Right now talked about it but hey you’re up by 14 number one team in the country right now you’re on the verge of getting off to a good start I understand that coaches are always going to harp on the minor things there but right now Florida
A in back on the doorstep trying to get points on the board and if you’re Willie Simmons are you just thankful to get to absolutely that first quarter probably couldn’t have been any worse for Florida A&M things can only get better for them you [Applause] hope Musa the hand off to Terrell
Jennings who finds a hold and brought down the tackle made by Jamal Stewart it’s going to be right there third and one close to it and Jennings powering ahead and hard running by Terrell Jennings who really took control of that running back room Midway through the season yeah they’ve got some good ones I mean talked about him he’s
61 225 lbs is showing you a little bit everything thing then they’ve got the big bat the transfer from University of Nebraska and yant who goes 235 lbs and then they mix in kelvin Dean so very talented running back room we talk about Florida A&M first and goal for the Rattlers looking to cut this lead in half with an HBCU national championship on the line first time both teams have made it to this point Jen running ahead and in for the score touchdown Rattlers some jawing afterward but breaking through on the scoreboard Florida A&M and powering ahead thanks to Jennings and I like the play selection I thought they were going to try and get cute and run the ball on in you have to establish that you’re going to have the
Ability to run the ball downhill directly at Howard University you got a big 225lb running back use him down there by the goal line more than 5 minutes take it off the clock nine plays to complete and a 147 scores they picked up their first ever swack Championship since moving to
The conference in 2021 on the kickoff Michael Smith airs it out and that one is going to be a Touchback good time to tell you that our we kick off our week 15 NFL Sunday at 10: a.m. eastern with the countdown crew on ESPN and the ESPN app our week 15
Monday Night Football matchup is a big one NFC match up between Jaylen Herz and the Eagles and Gino Smith and the Seahawks 8 Easter on ABC ESPN and ESPN Deportes of course you can catch pton and Eli once again on ESPN and for the Dallas Cowboys an Alum of Flor to A&M
They took down the Eagles last week along with is and Xavier Smith representing for HBC news the one out of Tallahassee on the carry here’s Jared Hunter now now you feel like we got a football game Florida A&M has arrived here in Atlanta now for this football
Game and some of the Jitters out we saw some tackles missed early in this contest but that’s what I’m used to seeing with Florida A&M defensively you try to run the football bad things can happen to you Quin Williams going to have to make some throws from the
Pocket on second and six and into the hands of Richie aazza aazza picks up the first down guy that we’ve liked the way they’ve utilized him in this offense over the last couple of years well when you see him you just think he just catches first downs and he knows where
The markers are has the ability to separate you know coming from Clear Water Florida you know he’s not really afraid of these Florida guys understanding the speed that was going to be one of the question marks the speed of a Florida team a swag team versus the
Size physicality of this meak squad but there tripping up and how about Quinn Williams somehow getting the ball into the hands of Jared Hunter and he spun down yeah dangerous dangerous living there but a good job by Isaiah major getting penetration and forcing Williams to improvise you see makot Robertson the
Injured player down on the field for Florida A&M well from your quarterback eyes as they take a look at Robertson I’m going to ask you on the other side how you feel about the way Quinton Williams has played up until this point we’ll wait for your answer on the other side the
Inaugural celebration bowl back in Sam Washington the last to do it for the agies before they moved over to the CAA back here the run on first down or excuse me second down and Jay I wanted to know you know what did you think of Quinton Williams from that first quarter
Did enough but I I’d like to see better ball security seemed like he got a little confused at a time when they were backed up deep in their own in their own End Zone as a quarterback that naturally happens but I think you have to make sure you secure the
Football the coaches have talked about just how well he’s been able to manage the game make even better decisions coming from a winning program at Henry Wise High School winning a couple of championships out of Upper Marboro Maryland third and seven and the pass incomplete there pass intended for nwn Hezekiah so the
Punting unit will come back on for the Bison good job by the defensive coordinator Ryan Smith confusing Williams in the pocket where to go with the football anytime you’re a quarterback and you throw the ball late in outside means you really didn’t know what you were looking at
Bickerton Boots this one away sharid off the bounds picking it up trying to get to the outside then avoiding a couple of tack tacklers before being brought down pick number 54 Mr Hamilton doing his job on special teams Florida A&M with the ball Bowl in Atlanta Georgia Howard University with a
147 advantage over Florida A&M and ladies and gentlemen we told you about a very special guest and she has arrived she is in the building the vice president of the United States kamla Harris but also a very proud graduate of Howard University very proud bison here
To cheer on my team can I say our team when she can I say our team yes we can I don’t know about all of that okay so we saw you a couple of years ago the truth and service classic and then again you um supported the men’s basketball team
