TALLAHASSEE, Fl. — The #7 Camels bent plenty but didn’t break in the end as they won 31-24 against the Florida A&M Rattlers this week. Florida A&M drove down the field in the waning moments and needed a touchdown to tie it but Campbell’s junior defensive lineman #8 Lex Maximus grabbed the Rattler wide receiver at the 9 yard line and sealed the victory as time ran out. Camel coach Justin Average was covered in sweat as he wiped his forehead during the post game press conference.

“This [364] is the most yards we’ve given up all year and there were two stretches in the third quarter where we could not get the defense off the field. I think that contributed to fatigue and fatigue contributed to mistakes in some crucial moments.”

Coach Average was relieved to escape Tallahassee with a win and complimented the Florida A&M team on their tough defensive play. The Rattlers only let the Camels gain 283 yards on the day.

“That’s also the fewest yards we gained all year long so I’m not exactly sure how we won this game. [Freshman linebacker #47] Lord came up big for us on that fumble return for a touchdown and that ended up being the difference in the game.”

Senior QB #1 Bro Stabbington threw another interception right before halftime and only attempted one more pass the rest of the game. Each member of Campbell’s three-headed rushing attack scored a touchdown. Coach Average blamed himself for the turnover.

“I took the ball out of Bro’s hands and that’s my fault. We tried it once more but when the ball fell incomplete I knew we needed to keep it on the ground moving forward.”

Florida A&M moves to 2-3 and 1-1 in Big South Conference play. They are scheduled to face Alabama A&M next week. Campbell moves to 5-1 (2-0) and hopes to stay ranked in the top 10 and is scheduled to play currently suspended Kennesaw State, but we will keep you posted on who their Week Seven opponent will be.