Theo Lozano | Contributing Writer FIU defensive back Demetrius Hill was announced as part of the 2022 Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-America Team in a ceremony that took place January 12, 2023. The Freshman All-America team was designed by renowned college football experts and included both true and redshirt freshmen from all […]
Xavier Holloway/Staff Writer The FIU Panthers are not the first team that comes to mind when thinking of collegiate programs that produce top-tier NFL talent. However, despite this perception, the university has been the home to a few of the NFL’s bright young stars. Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton is perhaps the university’s most […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director With FIU marching down the field against the UTSA Roadrunners on Homecoming night, senior wide receiver Thomas Owens capped off the team’s 93 yard drive by catching a 13-yard touchdown pass to score the Panthers first touchdown of the game. This score brought Owens’ season total to six and his […]
By Brett Shweky/Sports Director A number of former FIU football players are starting to establish themselves as some of the top players to ever come out of the program. Players such as wide receiver T.Y. Hilton and safety Johnathan Cyprien are prime examples of how former Panthers have been able to become some of […]
Decommitting from the University of Miami and then committing to FIU doesn’t happen often, but Dennis Turner did so in his first attempt to create his own legacy. Turner, who has already drawn comparisons to FIU great T.Y. Hilton, is a product of Fort Lauderdale Dillard High and is rated a three star recruit by […]
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 […]
