The talk of the HBCU football world following Howard's 10-9 victory over Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic was the play of t he new starting Rattlers quarterback, RJ Johnson III .

Johnson finished the game throwing for 183 yards on 17-of-32 passing. While he struggled at times, including a missed connection with a wide-open receiver that could have put Florida A&M in a position to score, Johnson emerged as the victor of the quarterback battle to replace last year's QB1, Daniel Richardson.

Despite the offensive struggles, Florida A&M head coach James Colzie III fervently defended Johnson and indicated he would remain the starter on this week's SWAC Coaches Call.

“We actually didn't even have a conversation at halftime about making a change. I think we want to make sure we g

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