The FAMU bowling program has come under a microscope in the past week regarding a recent upheaval in the program following the dismissal of one bowler.
S hamoria Johnson recently did an interview with Roland Martin in which she stated that she was kicked off the FAMU bowling team telling her coach she needed to prepare during final exams. She stated that head coach Capri Howard dismissed her from the team and that several of her teammates who walked away were kicked off the team.
Eva Holmes, one of the bowlers who remains in the program says that while some of the events that have been told — it doesn’t quite give the full picture. Holmes posted a note on her Instagram Story that stated that some members of the FAMU bowling team made their minds up not to respect Howard, who graduated from Jackson State in 2021. She also stated Howard was called names and ‘disrespected’ prior to the dismissal of Jones and voluntary quitting of others after taking over the program in August. FAMU did not have a full-time, salaried coach the previous season.