The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

Late to the party. Tough loss against Penn St. Great depth pick-ups in the portal for HB, and possible DE starter for you. Congrats on moving up to the ACC. Looks like you are ready with the way recruiting and the portal worked out for you. Can't wait to see what FIU brings to the ACC. Pitbull better have the checkbook opened and ready to go for the NIL deals.

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Thanks.. I already commented on it, but honestly I didn't really think my team was worthy of a chance at a National Title Repeat. But I am excited for the future. The ACC should make it a challenge every week (not that CUSA wasn't) but I am really excited about getting a rivalry going with Miami..

So Fair is a solid pickup. He is built very much like Logan and will probably take over some goal line duties hopefully keeping Logan healthy. He was solid for Duke last year with 803 yds and 3 TD.

Moehrig comes in as my 2nd best Defensive player behind Stewart my MLB who almost went Pro. Stewart is a 93 now with training and Moehrig is a 88. He had a decent career at Miami with 19 TFL and 14.5 sacks over 3 seasons including 9 and 6.5 last year.

The ACC is already paying off in terms of recruiting. I have multiple 5* interested and alot of guy's outside Florida now. There is (7) 5* QB's in this year's class and I am going after 2 of them. 1 from North Carolina and the other from Washington. I am hoping I can land 1 of them.

I have 16 Seniors and actually have 7 open roster spots I didn't fill last year, so I have 23 scholarships available plus a solid chance that Cheek and Stewart could go Pro as well as Logan/Tompkins so I feel pretty good about offering 25 scholarships... My ideal class would be like 3-5*,15-4* and 7-3* my actual recruiting board actually doesn't even have a 3* on it. I have (5)-5* and (30)-4* so I am swinging big for a Top-5 class.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

2029 TOP-25 PRE-SEASON POLL

(Overall/Offense/Defense)


#1 Penn State (88/87/89)
#2 Notre Dame (91/91/91)
#3 TAMU (90/89/91)
#4 Georgia (92/92/92)
#5 LSU (90/90/91)
#6 FIU (89/90/89)
#7 Cincinnati (85/85/86)
#8 Ohio State (89/89/89)
#9 Kansas State (87/86/89)
#10 Wisconsin (85/85/86)
#11 TCU (86/86/87)
#12 Tennessee (88/90/87)
#13 Auburn (89/89/90)
#14 Ole Miss (89/89/90)
#15 NC State (85/84/86)
#16 Tulsa (81/80/82)
#17 Rutgers (80/80/81)
#18 West Virginia (84/84/84)
#19 Clemson (89/89/90)
#20 Nebraska (87/87/87)
#21 Liberty (83/82/85)
#22 Stanford (88/87/89)
#23 SMU (85/85/86)
#24 North Carolina (87/85/89)
#25 Oregon (90/89/91)


I didn't expect FIU to start this high in the poll's, so I am excited.. It's going to be interesting to see now Notre Dame and Cincinnati do in the Big Ten. I don't think we are going to see the Irish or Bearcats going undefeated anymore.

Also excited to see Liberty start in the Top-25 and Tulsa. I am hoping Tulsa can hang in the Big 12..

Zero teams in from the Pac-12.. BSU is a 87 Overall so I think at some point they might move in if they can avoid the upsets.

Also looking forward to seeing who emerges in CUSA. Kentucky at 86 Overall is the best team well everyone else is 80-82.

[redsox907]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

you must have posted the conference realignment while I was typing my post lol

a rivalry with Miami is going to be electric. Scheduling recruits to visit during the game when both of you are battling it out for them is going to be a blast.

I was playing the Toledo game in my Savage one and was thinking "well if I lose its not the worst thing, they are ranked" then remembered I had my top 4 targets all visiting and knew I had to get the dub. Just adds that extra juice

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

2029 FIU MEDIA GUIDE

THE SCHEDULE

Week 1 @ Florida
Week 2 @ Liberty
Week 3 vs FAU "Shula Bowl"
Week 4 "Bye"
Week 5 vs East Carolina
Week 6 @ Wake Forest
Week 7 vs #24 UNC
Week 8 @ Georgia Tech
Week 9 @ Virginia
Week 10 vs #18 West Virginia
Week 11 @ Maryland
Week 12 vs Virginia Tech
Week 13 vs Miami "The Miami Showdown/Senior Night"

Overall I couldn't be more happy with the schedule. We start with a hard matchup taking on the Gators for our first meeting in Gainesville, then get to play our next 3 games against familiar opponents in Liberty FAU and ECU.. Also love the fact the CPU scheduled Miami for Week 13 as a Rivalry game.

