Suspensions
DT Gerald Willis – Serving a one-game suspension for something that occurred last season, according to multiple sources. He should be back next week.
WR Sam Bruce – Serving his suspension to start the season for the picture of him with a gun that surfaced online after he had signed with Miami. He will have a role in the return game this season.
Injuries
RB Trayone Gray (Torn ACL) – Out for year.
WR Lawrence Cager (Torn ACL) – Out for year.
DE Trent Harris (hand) – Harris has a fractured hand, but could play with a heavy wrap. He is a starter after AQM’s dismissal.
LB Darrion Owens (knee) – After a suffering a complicated knee injury just about a year ago, Owens has still not been participating in the full contact portions of practice. Miami might see him back near the middle-to-late part of the season.
DT Anthony Moten (Shoulder) – Moten has been dealing with a bum shoulder the last few days and has worked on the stationery bike during practice. It is unlikely that he plays this week.
DE Tyreic Martin (knee) – The freshman has been out for a few weeks on the stationery bike during practice with a left knee sprain. He is a redshirt candidate.
DE Scott Patchan (knee) – Still not fully recovered from an injury he suffered during the spring. He’s out for at least a few more weeks.
FAMU Notes
**FAMU Head Coach Alex Wood was the running backs coach at the University of Miami from 1989-1993 under Dennis Erickson, and won two championships while on the Hurricanes staff.
**Florida A&M’s offensive line coach is Edwin Pata – brother of the late Bryan Pata. This is his third year holding the position with the Rattlers program.
**FAMU’s roster is full of guys from Dade and Broward county, as you would expect. Here are some of the notables:
**On the interior of the offensive line, Belen Jesuit’s Keonte Cash is a three-year starter for the Rattlers. He was a star wrestler in high school and has carved out a very nice career for himself.
**FAMU safety #28 Terry Jefferson was a ball hawk for Booker T. Washington on the same legendary teams as Canes Chad Thomas and Demetrius Jackson.
**The Rattlers’ backup QB is former Flanagan High School gunslinger Ryan “Sunshine” Stanley, who led the Dirty Birdz to a state title in 2014.
DT Gerald Willis – Serving a one-game suspension for something that occurred last season, according to multiple sources. He should be back next week.
WR Sam Bruce – Serving his suspension to start the season for the picture of him with a gun that surfaced online after he had signed with Miami. He will have a role in the return game this season.
Injuries
RB Trayone Gray (Torn ACL) – Out for year.
WR Lawrence Cager (Torn ACL) – Out for year.
DE Trent Harris (hand) – Harris has a fractured hand, but could play with a heavy wrap. He is a starter after AQM’s dismissal.
LB Darrion Owens (knee) – After a suffering a complicated knee injury just about a year ago, Owens has still not been participating in the full contact portions of practice. Miami might see him back near the middle-to-late part of the season.
DT Anthony Moten (Shoulder) – Moten has been dealing with a bum shoulder the last few days and has worked on the stationery bike during practice. It is unlikely that he plays this week.
DE Tyreic Martin (knee) – The freshman has been out for a few weeks on the stationery bike during practice with a left knee sprain. He is a redshirt candidate.
DE Scott Patchan (knee) – Still not fully recovered from an injury he suffered during the spring. He’s out for at least a few more weeks.
FAMU Notes
**FAMU Head Coach Alex Wood was the running backs coach at the University of Miami from 1989-1993 under Dennis Erickson, and won two championships while on the Hurricanes staff.
**Florida A&M’s offensive line coach is Edwin Pata – brother of the late Bryan Pata. This is his third year holding the position with the Rattlers program.
**FAMU’s roster is full of guys from Dade and Broward county, as you would expect. Here are some of the notables:
**On the interior of the offensive line, Belen Jesuit’s Keonte Cash is a three-year starter for the Rattlers. He was a star wrestler in high school and has carved out a very nice career for himself.
**FAMU safety #28 Terry Jefferson was a ball hawk for Booker T. Washington on the same legendary teams as Canes Chad Thomas and Demetrius Jackson.
**The Rattlers’ backup QB is former Flanagan High School gunslinger Ryan “Sunshine” Stanley, who led the Dirty Birdz to a state title in 2014.
