By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director With the FIU basketball program barreling its way into the exciting month of December filled with scheduled opponents such as Arkansas, University of South Florida, and Ohio, the Panthers’ already established camaraderie will be the key to garnering a successful run. “We’re a big family,” said senior guard […]
By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director The early expectation going into the 2018 football regular season was that the Panthers young secondary would be the team’s Achilles heel and possibly hold back the “Butch Boyz” from a shot at the Conference USA championship game, and another bowl run. Defensive back coach Eric Thatcher has […]
By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director The Panthers blew out Webber International in their first match of the regular season last Wednesday night, 110-84, to improve their record to 1-0 on the season. First year head coach Jeremy Ballard credited the players all-in approach to Ballard’s coaching philosophy of constantly competing with a high […]
By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director The opening week of the men’s basketball regular season has finally arrived, and the Panthers are looking to get their first win of the season against a low-tier Sun Conference opponent in Webber International. The Warriors will open the 2018-19 campaign without the team’s last season’s leading scorer, Osandai […]
By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director Associate head coach David Cason holds nothing back in his approach of making sure the team gets the best out of their players on the defensive side of the ball. “He brings it every day and sets an example for our guys to come out to practice with […]
By Xavier Hollway/Asst. Sports Director FIU’s fall intramural championship football game has been canceled due to the recent suspensions of fraternities Sigma Chi and Sigma Phi Epsilon. The University has decided to suspend four major fraternities due to an accusation by Anthony DeSantis, Vice President of Student Affairs, at a football tailgating event […]
By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director FIU’s annual Intramural flag football league held their last playoff round Tuesday night at the WRC turf fields as a small crowd of spectators were able to witness great quarterback play from Sigma Chi newcomer Alexis Agrueda and Sigma Phi Epsilon President Mark Saavedra. Both players led their […]
By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director As the son of former Washington Redskins defensive end, Sterling Palmer, Sr., FIU freshman tight end Sterling Palmer carries the potential to be the program’s next breakout player. The Richmond, Va. native would watch highlights of his father playing football during his younger days and would soon fall […]
By Xavier Holloway/Asst. Sports Director As the men’s basketball season is rapidly approaching, FIU Panthers head coach Jeremy Ballard is concentrated on the teams’ present and future by implementing a new culture. However, when asked if the first year head coach was looking to adjust any or multiple elements of the program from […]
By Xavier Holloway/Staff Writer Because of the newly hired men’s basketball head coach Jeremy Ballard, there is a fresh air of hope and enthusiasm surrounding the ball club with just six weeks away from their first game of the regular season on Wednesday, Nov. 7, when the Panthers face the Webber Warriors at […]
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 […]
Monday, August 27, 2018 By Xavier Holloway/Staff Writer First Half Second Half Final Denver Pioneers 3 2 5 FIU Panthers 0 0 0 Time Play Summary 2:58 (Denver) Halvorson, Meg (1) Assisted By: Nillen. Alex; Adler, Hannah 9:50 (Denver) MacMillan, Camryn (1) Assisted By: Swander, Leah; Adler, Hannah 17:44 (Denver) MacMillan, Camryn […]
