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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director With the Panthers trailing and 6:04 remaining left on the clock, wide receiver Maurice Alexander hauled in a seven-yard touchdown pass from quarterback James Morgan to cut the Indiana Hoosiers’ lead along with scoring his first career receiving touchdown. Considering Alexander was a backup quarterback for FIU a season […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director History was nearly made Saturday night at Riccardo Silva Stadium as the FIU Panthers almost broke their program record for points scored in a single game. The running back committee of Shawndarrius Phillips, Napoleon Maxwell and D’Vonte Price carried the Panthers to a 63-24 victory over the UMass Minutemen […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director The Panthers’ starting quarterback competition has been cut down by one, following redshirt junior Maurice Alexander’s decision to change his position to wide receiver. “After praying about it, I was thinking about the team and how I could help in different ways,” said Alexander, following his announcement. “I’m at a […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director With the offense trailing 13-6 on the potential final play of the FIU Spring Game at Riccardo Silva Stadium, redshirt freshman quarterback Kaylan Wiggins rallied the squad by throwing a touchdown pass and running for the game-winning two-point conversion. Wiggins stood in the pocket as time expired and threw a […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director With Spring Training underway and former starting quarterback Alex McGough no longer at the helm for the Panthers, the team will need to find their next starter for the 2018 season. “We learned a big lesson from the bowl game,” said Head Coach Butch Davis. “We clearly were not prepared […]
Peter Holland // Assistant Sports Director The football team made its debut in white uniforms for an all white Friday night lights theme at Ocean Bank Field on Friday. Unfortunately, the Panthers were outplayed and routed by University of Maryland’s offense 41-14, resulting in the Panthers’ overall record of 0-2 for the season. Maryland scored […]