THE ROSTER

2029 FIU Panthers
#	OFFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
#5	Zack Wire (85)	QB	6'5	203	RS FR	Lakeland FL
#7	Victor Ojuwku (80)	QB	6'1	180	RS SR	Madison FL
#11	Enrique Verrett (79)	QB	6'4	224	RS FR	Apopka FL
#12	Greg McCrae (76) Lefty	QB	6'5	227	(R) FR	Ponte Vedra Beach FL
#32	Tavon Logan (87)	RB	5'10	231	RS SO	Tallahassee FL
#20	Titus Tompkins (87)	RB	5'9	174	RS JR	Ocoee FL
#22	Nick Fair (84)	RB	6'1	225	SR	Carmel IN
#34	Major Benshaw (81)	RB	5'11	190	RS SR	Brunswick GA
#28	Shawn Boyce (80)	RB	6'1	193	(R) SO	Neptune Beach FL
#33	Terrance Cantwell (76)	RB	6'1	170	RS FR	Miami FL
#29	Isaiah Dennis (75)	RB/FB	5'10	226	RS JR	Immokalee FL
#21	Kwabena Strong (73)	RB/FB	6'2	232	RS FR	Boynton Beach FL
#9	Brian Cheek (90)	WR	6'3	208	RS JR	Cape Coral FL
#2	Tyler Cisco (84)	WR	6'1	180	RS JR	Fort Lauderdale FL
#86	Ryan Kunaszyk (82)	WR	6'3	204	RS SO	Vernon FL
#80	Enrique Cortez (81)	WR	6'1	172	RS SR	Miami FL
#84	Faitele Okwara (79)	WR	6'4	189	RS SR	Boca Raton FL
#83	Kris Newkirk (79)	WR	5'9	180	RS FR	Lake City FL
#6	Steve Trapasso (76)	WR	6'4	199	(R) FR	Miami FL
#1	Carlos Badet (74)	WR	6'1	213	(R) FR	Lakeland FL
#87	Jose Malik (79)	TE	6'3	233	SR	Orlando FL
#89	Dominick Naanee (77)	TE	6'6	238	SR	Miami Gardens FL
#82	Earl Goodwin (74)	TE	6'5	261	(R) FR	Bradenton FL
#65	Tony Olszewski (83)	LT	6'6	304	RS SR	Miami FL
#55	Tony Brewer (78)	LT	6'6	310	RS SR	Homestead FL
#79	Curt Cole (78)	LT	6'5	306	RS JR	New Haven CT
#67	Clifton Coxie (78)	LT	6'5	331	(R) FR	Janesville WI
#61	Alex Hill (87)	LG	6'2	298	RS SR	Hollywood FL
#74	Ramon Anzalone (84)	LG	6'0	295	RS JR	Deefield Beach FL
#73	Wayne Meredith (82)	LG	6'3	285	RS SR	Fort Lauder Dale FL
#64	David Okuayinonu (87)	C	6'1	299	RS SR	North Charleston SC
#68	Terrance Bliss (81)	C	6'0	307	RS JR	Fort Meade FL
#59	Quincy Stokes (76)	C	6'3	308	(R) FR	Fort Lauderdale FL
#63	Shareef Wililams (86)	RG	6'3	294	RS SR	Andalusia AL
#54	Clay Phenix (83)	RG	6'3	322	RS SO	Palmetto FL
#51	Cesar Brewer (78)	RG	6'1	327	RS FR	Miami FL
#77	Casey Hodel (82)	RT	6'7	288	RS JR	Columbia MS
#75	Dontae Penny (81)	RT	6'6	294	RS JR	Frankfort KY
