MIAMI (Dec. 16, 2015) – FIU Head Coach Ron Turner announced on Wednesday the addition of mid-year junior college transfer defensive end Newton Salisbury. Salisbury, a native of Collinsville, Okla., will join the Panthers in the spring.
 
"Newt is a guy that jumps out off the screen when you watch his tape because of his motor," Turner said. "He goes hard every play. He's a relentless pass-rusher, relentless chasing the ball and has good strength at the point of attack. I think that he is a guy that can come in here and be an impact player and help us right away."
 

Salisbury, a 6-foot-3 defensive end, spent the past two seasons with the Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen. During his time at NEO, Salisbury totaled 27 tackles (16 solo) with five tackles for loss, three sacks and one fumble recovery. Salisbury is a graduate of Collinsville High School where he was a second-team all-state selection with the Cardinals during his senior year. That season he collected 80 tackles and eight sacks as Collinsville went 10-3 advancing to the state semifinals. He also wrestled for Collinsville helping the Cardinals to three dual state championships and three-straight state championships as a team, wrestling in the 215-pound weight class. A member of the National Honor Society, Salisbury graduated in the top 10 percent of his class.

 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.