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 […]
Adrian Benitez | Staff Writer As the FIU football team watched a last-gasp field goal attempt from Middle Tennessee sail wide left, they knew they could run out the remaining 43 seconds on the clock and celebrate a hard-fought win to end their season. However, just a day later, many players and staff are left […]
Adrian Benitez | Staff Writer The FIU football team has seen a flurry of players enter the transfer portal following the news that coach Mike MacIntyre had been relieved of his duties. Among the players leaving are a receiver who broke several school records in the 2024 season and a linebacker who led the team […]
Jonathan Suarez | Sports Director FIU has fired Head Football Coach Mike MacIntyre, and the search for his replacement is underway. MacIntyre was dismissed after leading the program to three consecutive 4-8 seasons, during which FIU consistently ranked near the bottom of Conference USA. Athletic Director Scott Carr stated, “This decision was based solely on […]
