Fort Valley’s Porter, Simmons share similar backgrounds
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Soon after his arrival as FAMU’s new football coach seven months ago, Willie Simmons made a point of emphasizing that one of his priorities is to change the culture of the program. Kelvin Porter, head coach at Fort Valley State University and
Rattlers picked to finish fifth in MEAC
NORFOLK, Va. (July 27) – While FAMU was picked to finish fifth this season, 10 Rattlers were named to the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason All-Star team announced during the league’s Football Media Day this past Friday. Seven Rattlers earned second team honors, including senior RB Devin Bowers, junior OL
42-year-old mother set for first kickboxing fight
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer She holds down a 30-hour per week job as a researcher at FSU. Catherine Hancock, 42, also is the mother of two children with a routine that she has to keep up with. Somehow, though, she finds time to practice kickboxing. She
Fight card falls short on night of competitive bouts
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Fight fans that showed up an hour after the first bout of an annual summertime boxing tournament thinking they had time to catch plenty of action found out differently Saturday evening. Cancellation of at least 11 fights – caused by uneven weights or
Valdez ends hiatus with first-round MMA victory
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Rafael Valdez was so disappointed with his performance that resulted in a loss in his professional mixed martial art debut that he decided to evaluate his career. He did more than just look at how he could improve his techniques. “Just looking into
FAMU adds UCF to 2019 football schedule
Special to the Outlook FAMU will begin and end the 2019 football season in Orlando for the first time in five years. That was confirmed when FAMU announced this past Thursday it will begin the season in a game against the University of Central Florida. The game will take place
Robinson would like a full house at Lawson Center
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Since its opening nine years ago, the Lawson Center is yet to be filled up for a home FAMU basketball game. It has long been one thing that diehard supporters of the basketball program have questioned. Losing seasons over at least the
Football players seek opportunity at FAMU’s 7-on-7 tournament
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Willie Simmons was making the rounds during his first 7-on-7 football tournament for high school players when a coach approached him. He wanted to make sure that Simmons know Samuel Smith, a recent graduate from John Paul School, has
Rejuvenated Kinney finds baseball fun again
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Around this time last year, Jake Kinney was a very unhappy baseball player. Then he came to Tallahassee Community College after appealing to coach Mike McLeod to give him a shot at pitching for the Eagles. It didn’t take long
Shouppe turns attention to recruiting after FAMU’s fall from baseball tournament
By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer FAMU’s baseball team had its share of problems common to a season not going well – pitching that at times was inconsistent and an array of defensive issues. But as coach Jamey Shouppe looked back on the season that ended with