Rhys Williams/Staff Writer Everyone in Panther nation was watching the first round of this week’s NFL draft anxiously awaiting former Safety Jonathan Cyprien to get drafted. Even with falling out of the first round he wasn’t around for a long time on Day two, being the first pick in the second round, number 33 overall, […]
Rhys Williams/Staff Writer With the 33rd pick in the 2013 National Football League draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars select Jonathan Cyprien, Safety, Florida International University. That famous phrase helped put the panthers on the map as the highest draftee in the program history. This eclipses the pick of T.Y. Hilton of number 92 overall to the […]
Patrick Chalvire/staff writer Spring is in the air and the Turner Era for the Panther football team has officially begun. Tuesday morning brought the team back onto the field for their first spring practice of the year. The Panthers open up the spring not only with new management, but also a new and inexperienced group […]
Jonathan Jacobskind/staff writer If there is one thing Head Coach Ron Turner and his newly appointed coaching staff don’t lack heading into their first year at FIU, it’s experience. FIU’s new men in charge boast a combined 30 years of NFL experience. Aside from experience, there won’t be a need for icebreakers with this coaching […]
Jonathan Jacobskind/staff writer With a new era of FIU Football with Ron Turner at the helm, Turner and his recently hired staff have begun the process of building their offense. Learning a new set of plays and offensive schemes is a challenge for all quarterbacks, but Jake Medlock has the luxury of avoiding that learning […]
Jonathan Jacobskind/staff writer Johnathan Cyprien is on the verge of turning his dream into a reality. The 6-foot-1, 210 pound strong safety is working tirelessly with an intensive workout regiment just months away from the 2013 NFL Draft. The bone-crushing safety is set to raise the bar T.Y. Hilton left in last year’s draft who […]
