FAMU football's Quinn Gray to coach in HBCU Legacy Bowl in New Orleans

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Quinn Fordham Gray Sr. is New Orleans-bound.

The newly hired Florida A&M head football coach has been selected as a head coach for the fifth annual HBCU Legacy Bowl.

Gray was picked for his outing in his final season at Albany State, as the Golden Rams went 12-2, their most wins in a single season, and won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title and Black College Football National Championship for NCAA Division II.

FAMU hired Gray on Dec. 23, 2025, and he signed a five-year contract worth $1.4 million to coach his alma mater’s football program.

Gray will co-head coach Team Robinson alongside Prairie View A&M’s Tremaine Jackson. Team Robinson, named after legendary Grambling State head coach Eddie Robinson, represents the SIAC and Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Team Robinson’s opponent is Team Gaither, comprised of Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association teams. South Carolina State’s Chennis Berry and Johnson C. Smith’s Maurice Flowers will coach Team Gaither, named after the longtime Rattlers head coach Jake Gaither.

The Rattlers will be well-represented in the HBCU Legacy Bowl, which will be played on Tulane University’s Yulman Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 21.

Graduated senior offensive linemen Charles Davis and Ashton Grable will be in the HBCU Legacy Bowl, alongside classmate TJ Huggins, a cornerback, will play in the all-star game.

In the HBCU Legacy Bowl’s previous four games, FAMU has three players who’ve earned Most Valuable Player honors. Safety Antwan Collier won Defensive MVP in 2022, wide receiver Xavier Smith won Offensive MVP in 2023, and quarterback Daniel Richardson is FAMU’s most recent honoree, winning Offensive MVP honors for 2025.

The 2026 HBCU Legacy Bowl kicks off at 4 p.m. on the NFL Network.

Gerald Thomas, III is a multi-time award-winning journalist for his coverage of the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat.

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