This year, an old foe will return after a 20-year absence
from competition. FAMU will face the
Tigers of Tuskegee University in Mobile, Ala. on Sept. 17. The revitalization of one of FAMU’s
traditional foes dates back to their first meeting in 1908. The last time the Rattlers faced Tuskegee was
in 1996, with FAMU’s famed “Gulf Coast” offense posting a 56-0 routing of the
Tigers.
“We listened to our constituents, including alumni,
students, faculty, staff, and friends of FAMU,” Overton said. “We are making every effort to ensure that
attending football games at Bragg Stadium are more affordable, the fan
experience is improved and we put customer service at a premium. In that vein,
2016 football ticket pricing will not increase.”
The FAMU athletic department has developed new season
ticket packages and an annual athletics giving initiative. These new
initiatives will be rolled out in early to mid-February.
“This initiative launches our four-year athletics strategic
plan to repair one of six critical support pillars needed in the process of
building a championship department of athletics. Repairing the fracture in the financial pillar
helps move FAMU Athletics from a traditional transactional giving revenue model
to supporting a 21st century intercollegiate athletes business model,” Overton
said.