E.J. Hilliard

Panthers earn first win in rout of Wagner Seahawks

By Jorge Corrales/Staff Writer The FIU Panthers defeated the Wagner Seahawks 34-3 on Saturday night at Ocean Bank Field for their first win of the season. The Panthers controlled a sloppy game that was dominated by turnovers. Both teams combined for 9 total turnovers, and the Seahawks’ six turnovers was tied for the most ever […]

Freshman quarterback Alex McGough.

Freshman quarterback competing for starting role

Rarely do freshman get the chance to play, let alone start, on a Division 1 football team, but when you’re joining a team that went 1-11 the year before, anything can happen. For former Gaither High School quarterback Alex McGough, he has not only been going up against those who have already been playing at […]

Athletes balance pros and cons of social media

Daniel Brey/contributing writer In late January, a brief exchange between two FIU football players about taking a recruit to a strip club garnered national attention. The team promptly banned all tweets pertaining to FIU football and just like that, social media struck again. Twitter, along with Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites have student-athletes, […]

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