Jennifer Gonzalez | Sports Assistant Head Coach Willie Simmons and the FIU Panthers have proven their first season together to be one of resounding success as they make their way to the programs’ first bowl game since their 2019 appearance in the Camellia Bowl. The Panthers handily defeated CUSA’s lowest performing team in Sam Houston […]
Cassandra Chincoya | Contributing writer The Panthers are traveling to Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas to play the Sam Houston Bearkats on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 1 p.m. After winning a close 27 – 21 game against CUSA power Jacksonville State, FIU now sits at sixth in conference standings (6-5 overall, 4-3 CUS) while […]
Jennifer Gonzalez | Sports Assistant After defeating the Liberty Flames 34 – 27 for their Homecoming game on November 15, FIU’s time with the Sunblazers has set and the Panthers have awoken to hunt the Jacksonville State Gamecocks. The two will play each other on Saturday, November 22 at 3:30 p.m. in the Panthers’ hunting […]
Jennifer Gonzalez | Sports Assistant It’s homecoming week for the FIU Panthers, and with it comes their annual homecoming football game. The homecoming game will be played on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 5:00 p.m. at home in Pitbull Stadium. FIU plays host to the Liberty Flames, a fellow CUSA member and a team looking to […]
Bautista Samperi | Sports Director The FIU football team will travel to Johnny ‘Red’ Floyd Stadium in Murfreesboro, Tenn. to face the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. ET. The Panthers (3-5, 1-3 CUSA) are looking to get back into the win column as they have lost their two previous […]
Christopher Rodriguez | Contributing Writer Following a loss to the Kennesaw State Owls, FIU is looking to get back on track when they travel to face Missouri State on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. The Panthers were unable to defend against Kennesaw State’s running game during last week’s game, as the Owls were able […]
Christopher Rodriguez | Contributing Writer Fresh off their first conference win of the season against Western Kentucky, the Panthers are looking for another conference victory when they host the Kennesaw State Owls at Pitbull Stadium on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Following the win against WKU, Coach Willie Simmons expressed his focused mindset and the importance […]
Bautista Samperi | Sports Director FIU will travel to East Hartford, Conn, for a matchup against UConn on Saturday, Oct. 4, in what will be the second time the Panthers face the Huskies in program history. The series record is tied 1-1 with FIU defeating UConn 24-17 the last time these two teams faced each […]
Michael Gaffney | Contributing writer FIU Football is set to face Delaware in their fourth matchup of the season this Saturday at Pitbull Stadium at 6 p.m. The Panthers are coming off a 38-28 victory at home against state rivals Florida Atlantic University, winning their first Shula Bowl since 2016. FIU was effective on the […]
Bautista Samperi | Sports Director The FIU football team will face the Florida Atlantic Owls for the 23rd time on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Pitbull Stadium. FAU holds a commanding lead in the rivalry, with 17 wins over FIU, including a current seven-game winning streak. The team will attempt to improve first-year head coach […]
Adrian Benitez | Staff Writer A new era has begun for FIU football. Duke running backs coach and former Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons has signed a four-year deal to become the seventh head coach of the Panthers program. The deal was first reported by Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger on Saturday morning. Simmons is […]
Brian Olmo | Editor-in-chief Coach Mike MacIntyre is out. After three consecutive 4-8 seasons, FIU Athletics is moving in a different direction. The team experienced a mass exodus of players entering the transfer portal and is looking to rebuild completely from scratch. Here are some of the rumored candidates: Willie Simons Simons is the running […]
