A group of FIU students trodded down from their dorms to Ricardo Silva Stadium, pots and pans in hand. But it wasn’t a Miami Heat championship or even the death of another Latin American dictator that inspired this pachanga — it was an FIU Football win. Students walked over on Saturday night to give the […]
Brett Shweky // Staff Writer The Panthers rallied late to takedown the Hurricanes, 3-2, Wednesday night at FIU, when Miami center fielder Carl Chester snagged a line drive hit by FIU’s Nick Day, allowing senior outfielder Kolby Follis to tag up from second and sprint home for the game-winning run in the bottom of the […]
Heather O’dell // Staff Writer Irving Lopez, the starting shortstop for the Panthers, has hopes he and his team will make it to the World Series in Omaha this season. “We have a really good chemistry this year as a team and coaching staff,” said Lopez. “I think we can really go far this year.” […]
Alexander Del Valle // Contributing Writer After signing a five-year contract to coach FIU football, newly hired Head Coach Butch Davis expressed how enthusiastic he was about his decision. “I can’t tell you how excited I am to be the head coach at FIU,” Davis said. “I love this opportunity. I am grateful to be here.” […]
Alejandro Solana // Staff Writer Pete Garcia, the University’s executive director of Sports and Entertainment, seems to have earned back some trust from the community after landing what is surely his biggest hire, Butch Davis. Garcia has been highly criticized the past few years by the media, students, alumni and boosters, mainly due to the […]
Peter Holland // Asst. Sports Director A traditional tailgate at a football game is made for fans to have a pregame celebration with drinks, food and music. They will then take that fun and bring it in the stands of the stadium to cheer on their favorite team. For FIU, students do fit that category, […]
By: Patrick Chalvire – Assistant Sports Director Friday morning both FIU and the University of Miami held a press conference to officially announce the partnership between the two schools in athletics. The announcement, which took place at UM’s Hecht Athletic Center, will bring back the intrastate matchup. President Mark Rosenberg and Executive Director of Sports […]
It has been several years since FIU last played the University of Miami on the football field, but a recent agreement between the universities will bring back the intrastate matchup. According to the agreement, the first game between the two schools will be in 2018 at Sun Life Stadium. The second matchup will be in […]
