Florida A&M picked to win SWAC East over Jackson State days after rap video controversy

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Jackson State is no longer the Southwestern Athletic Conference front-runner.

And Florida A&M has something to talk about other than a locker room rap video. Coaches and sports information directors picked Florida A&M to win the East Division in voting released Tuesday at SWAC media day in Birmingham.

Jackson State and then-coach Deion Sanders have been the dominant team the past two years. The favored status came a few days after Florida A&M had banned its players from the team’s facilities after a rap video featuring some Rattlers was shot in the locker room without proper permission. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons, left, runs onto the field before the Orange Blossom Classic NCAA college football game against Jackson State, Sunday, Sept.

4, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Florida A&M has banned its players from the teams facilities after a rap video featuring some Rattlers was shot in their locker room without proper permission being granted.

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