Today's photo gallery – Day 4
MIAMI (March 21, 2017) – The FIU football team returned to the practice field on Tuesday morning after a week off due to Spring Break.
After utilizing the FIU Soccer Stadium for the first three days of Spring Practice (March 7-9), the Panthers took to their new turf field at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium for the team's fourth practice. The new surface, FieldTurf's Revolution 360, has been installed at such facilities as Gillette Stadium (New England Patriots) and CenturyLink Field (Seattle Seahawks).
FIUSports.com caught up with running back
Anthony Jones and linebacker
Treyvon Williams following practice.
Jones on returning to the field after Spring Break:
"Practice is going great. We're just trying to keep the intensity high. Coming back from spring break, we are focused on keeping the momentum from the first three practices."
Jones on the team's energy:
"It's wonderful. We are trying to bring new energy to the program. Coach Davis has got things cracking. It's high-intensity around here."
Jones on being a veteran of spring ball:
"It's a lot different from my first year. As a veteran, you have to set the tone for the upcoming year. We feel like we have something special and it's going to be big this year."
Williams on returning to the field after Spring Break:
"It's the first day back and we came with a lot of energy. Everybody was enthusiastic, ready to get out there, ready to get better. I think that was the big part of the day: everybody had a lot of energy."
Williams on the new turf field:
"It's totally different. You just feel the difference when you step onto it. It's easier to break, it's wonderful. I feel like the turf had a lot to do with the high energy today. Everybody felt comfortable on it."
Williams on being a veteran of spring ball:
"My first spring practice was hard. I didn't know anything, I was just new to everything. Now that I'm older, I just have to come out ready to work. As a veteran, you want to give everyone else energy so they can feed off you. It's also important to teach the young guys the ropes, so they know how to do things when you're gone."
Williams on this year's linebackers:
"I try to always tell them that we have to be the best group on the team no matter what. We've been holding on to that for two years now, so we now have to make sure that it becomes a tradition."
FIU returns to practice on Thursday, March 23, beginning at 8:15 a.m.
The annual Spring Game is set for April 7 at 7 p.m., at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
Photo Galleries
Day 4 – March 21, 2017
Day 1 – March 7, 2017
Camp Reports
Day 1 – March 7, 2017
Media Coverage
Butch Davis energized to build a winner, restore reputation at FIU – Gridiron Now (March 18, 2017)
Butch Davis leads first FIU football practice of the spring – Miami Herald (March 7, 2017)
Butch Davis On FIU Football: "Everybody Gets A Fresh Start" – CBS4/560WQAM (March 6, 2017)
Remaining FIU Football Spring Practice Schedule
Thursday, March 23 8:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Friday, March 24 5:00 – 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 25 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 28 TBA
Thursday, March 30 TBA
Friday, March 31 TBA
Monday, April 3 TBA
Tuesday, April 4 TBA
Thursday, April 6 TBA.
Friday, April 7 7 p.m. (FIU Spring Game – Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium)
Monday, April 10 TBA
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The 2017 FIU football season will kick off on Saturday, Sept. 2, when the Panthers travel to Orlando, Florida, to take on the UCF Knights.
FIU's 2017 schedule is highlighted with games against Boca Raton Bowl and 2016 C-USA champion WKU, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl champion Old Dominion, AutoNation Cure Bowl participant UCF, Foster Farms Bowl participant Indiana, Hawai'i Bowl participant Middle Tennessee and Gildan New Mexico Bowl participant UTSA. In addition, the Panthers will face Rice, Charlotte, Marshall and Florida Atlantic as well as first-time opponents Alcorn State and Tulane.
For FIU football ticket information, contact the University Credit Union Box Office at 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263).
For the latest information on Panthers football, follow us on Twitter, @FIUFootball, and check out
Pete Pelegrin's in-depth coverage of FIU Athletics on his official blog, The Prowl, at
www.FIUSports.com.
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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/.
