Site: Armstrong Stadium, Hampton, Va. n Online: Live-game blog on RattlerNews.com. n TV: None.

The final run through the game plan for Saturday's game had been over for almost an hour and the weight room inside Galimore Fieldhouse was buzzing with some of the same FAMU players who were on the practice field.

Kyle Newhall-Caballero threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, and Brown steamrolled one of the nation's best defenses for nearly 500 yards in a 35-21 win over Yale on Saturday.

The one quarter Alonzo Lee's team has dominated all season turned out to be the difference in an unpredictable game between North Carolina A&T and Florida A&M. A four-point halftime lead disappeared in the third quarter as the Rattlers overcame fumbles, and the loss of quarterback Curtis Pulley to take a lead they would not relinquish in a 31-27 ...

LeRoy Vann's punt return for a score tied two NCAA records to lead Florida A&M to a 31-27 win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday.

LeRoy Vann can breathe again. After going five games without a punt or kick return for a touchdown, Vann took one back 51 yards to get FAMU's final score in a 31-27 victory over North Carolina A&T Saturday at Bragg Stadium.

Talk about deja vu. For the second game in as many weeks, the FAMU defense had to make a game-saving stand with less than two minutes left to play.

When Joe Taylor took over as the football coach at Florida A&M, barely a month after the Rattlers lost six of their last seven games to finish 3-8 in 2007, he summoned every returning player for an individual conference.

Time: Today at 3 p.m. n Site: Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee. Online: Live-game blog on RattlerNews.com. n TV: None.

Morgan State University took the early lead last year against FAMU and held on for a three-point victory that should be a psychological edge for the Bears going into Saturday's rematch.

Dennis Brown threw two touchdowns and ran for another, sparking Norfolk State's 41-6 rout of Howard on Saturday.