But you’re here now and so what do these type of events mean to you personally well I mean it’s it’s a lived experience I you know grew up through college going to our games and then go back for every year for many years to homecoming and to
Be able to celebrate the team as an extension of celebrating the school and all HBCU I mean it’s it’s very much a part of just a cultural appreciation and um and really lifting up just the beauty of the the work and the Excellence well let me say Madam vice president and
Fellow bison fellow California I like to tell people I went to Howard University little boy that thought I can get a couple dreams and left there a man that knew I could achieve anything that’s right what was your HBC experience like in Howard it was very much the same I
Mean what you and I know is that you could play with for the football team and be the head of the science club I right I was on the debate team I pledged to sorority you there were no false choices and everything about being at an
HBCU tells you you are supported you are nurtured and there are high expectations of you yes and with every intent of giving you all the support you need to thrive you sound like my professor professor small waren she was like Jay if you can throw four touchdowns on
Saturday you’re going to be in science class on Monday that’s right but that’s exactly right and no excuses would be allowed yes right yes all right so so let me jump in here Madam sore vice president you mentioned that member of Alpac Kappa Alpha Sor Incorporated pledged the alpha chapter initiated so
For you what did the unity and The Sisterhood mean to you and how does it carry you for for now well you know I talk with students all the time about the fact that that Sisterhood or you know if you join a fraternity that Brotherhood is it’s a lifetime um I I I
Initiated with 37 other young women there were 38 of us we are very close to this day these many decades later and it’s an enduring Sisterhood it it includes not only those that you join with but those you see all around the literally around the world I’ve seen our
So long I’m going to hearken back to your Howard experience and as a lesson learn that has carried you throughout your journey to become the vice president of the United States that much is expected and that um you may be the first to do many things don’t be the
Last so what you receive you are expected to give back and um I learned that from my family I learned that at Howard and it is something I take very seriously I’m going to allow you Personal Privilege here Jay because I I know you all have a little something
That you do when you recognize I’m still I’m still in sh right now that 38 that’s a big line right there the I’m sorry the 38 jewels of iridescent slender but we have to have you go we have to say this hu you know you know
Thank you so much for being here and join good to be with you absolutely enjoy the game and you want to say go bison before you go go bison I can’t say it so you can’t thank you so much now that is a true representation of you can get to
Anywhere from an HBCU powerful and shiny example so thank you so much for being here appreciate you thank you thank you and brought down a safety review excuse me no review of this one that’s two points and right now you look at Florida A&M and the way that the Bison defense
Has come in with a stampede to attack this offense this top ring offense for Willie Simmons out of the swag Jeremy Musa trying to Rally his troops and get them together we talked about the unquestioned leader of this group absolutely you know gets flushed out of
The pocket and in doing so you expose yourself you never want to have your quarterback running around in the end zone and when that happens two points and the disappointment or disuss on the face of head coach Willie Simmons not pleased right now so the momentum swings back in favor
Of the Bison out of our nation’s capital we already know who the vice president is going for bleeding blue in this Stadium as Ian wheeler on the return as we send it down to the field with Q the president of the NCAA joins us today Charlie Baker uh here here in
Atlanta your first Cricket celebration Bowl what what are your impressions well first of all the game itself is terrific uh there’s a tremendous amount of energy here and the one thing everybody said to me when I said I was going to this is don’t go anywhere at halftime cuz the
Bands take it take over the show and they’re supposed to be amazing I’m looking forward to that too this is advertised as a championship game uh talk to me about the importance of NCAA support towards the H HBCU what what is the mission well I
Think the big thing we need to do is make sure that they maintain the the visibility and grow their visibility going forward and we’ve got a series of initiatives around growing the fan base across a number of the schools and conferences that historically haven’t been that visible is going forward one
Of the big things they want is from us is they want us to use scale to help them build visibility and build brand so they can attract student athletes and students to their schools so that’s going to be a big piece of our strategy going forward when you sit down with the
Swack Commissioners me at Commissioners leadership from the conferences what are the hot button topics that emerge well one of the big ones is n and name image and likeness and and the big issue there is the lack of any kind of Consumer Protections and sort of the tradition
What I would describe is transparency and accountability you see in most Financial areas and I’m hoping that the NCAA in January we’ll be adopting a number of Consumer Protections which are designed to protect student athletes make sure they get the information they need and that they don’t get um taken
