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 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 […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director The future is bright at the running back position for the FIU Panthers as sophomore D’Vonte Price has become one of the best offensive weapons on the team. So far this season, he is third on the team in total rushing with 206 yards on just 28 attempts. Price […]
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 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 Despite a two-hour weather delay, FIU managed to rally from behind to defeat Old Dominion 28-20 Saturday night at Foreman Field in Norfolk, Va. Panthers’ quarterback James Morgan fueled the comeback by throwing three touchdowns to erase a 17-point deficit. “I don’t think I’ve ever been involved in […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director With an offense that lost their starting quarterback, running back, wide receiver, left guard, and tight end, the Panthers will be looking to rely on the depth of their rushing game to compensate for the departures. “Losing Alex Gardner, who was the leading rusher, it gives us something to chase […]
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 Mark Saavedra/Contributing Writer The Football team suited up for the first time since the tough 28-3 loss in the Gasparilla Bowl. Alex McGough, Treyvon Williams and Anthony Wint are just a few of the team’s veterans who have graduated. With positions to be filled, the team has a lot of questions to answer. Sage […]
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 […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director The FIU football program will make an appearance in the postseason for the first time since 2011, as the team prepares to take on the Temple Owls in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl in St. Petersburg, FL on Thursday night. The last time the Panthers managed to attend a […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director Butch Davis’ FIU coaching debut goes sour as the UCF Knights dismantle the Panthers 61-17 in the season opener in Orlando, Florida on Thursday night. UCF managed to score 26 unanswered points in the first half to make the deficit too much to handle for the Panthers. Knights sophomore quarterback […]
