FIU receiver T.Y. Hilton was back on the practice field Tuesday.

His injured knee did not take any noticeable hits, and he walked away (he did not limp away) pleased.

``I felt kind of good,'' Hilton said. ``I'm taking it one day at a time and working with the coaches and training staff. The speed, it's up there.''

Between plays in the drills, Hilton continued to flex and stretch the injured leg.

``Just keeping it loose,'' he said.

Will he play Saturday at Middle Tennessee?

FIU coach Mario Cristobal answered -- well, maybe it wasn't exactly an answer -- that one: ``We won't know until game time.''

COACH SEES REAL CHALLENGE

Cristobal admitted playing Middle Tennessee (5-3) on the road Saturday presents a huge challenge for his 2-6 Golden Panthers, who are coming off a 20-17 overtime victory against Louisiana-Lafayette.

``You look at what they [Middle Tennessee] did last week against FAU -- they ended up blocking three kicks in that game and returned one punt [block] for a touchdown,'' Cristobal said. ``You are talking about a team that is dangerous across the board.''

-- BILL VAN SMITH

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