BY TED TAYLOR

After being selected as the head coach for Florida A&M University in January of this year and proceeding through the spring football season, Earl Holmes is ready to hit the public relations circuit. He is sche-duled to appear at the Dr. Walter L. Smith Library in Tampa, on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at 5 p. m., for a “Chalk Talk” with his constituents.

Coach Holmes is a product of FAMU Developmental Research School and a 1995 graduate of the University. He had a stellar NFL career spanning 10 years, most of the time with the champion, Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Holmes played for former coaches Ken Riley and Billy Joe, and coached under legendary coach Joe Taylor.

Coach Riley is a FAMU graduate who was an All-Pro cornerback with the Cincinnati Bengals. Coach Joe and Coach Taylor are both in the top-5 of winningest coaches in college football. The “Chalk Talk” event provides an opportunity for the FAMU community and general public to meet-and-greet as well as to discuss the program.

Coach Holmes will bring along offensive coordinator Quinn Gray, former Rattler and Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback, and defensive coordinator, Lavon Kirkland, former teammate of Holmes with the Pittsburgh Steelers.