#56	Kevin Friend (73)	RT	6'2	322	RS SO	Palm Beach Garden FL
#78	Mitch Townsel (73)	RT	6'6	314	RS FR	Miami FL
#	DEFENSE	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
#90	John Dinapoli (88)	DE	6'3	285	RS SO	Miami FL
#76	Klay Moehrig (89)	DE	6'5	267	RS SR	Miami FL
#98	Cortez Darby (86)	DE	6'5	247	RS SO	Edmond OK
#95	Emanuel Cordero (77)	DE	6'4	292	RS FR	Miami FL
#94	Martin Phenix (77)	DE	6'2	278	RS SO	Groveland FL
#93	Ify Owusu (76)	DE	6'3	263	(R) FR	Albuquerque NM
#96	BJ Faust (84)	DT	6'5	290	RS JR	Bloomingdale GA
#91	David Vallos (79)	DT	6'5	268	RS SO	Fort Lauderdale FL
#97	Jason Carden (79)	DT	6'4	324	RS SO	Bradenton FL
#99	Diondre Kuhn (73)	DT	6'4	303	RS FR	Forsyth GA
#10	Sam Truong (79)	OLB	6'1	221	RS JR	Palm Beach Gardens FL
#37	Joey Guerrero (78)	OLB	6'0	252	RS FR	Pompano Beach FL
#13	Xavier Mattison (77)	OLB	5'11	216	RS SR	Miami FL
#18	Alex Wooleyhand (82)	OLB	6'0	229	RS FR	Fort Lauderdale FL
#47	James King (79)	OLB	6'0	242	RS FR	Miami FL
#59	George Moeung (77)	OLB	6'2	229	RS SO	Wewatchika FL
#92	Kevin Goodin (77)	OLB/DE	6'4	244	RS SO	Venice FL
#23	Tevaughn Stewart (93)	MLB	6'1	221	RS JR	Bradenton FL
#34	Soni Yoon (77)	MLB	6'0	227	RS SO	Naples FL
#39	Cade Faulk (76)	MLB	6'2	239	(R) FR	Honolulu HI
#19	Silas Holliday (71)	MLB	5'11	240	(R) FR	Theodore AL
#3	Garrison Falah (84)	CB/WR	6'4	204	RS FR	Gainesville FL
#12	Joey Cordero (83)	CB	6'1	195	RS JR	Pahokee FL
#7	Brian Wall	CB	6'3	179	RS SR	Hollywood FL
#4	Ryan Dickerson (80)	CB	6'2	177	RS FR	Miami FL
#5	Emmett Jean-Pierre (76)	CB/FS	6'1	205	RS FR	Jacksonville FL
#9	Alex McPherron (75)	CB	6'1	170	RS FR	Miami FL
#24	Cordale Ryder (67)	CB	5'11	194	(R) FR	Jacksonville FL
#8	TJ Everett (84)	FS	6'0	204	RS JR	Hollywood FL
#1	Anthony Cookus (81)	FS	6'2	194	RS FR	Sebastian FL
#28	Oscar Beal (78)	SS	5'11	194	RS JR	Lakeland FL
#18	Tim Pinner (73)	SS/WR	6'5	204	RS FR	Altamonte Springs FL
#6	Richard Demar (68)	SS	6'0	210	(R) FR	Pompano Beach FL
#	SPECIAL TEAMS	POS	HT	WT	CLASS	HOMETOWN
#12	Taj Dozier (70)	PK	6'2	187	RS FR	Houston TX
#18	Raymond Nava (65)	P	6'4	215	(T) FR	Fort Lauderdale FL