Advantage of which there’s a lot of stories so far about that that we need to do something about former power forward for Harvard I’d like to see you go one-onone with our producer pin Bel but overseeing the tri go oneone with the producer to tell you the TR over
Seen the transformation of the NCAA thanks for joining us good to be here it’s good to see you thanks so much q and an interesting conversation we think about nil the financial impact you think about the financial impact of a game like the cricket celebration Bowl both
Of these teams are guaranteed a million dollars from making it to this point and it’s quite the incentive for them to get here remember they have to forego their automatic bid to the NCAA playoff team and I think administrators and that leg record they like the million dollars
Players want the ring they want that championship ring that goes along with it saying that you’re a national champion here on Third and five Quinton Williams looking that one may have been deflected out to Jared Hunter and the pop made there by Eric Smith at the end
And it’s going to bring up fourth down let’s take a look here we’re talking about decision- making and knowing what you’re seeing there so it’s third and four to five when you get this much prot protection don’t settle for that step into that pocket look at that running
Lane look at that running Lane take it there’s a first down there waiting for you to keep the drive alive so I think they’re still confusing Quinn Williams a little bit give credit when you’re going to get a defense this good it’s going to be a little bit tougher to read to go
Through your reason of progression and we’re just not seeing Quinton Williams have that Rhythm Williams talking it over with his head coach Larry Scott the pl caller they’ll try to iron it out for the next series shared receives it returns it cross the 40 50 into bison territory Jamaria
Shared setting up excellent field position for the Rattlers as they want to get it going 37 yd return for Jamar sharid a couple of years ago he was the nation’s leader in punt returns since special teams has been critical all day and anytime your Long Snapper a lead guy down there trying to
Make a tackle if he gets an angle you know the speed of Sheree is going to win nine out of 10 times another big return for Florida [Applause] A&M some sharid second Team all swag selection coming out of Houston Texas [Applause] that’s with dazzel there it is and
Marcus Riley looking Jeremy Musa wide open TouchDown Florida A&M but a flag back at the 36 yd line they in the back field deep almost where you would see a holding holding offense number 77 s on P and made first down that goes against Caesar reyz this was very well executed by
Florida A&M little Philly special against an AG aggressive defense and you see right there 77 Reay is holding the jersey of number 14 Ian white but nice throw for Marcus Riley everything was there but when one guy doesn’t do his job it penalizes the rest of the
Team and and you know Riley’s got to be upset a wide receiver getting opportunity for a touchdown throw oh man that would have been his dream right there in the celebration Bowl feel for the young fella this final game in a college football uniform that erases a 31y touchdown play for the
Rattlers and that’s the second one today second score of the afternoon from Florida A&M that’s been taken off the board going be a moving two soon by number 77 again Reyes he’s having a tough series here the penalty now this offense number 71 5y penalty made first
Down pardon me they call it on 71 don’t want to bury him too bad Willie Simmons now with first and 25 hey a chance to represent the meak Howard University first time on this big stage of the cricket celebration Bowl we just talked to one of their notable alumni
But there have been many who have made significant impacts on our country and this world another flag coming out and so several pieces of laundry over the last few plays for Florida A&M as Kamar young need to get helped up by his teammates I think they’re going to call young for a
Hold it was thrown where that bubble screen took place trying to spun him around here let’s take a look holding young 81 you see him there number 81y P got to let him go certain point you have to disengage and they’re calling a little tight down there now that is a tight
Call but Florida M has to settle down and not get themselves in these situation where these penalties affect the team like they have so far three in a row on this series head coach Willie Simmons the outstanding offensive mind that he is now missing first and 35 they’ve got to
Get to the 21 yd line of Power with the explosive plays that they rely on if there’s a team that can convert first and 35 it’s Florida A&M the handoff to Terrell jinnings and Jennings is quickly met by Terrence Holland first time we’ve called his name this afternoon playmaker known as the
Silent Assassin for this group from from Cleveland Ohio and he’s a guy just likes to hit people your typical inside linebacker he along with Christian Wright very active in that 425 defense couple things I’m doing let’s play chess right now second and forever I’m taking a deep shot down the field
I’m throwing the ball I’m getting it off tell the wide receivers don’t let it get intercepted maybe you get a penalty penalty automatic first down so if you’re Howard you have to say play solid football but we cannot afford any silly mistakes like a face mask or any type of
Holding sees pressure gets it away intercepted first int of the game and it goes into the hands of Ian White this is this is what you call a Chuck and duck right he knew he was going to get hit and when you know you’re going
