What we worked on during the break; ready for Troy

The Florida A&M football team is back in action this week and will face Troy on Saturday.

But even during the week off, Rattlers head coach James Colzie III counted the Week 3 break as a win for his team.

Last week, the Rattlers worked to refine some details that were highlighted in their first three games. Colzie and his FAMU team practiced on Sunday.

“We are happy to be back after this week off. We had a very good training [Sunday]”, Colzie told the media in his match week press conference on Monday.

“I portrayed it as a win for us during our off week. We got healthy, nobody was in trouble and we have guys that needed to work on some fundamental things.”

The Rattlers (2-1), ranked 20th in the latest Football Championship Subdivision Coaches Poll, will face their Football Bowl Subdivision opponent, the Troy Trojans (0-3).

The Trojans, who play in the Sun Belt Conference, lost their Week 3 game against Iowa 38-21 last Saturday. In previous games, winless Troy lost to Nevada (28-26) and Memphis (38-17).

Gerad Parker is in his first season as Troy’s head coach.

Troy is FAMU's second consecutive FBS opponent. FAMU lost 56-9 to Miami before its off week.

FAMU and Troy will face off at 7 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN Plus.

“A team that is out to win. [Troy] “We played against three good opponents,” Colzie said. “They pose a problem with their size and speed. Similar to us, a new head coach is trying to find his way.”