FAMU football hires Toriano Morgan to Quinn Gray's inaugural staff

New Florida A&M head football coach Quinn Fordham Gray Sr. has made another addition to his inaugural coaching staff.

FAMU is bringing Toriano Morgan to be the Rattlers’ assistant head coach, co-offensive coordinator, and running backs coach.

He comes from his alma mater, Tennessee State, where he was the co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach.

Go Time!!!! pic.twitter.com/NZ7WNHuBrO

— Toriano J. Morgan (@Toriano81) February 9, 2026

Interestingly, the Rattlers will host the Tennessee State Tigers on Sept. 19 at Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium. It’ll be the Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ first time meeting since 2017, when Tennessee State defeated FAMU 24-13 in the Tampa Classic at Raymond James Stadium.

Morgan’s coaching stops include serving as the head football coach for the Edward Waters Tigers from 2021 to 2024. He had an 18-24 record and went 12-11 in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games at the private HBCU.

Like Gray, Morgan is from Fort Lauderdale.

Furthermore, Morgan served as the head coach of Gray’s alma mater, Dillard High School, during the 2018 season, going 8-3 overall and 4-0 in conference play.

With 25 years of coaching experience, Morgan has also held assistant coaching positions at Boyd H. Anderson High School in Lauderdale Lakes, McArthur High School in Hollywood, Virginia Union, and Virginia State.

As a player, Morgan was a wide receiver for the Tennessee State Tigers from 1997 to 2000. He and Gray often faced each other in the Atlanta Football Classic, while Gray quarterbacked the Rattlers during the same period of time.

FAMU football's 2026 coaching staff with new coach Quinn Gray

• Quinn Fordham Gray Sr., Head Coach
• Toriano Morgan, Assistant Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator and Running Backs Coach
• Nicholas Sewak, Co-Offensive Coordinator and Offensive Line Coach
• Ryan Lewis Sr., Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach
• Elijah Haggard, Special Teams Coordinator and Interior Defensive Line Coach
• Reid Sanders, Quarterbacks Coach
• Ron Dugans, Wide Receivers Coach and Pro Scout Liaison
• Casey Warming, Tight Ends Coach and Transfer Portal-Junior College Recruiting Coordinator
• Dahon Mixon, Defensive Ends Coach
• Andre Pope, Defensive Pass Game Coordinator and Cornerbacks Coach
• Chris Cash, Safeties and Nickelbacks Coach
• Mikey Victor, Defensive Quality Control and Nickelbacks Coach
• Orlando McKinley Jr., Assistant Special Teams Coach and Defensive Backs Coach
• Billy Rolle, Player Development and Director of High School Relations
• Kennedy Marshall, Director of On-Campus Recruiting
• David Eggleston, Recruiting Graduate Assistant
• Brendan Deanda, Student Offensive Assistant
• Larry Williams, Director of Football Operations/Chief of Staff

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