After trailing 10-0, the Rattlers put together a late game rally
that put them within inches of victory. Ultimately, it wasn’t enough to
clinch the win as FAMU lost to Tennessee State, 17-14.
FAMU got on the board at the end of the third quarter with a
54-yard kickoff return by James Owens to the TSU 26-yard line. The Rattlers
would need only three plays to find the end zone as quarterback Tyler Bass
threw a 13-yard touchdown to Travis Harvey.
Early in the 4th quarter, FAMU would make it a one score
game as QB Damien Fleming threw an eight yard touchdown pass to Michael
Etheridge.
The Rattlers' final possession of the game started 88-yards
away from the end zone and ended less than a yard shy of taking the lead.
TSU stopped FAMU twice in the final minute from the one-yard
line on third and goal and fourth and goal as Fleming failed to reach the end
zone on back-to-back sneaks.