MIAMI (Aug. 3, 2016) – FIU opened its 15th football training camp Wednesday morning 28 days from the season opener against Indiana on Sept. 1. The Panthers have many known commodities back on offense and those appeared to be in fine form Wednesday. And while on defense FIU has to replace two shutdown cornerbacks with the graduations of
Richard Leonard and
Jeremiah McKinnon, the Panthers got some encouraging performances from a couple of corners Wednesday.
Sophomore cornerback
Emmanuel Lubin and freshman cornerback
Isaiah Brown stood out the most among the corners in the first practice. Lubin, who made some plays last season, had a pass breakup during 7-on-7s and later just missed a pick six on a throw by
Christian Alexander. Brown was aggressive in coverage, stripping
Thomas Owens of the ball after Owens made a catch over the middle. Brown later followed that up with two pass breakups. Both Lubin and Brown have good size. Each is 6-1 and that certainly helps when most receivers are taller than six feet. (For Full Post Click
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Following today's practice, PantherVision's
Brian Duval caught up with Head Coach
Ron Turner.
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Day One – Aug. 3, 2016
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Hunter Arbit (8/3)
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Remaining FIU Football Fall Practice Schedule
Thursday, Aug. 4 (7:05 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)
Friday, Aug. 5 (7:05 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 6 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
Sunday, Aug. 7 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
Monday, Aug. 8 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
Tuesday, Aug. 9 NO PRACTICE
Wednesday, Aug. 10 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m./3:40 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.)
Thursday, Aug. 11 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
Friday, Aug. 12 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m./7:05 p.m. – 8:20 p.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 13 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
Sunday, Aug. 14 (6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
Monday, Aug. 15 NO PRACTICE
Tuesday, Aug. 16 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
Wednesday, Aug. 17 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m./7:05 p.m. – 8:20 p.m.)
Thursday, Aug. 18 (6:15 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.)
Friday, Aug. 19 (2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
Saturday, Aug. 20 (8:05 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
Sunday, Aug. 21 NO PRACTICE
Monday, Aug. 22 FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
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The 2016 FIU football season will kick off on Thursday, Sept. 1, when the Panthers host the Indiana Hoosiers.
FIU's 2016 schedule is highlighted with games against Miami Beach Bowl and 2015 C-USA champion WKU, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl champion Louisiana Tech, St. Petersburg Bowl champion Marshall, Popeyes Bahama Bowl participant Middle Tennessee, and New Era Pinstripe Bowl participant Indiana. In addition, the Panthers will face Maryland, Massachusetts, UCF, Florida Atlantic, UTEP, Charlotte and Old Dominion.
For FIU football ticket information, contact the University Credit Union Box Office at 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263).
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www.FIUSports.com.
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2016 FIU Football Schedule
Sept. 1 INDIANA [ESPNU]; 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 9 MARYLAND [CBSSN]; 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 17 at UMass; 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 24 UCF [beIN]; 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC* [beIN]; 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 8 at UTEP; 8:00 p.m.
Oct. 15 at Charlotte; 6:00 p.m.
Oct. 22 LOUISIANA TECH* (Homecoming); 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 29 MIDDLE TENNESSEE*; 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 5 at WKU* [beIN]; 5:30 p.m.
Nov. 19 MARSHALL* [ASN]; 7:00 p.m.
Nov. 26 at Old Dominion*
* denotes Conference USA Games
Home games at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium are capitalized and bolded;
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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/.
