After Friday’s 35-32 upset win over Toledo in the Bahamas Bowl set the FIU school record with a ninth win, FIU coach Butch Davis got calls and texts from numerous ex-Panthers players.
Former University of Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey will leave his FIU assistant athletic director job to be an offensive assistant coach at Appalachian State, App State head coach Eliah Drinkwitz announced.
Christian Alexander made plays with his arms and legs to help the FIU Panthers beat the Toledo Rockets in the Bahamas Bowl and set a program record with nine wins this season.
Anthony Jones was the victim of a drive-by shooting in September, but the running back dazzled in the Bahamas Bowl, scoring three touchdown for the FIU Panthers against the Toledo Rockets.
FIU starting quarterback James Morgan sit out the Bahamas Bowl because of a sore shoulder. However, his replacement — backup QB Christian Alexander — is in his fourth year with FIU as a redshirt junior.
FIU coach Butch Davis announced Thursday that a sore throwing arm will keep starting quarterback James Morgan out of Friday’s Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. Senior Christian Alexander will play.
The Panthers’ 2018 class was ranked No. 1 in Conference USA and 68th nationally. This year’s class as of the early signing period is ranked 12th in the league and 115th nationally.
The Dames twins, who will lead FIU (8-4) against Toledo (7-5) in the Dec. 21 Bahamas Bowl, are both majoring in criminal justice, hoping they can one day play a role in stemming the violence in Miami’s inner city.
FIU left running back Shawndarrius Phillips home when the team traveled Monday for Friday’s Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl, the Associated Press reported. Phillips was arrested Wednesday on a domestic violence charge.
Jason Mercier, a 6-3, 260-pounder from Atlantic High, has played all 12 games so far this season, recording 29 tackles. That ranks him second among FIU defensive ends along with Noah Curtis.
FIU running back Shawndarrius Phillips was arrested Wednesday after playing the entire 2018 season after a warrant was issued for his arrest on a domestic violence strangulation charge from the summer.
The FIU Panthers, who helped send Alex McGough to the NFL Draft this past April and have Conference USA’s Newcomer of the Year James Morgan as their current quarterback, are set to sign Nashville pro-style passer Stone Norton on Dec. 19.
New York City center Isaiah Richards, a late bloomer from Brooklyn-based South Shore High School, announced he has committed to the FIU Panthers basketball team.
This entire season has been a leap of faith for FIU QB James Morgan, who left Bowling Green as a graduate transfer and landed at FIU this past summer. And James and FIU have been rewarded for his faith.
FIU completed fall baseball practice with confidence in its deep outfield and leadership at key positions, but still has some concern about who will take over at closer.
Joris Ahlinvi, a junior from France, should be FIU’s next soccer star after finishing the 2018 season with seven goals and three assists. He ranked second in Conference USA in shots.
Florida International University would have set a school record for single-season wins and also made it to the Conference USA title game for the first time with a win Saturday. Instead they will play Toledo in the Bahamas Bowl Dec. 21 on ESPN.
View photos from the Marshall Thundering Herd at FIU Panthers Conference USA football game at Riccardo Silva Stadium in Miami on Saturday, November 24, 2018.