To get hit you either man up and face it or you just Chuck it and duck it and that’s what he did on this throw here off his back foot Blitz coming right at him it’s bow time they need Jeremy Musa The Graduate The two-time Graduate to step
Up here for Florida A&M as Howard University gets the ball back James with an excellent carry he has excellent balance vision and very patient running just like his dad yeah when you think he’s going down he’s not he keeps that forward lean and his legs churning he had a couple spectacular
Plays that really helped save the Bison season a screen pass which he was behind the line of scrimmage broke a couple tackles he’s a home run hitter special talent here on second and two it’s e James again in up the middle finds a hole and keeps going across the 30 yd
Line brought down by C let’s take a look at today’s Playbook brought to you by Coke Zero sugar yeah let’s go back to that interception by Jeremy Mo and when you play quarterback take a look his vision is to the outside you know what I’ve got a tight end with a free release
I want to go here but he focuses on the blitzing linebacker up the middle throws it quick worrying about a Blitzer instead of standing strong in that pocket big turnover for Flor A&M one of the things that you have to have as a quarterback Jay you know this
Better than anybody shortterm eror put it in the rearview mirror as Q Williams is brought down by C but a face mask wow and another penalty for Florida A&M they they hurt themselves and shot themselves in the foot on that last offensive drive too yeah and these have
Been the obvious ones the ones where the officials almost have to call it they got away with one face mask earlier but holding offense number five 10yd penalty made first down excuse me so not called that’s a face mask and a hole wow what
What is what is going on I got it if there’s a hole to hold if there’s a face mask mean you either grab it or you don’t that should have been offsetting penalties but Florida A&M once again gets the benefit of the doubt on that call you’re just tuning in Howard
Scored there are two touchdowns in their first two opening drives when they started in FAMU territory running from a couple of yards out Florida ANM has now elected to decline the penalty second down you answered with a touchdown of their own before the safety that’s how we ran away up to this 167
Score so that will go go down as a sack and not a penalty after Florida A&M declined it Quinn Williams still going over to the official trying to plead his case but good sportsmanship here between Williams and SE and that’s how you’re supposed to work you’re supposed to say your job is
To protect me there’s one guy whose job is to watch the quarterback and what happens and if a face mask happens how how’d you miss that one did you not see it so you had to work him over so he’ll see it later Probably trying to find remember where to spot the ball cuz Florida andm change their mind and decline the penalty so we go where get the sack of curk he time winding down off the clock remember Florida A&M will receive the ball to start the second [Applause] half second and
15 trying to find some space and a short game by James let’s take a look at some of these key plays early in this game and how big are these well this would have been a stupid scored TouchDown for seven points for Florida A&M would have tied up this
Ball game instead ends up being a face masch penalty then what about this last drive we saw a great execution on a little Philly special another holding penalty takes the touchdown off the board 14 points the Rattlers have left on the field can the dark cloud defense come up
With the stop third and a dozen Williams feeling pressure escaping the the pocket trying to get away and there’s Anthony John Jr number 58 in Green for the Rattlers we’re coming up on the all state halftime report we certainly will look forward to hearing from the bands the showtime
Marching band and The Marching 100 you can see the entire performance over on ESPN three plus you’ll have first half stats and highlights and more Q-tips coming up and just think about it Jay we were in here yesterday for the inaugural band of the Year competition so we’ll have a preview or
Recap of that rather on fourth down going forward here no man’s L throws it up intercepted into the hands of Deo Wilson and Wilson on the return get some blocking along that right side and swung down just across the 40 Deco Wilson with his third int of the Season played well
Recently and comes up with a big int fourth down I get it so you don’t want to take the sack you know this defense but there was a wide open wide receiver that Quinn Williams missed in the end zone for a touchdown but when he got flushed out of the pocket left his
Vision downfield but take a look look look look how open he is as you run that that that’s open if you see him that’s touchdown big play before the half but because we said Williams has not found that Rhythm yet focused on the defensive line and the rush didn’t go through his
Progressions and a good defense will force you to hurry up but that was a missed opportunity for a big play for Howard University Bright Lights NFL stadium the Atlanta Falcons play here and these two quarterbacks trying to still get into their Rhythm off the first turnover from
Howard the hand off to Jennings Jennings along that right side well just a reminder at 545 berer on ESPN our bold quadruple header rolls on with New Mexico state and Fresno stay in the out iseta on ESPN plus I want to see fam who show me they number one team
Right now defense came up with the stop in the turnover you have an opportunity to chip away at this lead before the half this is when you show what you made of okay Howard University you roughed us up a little bit in the first half but
