Charlie Ward is set to begin his tenure at Florida A&M with an exhibition against his alma mater, Florida State. Per a report by the Tallahassee Democrat, the two Tallahassee-based hoops programs will face off in an exhibition game on October 26th. The game will be the first between the two institutions since December 1991.
According to the Tallahassee Democrat, the game was paused in December 1991 when both teams got into a melee that led to players being ejected and Florida A&M ultimately having to forfeit the game due to not having enough players on their roster to compete.
Now the game holds more significance as Charlie Ward, who was a two-sport athlete for the Seminoles and a Heisman trophy winner, will lead the Rattlers against his alma mater. For both institutions, it will be the start of a new era…