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Florida A&M announced that Isaiah Knowles will lead the 2026 roster as its starting quarterback, highlighting his SIAC Offensive Player of the Year honors, a national championship, and a move that sets up a season‑opening showdown with his former team.
Florida A&M’s football squad opened its first full‑pad training session on Aug. 5, 2024, setting the tone for a schedule that includes a preseason scrimmage, multiple SWAC matchups and a homecoming showdown.
Despite being picked fourth in the SWAC East and lacking any All‑SWAC preseason selections, the Florida A&M Rattlers are using the skepticism surrounding their program as motivation for a turnaround under new head coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr.
A new partnership will bring all non‑national regular‑season games, select national matchups and preseason contests to Gray’s Peachtree Sports Network and its affiliated stations across the Southeast.
The Albany State football program has swelled from 42 to 94 players, embraced daily workouts and wellness checks, and is preparing for a slate of camps, tournaments, and early‑bird ticket sales ahead of the 2026 season.
A teenage basketball player was shot after a car crash escalated into a shootout in Albany, Georgia. The victim survived, and police are pursuing leads while dispelling false reports of deaths.
Former professional baseball player Steven Williams has opened Forty‑One Training in Albany, Georgia, to mentor the next generation of athletes and address regional development disparities.
A summer soccer camp in Albany, Georgia, receives a donation of 26 soccer balls from Georgia’s Own Credit Union, linking local youth sports to the upcoming 2026 World Cup and supporting cost‑free participation.
Coach Eric Henderson announced the addition of five new athletes, including four transfers and a top high‑school prospect, ahead of the 2026‑27 basketball season.
The Rattlers' entire schedule is slated for broadcast, featuring a historic debut by Coach Quinn Gray against his former team Albany State.
Alden Wright, a senior at Sherwood Christian Academy in Georgia, ranks sixth in his class with a 4.0 GPA, excels in soccer, football, basketball, cross‑country, track and mock trial, and coaches youth soccer while looking ahead to a double major in business and mechanical engineering at Mercer University.