Moments next Florida A&M misplaced its 2d consecutive sport in ancient type to Mississippi Valley Climate ultimate Saturday, James Colzie indicated that dehydrated selections would want to be made to uplift a staff that had no longer performed as much as the usual of a champion.
The primary-year mentor this occasion made up our minds to manufacture an in-house go via converting offensive coordinators.
Quarterback mentor Henry Burris is now the Rattlers’ play-caller, changing offensive coordinator and offensive sequence mentor Joseph Henry.
“We didn’t change coordinators. We just changed who’s calling the plays,” Colzie told the Tallahassee Democrat. “Just trying to get a shot in the arm to our guys and making sure our guys are continuing to play with confidence and move in that direction.”
Burris, in his first season on the FAMU coaching staff, performed quarterback within the Canadian Soccer League and within the NFL ahead of retiring from soccer in 2017. He’s within the CFL Corridor of Status and gained 3 Gray Cup championships.
The verdict to manufacture the alternate comes next the Rattlers scored a mixed 33 issues in losses to Prairie View and Mississippi Valley Climate.
The Rattlers have averaged 22.5 issues in line with sport this season, which ranks seventh in the SWAC, despite the fact that the unit is 3rd total in scoring a few of the league’s 12 groups.
The go comes forward of the yearly Florida Vintage sport towards Bethune-Cookman, which is scheduled for Saturday in Orlando.
“I’m ready for the opportunity,” Burris instructed the newspaper.
“It’s bittersweet how things came along because you want to make sure you have a successful season and step in under better circumstances. But I’m doing it for the players. It’s about motivating those guys for one of the biggest games of their life. We’re making sure we put the work in.”
