James Morgan

Panthers End Season 6-7 After Falling To Arkansas State In Camellia Bowl

Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director The Panthers fought to the end in the 2019 Camellia Bowl against Arkansas State University, but were plagued by horrendous third-down defense. The Panthers struggled stopping the Red Wolves on third down. ASU was 12-19 on third downs in the game and that was a big part of their success on offense. […]

Without Quarterback James Morgan, Panthers Fall in Home Opener

Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director After PantherNOW said we would no longer cover FIU Football due to lack of access from Athletic Communications, we were granted credentials for the entire season. We will be resuming coverage of FIU Football. FIU football kept it close for the majority of their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 7, but couldn’t […]

FIU Panthers' win 35-32 over the Toledo Rockets in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl on Friday, Dec. 21.

Anthony Jones’ career game helps Panthers achieve historical season

Running back Anthony Jones helped the FIU Panthers accomplish a feat that had never been done before in the program's 16-year existence en route to capping off his dramatic comeback journey.

Panthers’ conference title hopes crushed by Marshall

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     FIU’s Conference USA title hopes were ended Saturday afternoon by Marshall University as the Thundering Herd plagued the Panthers’ offense with three turnovers to pull off a 28-25 victory at Riccardo Silva Stadium. The Thundering Herd (8-3) established an early lead over the Panthers (8-4) by scoring on their […]

Running back returns to playing field following drive-by shooting incident

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     Running back Anthony Jones accomplished a feat no one imagined possible following his injury in a drive-by shooting earlier this year as the redshirt junior scored not just one but two touchdowns in the Panthers’ game against the Charlotte 49ers on Saturday, Nov. 17. Jones hauled in two receiving […]

Panthers’ football one win shy of reaching conference championship

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     With a potential Conference USA title berth on the line for the FIU Panthers on Saturday, Nov. 24 against Marshall, the team must continue to ride their dynamic aerial assault behind quarterback James Morgan to accomplish their postseason aspirations. The Panthers (8-3, 6-1 C-USA) enter the high-noon East Division […]

Owls shred Panthers to win the 17th annual Shula Bowl

By Brett Shweky/ Sports Director     Devin Singletary paved the way to a 49-14 victory for the FAU Owls Saturday night as the star-studded running back scored three touchdowns against the FIU Panthers in 17th annual Shula Bowl at Riccardo Silva Stadium on Nov. 3. Heading into the game, the Panthers (6-3,4-1 C-USA) were […]

Morgan’s growth behind Panthers stellar start

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     Panthers quarterback James Morgan has fueled the Panthers to a first-place lead in the Conference USA East division and has been the catalyst to the team’s 4-2 start. Before transferring to FIU, however, Morgan played for Bowling Green State University and struggled with inconsistency issues. The former Falcon ended […]

FIU shreds Rice to remain in the driver seat of their division

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     Quarterback James Morgan fueled yet another victory for the FIU Panthers as he scored three total touchdowns on route to a 36-17 win over Rice. Morgan threw for two touchdowns to be the catalyst for the offense and also recorded another score on the ground on Saturday, Oct. 20 […]

Keys to victory against the Rice Owls

Fresh off a 24-21 comeback victory against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, the FIU Panthers (4-2, 2-0 C-USA) are sitting on top of the Conference USA East division. With half the season officially in the books, the Panthers will look to continue their strong start to the season as they host the Rice Owls […]

Panthers secure division lead as the team rallies from behind to defeat Middle Tennessee

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     With 3:55 remaining in the fourth, wide receiver CJ Worton recaptured the lead for the FIU Panthers as he hauled in a 23-yard touchdown pass from quarterback James Morgan to fuel a 24-21 comeback victory over Middle Tennessee. “CJ has become that guy that’s just unbelievably dependable,” said head […]

Panthers blow past Arkansas-Pine Bluff in their final non-conference game

By Brett Shweky/Sports Director     The Panthers’ aerial assault was firing on all cylinders against Arkansas-Pine Bluff as quarterback James Morgan threw for four touchdowns and led FIU to a 55-9 victory at Riccardo Silva Stadium. Morgan thrived against the Golden Lions’ defense and finished the game with 341 passing yards and four touchdowns […]

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