She didn’t knock us out Florida a in needs to make Howard pay right now with 128 remaining in this first half for A&M Al to spend a timeout their first of the half well just a few years in the swack you think about the unbelievable season that
They had going undefeated in the red when we talked with the swack commissioner at media date Dr Charles mlen he says hey we need to win gramling hadn’t done it they’re the only one to do it and that was back in 2016 Willie Simmons knows what’s at stake the swack knows what’s at
Stake and they want to bring another one home to the [Applause] conference good run one of seven on the play for Jennings they’ve been able to run the football decency do they have the patience to stick with the Run that’s going to be the key so obviously
They want to go to Musa who’s the offensive player of the year but the running backs are having a pretty good day too Musa gets it out and overthrows Terrell Jennings Jeremy musu who got more comfortable after transferring over from vanderville last year lived up to the expectation of remaining in the [Applause]
Half for the amm winners of 10 straight here a big hole up the middle for Terrell Jennings and Jennings picks up first down yard and more yeah that’s what you have to do you have to believe in the patience in your two-minute offense when you can run
The flip ball they caught the Bison defense slipping able to pick up the first down on the ground moving quickly to the line Musa with three receivers to the bottom of the screen goes up top to Jennings calls that one in in five and there’s the time out there from Ry
Simmons well coming up next start our Bowl triple header rolls on with Miami of Ohio oh come on it’s so good for you and it’s so good we had an avocado tree my backyard my mom I would go get all of them for him cuz I wasn’t going to eat
Them but not an avocado guy not a guacamole guy coming from California that’s very strange but hey it is what it is let me guess you like avocado yes you’re you’re you’re missing out if you don’t join the avocado bandwagon how did how did you know I did not like avocados
I mean that’s just a curious question asked about you like avocado I mean it was the avocado Bowl so I mean that’s why I thought well you know California guy you know look he had a tree might have pick him off all right so second and five
What does Willie Simmons talk about with this team in these final 38 seconds what do you see here you got to be proud the offense has a chance to put some points on the board look for the crossing route so you can get the ball to some of these
Athletes across the middle and that’s Jamaria sharid able to avoid a tackler and pick up the first down so good extra effort as he brought down by Daren broken bur yep good job there and you have to make the tackle they’re doing Crossing routes you know they’re trying
To show their more athletic and get big yards after the catch good job of picking up the first [Applause] down when you think about Xavier Smith the All-American from a season ago really the only player that they lost tough to replace a guy like him but most
Of the starters coming back on offense for Willie Simmons so he has a very experienced group that he’s working with yeah but they they’ve been battle tested they’ve been through it all and he and mus they’re kind of attached at the hip they have to think alike and almost
Acted like in certain ways about the way they attack a game plan the key concern for Florida a.m next season is going to be that defense they lose a lot of guys on defense lose close to 30 guys total Luca had a man and sharid could come up with [Applause]
It talk about playing a quarterback position tough position tight Windows if he steps into this throw look at the pocket if he steps into it I think it’s a more accurate throw he starts to get a little flx look I mean this is a good pocket right there plenty of
Room forces him to miss the throw a little bit there was some pressure in his face but I but take a look at that you got to step into that took the skin that land Musa on Third and 10 underneath and the pass incomplete that was jevin Jackson with the deflection of Lawrenceville
[Applause] Georgia and you see there the difference between position coach Willie Simmons head coach Willie Simmons and play caller Willie Simmons Q alluded to that earlier just having to balance him but liking to be coached hard a 41y attempt for Cameron Gillis the kick is up and it is through
So Cameron Gillis out of hungry able to now make it within a score for Florida A&M as they kind of visited this earlier the the long month layoff for Howard the way they’ve come out and played versus the twoe preparation for Florida A&M I I think you know the penalties are what
They are and that’s really been the key has been the penalties I think you know both teams aren’t really showing any ill effects I think we’re starting to see Florida A&M now so maybe the quick turn turn around might have got to them and Howard came out hot but then they’ve
Kind of slowed down a little bit as well you know the locker room adjustments will be the key and now that you know what the other team’s strengths are then you have to go out there and find a way to negate them two of the four penalties for Florida and& M have
Wiped off touchdowns for the Rattlers this one fielded by the upman and that’s e James and J James still going James on that left side and skirts out of bounds with 4 seconds remaining in the first half again just a reminder to our viewers you can see the full
Performances of both bands on the ESPN app Showtime marching band is ready to go the incomparable Marching 100 is set as well should be a good one and and and obviously Jay we had some fun yesterday with a little precursor to this halftime show with the band of the Year
Competition last night that’s Al that’s also pretty incomparable bands there last night as well they were
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