The No. 18 ranked FAMU Rattlers, today, travel to Houston to take on the Texas Southern Tigers in a Southwestern Athletic Conference divisional crossover game at Houston’s Shell Energy Stadium.
Kickoff is at 8 p.m. on ESPN+.
FAMU is head coached by Willie Simmons, who’s in his sixth year with the team. Simmons has a 59-24 record and 38-13 with the Rattlers after defeating Southern 26-19 in a Week 6 SWAC game before a bye week.
Texas Southern is led by fifth-year head coach Clarence McKinney, who has an 11-31 record (all with TSU) after spoiling Bethune-Cookman’s homecoming with a 34-31 win.
This is the first meeting between the Rattlers and the Tigers in football since six years, when FAMU beat them 29-7 in the Jake Gaither Classic in Tallahassee. FAMU owns the all-time head-to-head record over TSU 10-2.