Ex-Penn State QB lands at USF
Nearly a month to the day it was announced that he would be transferring from Penn State, Steven Bench has found a new home to continue his playing career. On his Twitter account Thursday morning, the...
View ArticleConference USA elects to stay at 14 members… for now
With the ACC announcing its Grant of Rigths agreement in April, realignment at the highest level of college football looks to be on hold for the foreseeable future. The same can now be said for...
View ArticleIt’s officially conference moving day for myriad FBS programs
Around this time last year… and the year before that… and the year before that… we were in the midst of yet another round of conference musical chairs, with multiple schools announcing future moves to...
View ArticleFIU’s starting RB dismissed from the team
Fall camp can officially not get here soon enough. Although, when it does arrive for FIU, the Golden Panthers will be without their leading running back from a year ago. The university announced in a...
View ArticleEx-FIU D-lineman transfers to Ole Miss
Ole Miss pulled in one of the best recruiting classes in the country this past February. But Rebels coach Hugh Freeze isn’t done yet. The university announced in a release that FIU transfer Fadol Brown...
View ArticleAcademics cost FIU top corner/return man
Playing without Richard Leonard is something FIU will be forced to get used to this season, whether they like it or not. The cornerback did not play in the Panthers’ season-opening loss to Maryland due...
View ArticleUCF, FIU schedule future games through 2016
Florida and Florida State play at the end of each regular season. The Gators and Miami will revive their series briefly this weekend. South Florida and Central Florida have a little rivalry going as...
View ArticleAcademics cost FIU a top WR, too
FIU has already lost one of its top cornerbacks to issues in the classroom. Now, the same issues have cost the Panthers a top player on the other side of the ball as well. The school, in the release...
View ArticleUPDATED: Misunderstanding led to running clock in Louisville-FIU game
Louisville completely obliterated Florida International Saturday afternoon, 72-0. The victory was every bit as dominating as the score might indicate. The box score only adds to it. The Cardinals only...
View ArticleThe Fifth Quarter: Week 4 Rewind
As is the case each and every season, each and every week, any omission below is not on purpose, it’s merely intentional. WINNERS Mack’s back? At least for the time being, the Longhorn Nation mob can...
View ArticleConference USA will be Wonderful next year
I can’t nail this down, but there has to be some sort of connection here: Western Kentucky announced Wednesday the signing of junior college defensive back Wonderful Terry, a native of Fort Pierce,...
View Article2012 MAC Frosh of the Year leaving WMU
A broken ankle in mid-August cost Western Michigan its best wide receiver for the entire 2013 season. Now, a transfer will cost the Broncos the same player for the remainder of his playing career. WMU...
View ArticleA complete schedule of FBS spring football games
Unless you’re a Pitt or Texas A&M fan, you’re within a couple of weeks until your school wraps up spring practice with an annual spring game at its football stadium. Here’s a handy list of when...
View ArticleIndiana pays $750,000 to swap USF for FIU in 2015, 2016
Indiana, looking to make its 2015 non-conference schedule easier, paid $750,000 to cancel a home-and-home with USF and replace that series with a home-and-home against Florida International (via the...
View ArticleRutgers TE transferring, could be headed back to Sunshine State
Rutgers’ loss could turn out to be a gain for a football program in the state of Florida. In a tweet posted to his Twitter account, Taylor Marini (no relation) announced that he has “decided to...
View ArticleTide on 2015 schedule hole: ‘Right now we’d take anybody’
The 2014 season has yet to even kick off, and Alabama’s athletic director already has one eye planted firmly on 2015. Or, more specifically, the glaring hole in the Tide’s 2015 schedule. Alabama...
View ArticleU.S. passport glitch only adds to potential problems for Conference USA
One of the more difficult tasks in organizing and running a college football program may be the responsibility of arranging for the travel of the team. Throw in the need to get passports for all...
View ArticleAccess denied: FIU doesn’t provide credential for only beat writer
Exposure is everything in today’s college football landscape. Unfortunately for the players at Florida International University, the school’s decision makers don’t feel the same way. FIU and the Miami...
View ArticleThe Fifth Quarter: Week 1 Rewind
As is the case each and every season, each and every week, any omission below is not on purpose, it’s merely intentional. THUMBS UP Shaky title defense begins Last year, Florida State rolled over,...
View ArticleReport: Miami and FIU scheduling 2018-2019 series
The last time Miami and Florida International got together for a football game, it was ugly. Really ugly. Here’s hoping tempers will be a bit cooler the next time these two schools get together....
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