FACTS & FIGURES: WHAT’S AT STAKE
The Florida A&M Rattlers collect $900,000 for their athletic department, which will go a long way.
Beyond that, they’ll try to not be embarrassed. Ohio State is using the game as a tuneup for Big Ten play, with Wisconsin waiting in the wings for a big Saturday primetime visit a week later.
Ohio State enters with the nation’s longest FBS winning streak at 15 games (against man teams of this calibre)
FAMU’s only win against an FBS team was a stunning 16-13 win over the Miami Hurricanes during the 1979 season
FAMU head coach Earl Holmes played one year (2002) for the Cleveland Browns under Butch Davis in a solid NFL career (1996-2005) spent mostly with Pittsburgh and Detroit
Holmes and Ohio State DL coach Mike Vrabel were teammates with the Steelers 1997-2000
Miller needs 13 yards rushing to pass Cornelius Greene (2,080) and become Ohio State’s all-time leading rusher among QBs
FAMU’s first national championship coach, William “Big Bill” Bell (1936-42), was an Ohio State graduate, as was Rudy Hubbard, a former Ohio State player and Woody Hayes assistant who led the Rattlers 1974-85.
Nothing about the team, their chances ..... 60 Underdogs .... There is concern that the entire coaching staff, team, and athletic department may be arrested for ........ a plethora of reasons. OSU is contemplating scheduling outstanding high school teams from around the country in an effort to assist their athletic departments in funding their various activities.