This year's roster features 78 players (16 Seniors, 15 Juniors, 13 Soph's and a combined 34 Redshirt and True Freshman)

Of the roster 62 players hail from the State of Florida and 18 players are local Miami kids.

QB

RS FR Zach Wire had the best spring and will start Week 1 against the Gators, but look for Coach Miller to get Senior Victor Ojukwu in the mix as well. Ojukwu looked solid in relief last season throwing for 617 yds with 5 TD's well completing 67% of his pass's.

RB

RS SO Tavon Logan was named the Doak Walker Award winner after leading the nation with 1522 yds on 260 carries (5.9 avg) well scoring 17 TD's. He also showed his ability to help in the passing game with 32 rec for 394 yds and 3 scores.

RS JR Titus Tompkins is a solid #2. Tompkins rushed for 539 yds on 113 carries (4.8 avg) and had 11 TD's last season as the duo combined for over 2000 yds and 28 scores.

Duke Transfer Nick Fair comes to FIU having rushed for 803 yds and 3 TD for the Blue Devils last year.

Former 4* Shawn Boyce originally planned to redshirt last season but was pulled off his redshirt after Logan went down before the playoffs. Boyce will look to redshirt his year and hopes of carving out a bigger role in 2030.

Former 3* Athlete Major Benshaw is still here. Benshaw was rumored to be thinking about the transfer portal, but he stuck around despite being listed as the #4 RB. He will continue his role however as one of the primary kick returners on Special teams.

WR

After posting 80 rec for 1519 yds and 14 TD's as a RS FR transferring over from Alabama, RS JR Brian Cheek saw his # drop last season to 57 rec 820 yds and 4 TD. He thought about the NFL draft, but instead returns as he looks to improve his draft stock with another 1000 yd season.

RS JR Tyler Cisco had a breakout year. After catching 7 ball for 95 yds and 3 TD as a RS FR, Cisco led the team in receptions last year with 54 for 853 yds and 5 TD's.

Like Cheek RS SR Enrique Cortez saw his #'s drop with spotty play at QB, going from 62 rec 1126 yds 12 TD in 2027 to 43 rec 730 yds and 8 TD last season.

RS SR Faitele Okwara was the only one to have a better year last year then the prevous. Okwara had a career high 26 rec for 484 yds and matched his 2025 TD's with 4

RS SO Ryan Kunaszyk had just 9 rec for 188 yds last year but led the team in avg (20.9) well adding 2 scores. He will be the team's #5 WR again.

RS FR Kris Newkirk redshirted last season and didn't record a catch, but he did manage to return 4 kicks for 81 yds (20.3) and 13 Punts for 164 yds (12.6). He will return to that role this year as the team's primary return man on both, well serving as the teams #6 WR.

TE

SR Dominick Naanee set school records in 2026 with 86 rec for 1600 yds and 14 TD. Then in 2027 he followed it up with 68 rec for 907 yds and 4 scores, then saw his # called even less last year finishing with a career low 19 rec for 277 yds and 3 TD.

Fellow SR Jose Malik was the opposite. After just 7 rec for 100 yds and 1 TD in 2026/2027. Malik saw his # called more often as he finished with 18 rec for 189 yds and 2 TD last year.

O-LINE

The Panthers will have 2 new starters on the O-Line that features 4 Seniors in the starting lineup and a Senior as the key reserve..

D-Line

RS SO's John Dinapoli and Cortez Darby will look to rotate in on 1 side of the D-Line. Both players finished with 6 sacks each as backups. Miami Hurricane transfer Klay Moehrig takes over for David Nwudke who led the team with a school record 13.5 sacks. RS JR BJ Faust returns at DT. He had 6.5 sacks last year with 9 TFL

LINEBACKERS

RS JR Tevaugh Stewart decided to pass on the NFL Draft and returns for his 3rd straight year as a Panther Team Captain on the Defense. After posting 101 tackles with 7 TFL and 4.5 sacks as a Freshman he followed it up with a team high 83 tackles with 4 TFL and 5 Sacks last year. He also had 2 INT's.

RS FR Alex Wooleyhand had a excellent Spring game and has propelled himself into a starting role for now but the OLB group is loaded with talent and we could see several guy's rotating in and out of the starting lineup all season.

DB'S

We get 2 new starters at CB this year. Former 3* Athlete Garrison Falah redshirted as a WR last year, but moves to Defense this year and after a huge spring game (went from 65 to a 84) he is the team's new #1 CB. RS JR Joey Cordero and SR Brian Wall will probably rotate as CB #2. The Panthers have a trio of RS Freshman who will also look to figure their spot on the depth chart.

RS JR TJ Everett returns as the teams starting FS. He posted 56 tackles last year and had 7 PD's and 1 INT.

Former 4* Anthony Cookus takes over as the primary backup at FS and will be in the mix as the teams Dime back.

RS JR Oscar Beal takes over as the teams starting SS. Beal had a great year last year as the teams Nickle/Dime back posting 74 Tackles and had a 5 INT and 10 PD's .

Former 3* Athlete Tim Pinner like Falah redshirted last year as a WR but moves to SS this year as the primary backup.

SPECIAL TEAMS

Issac Glennon and Lamont Myers are gone, as the Panthers will have a new kicking duo. Taj Dozier redshirted last year and will be the primary PK and handle Kickoffs well True Freshman Raymond Nava takes over Punting duties.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

PANTHERS RUN OVER GATORS IN SEASON OPENER!!

Florida International Golden Panthers at Florida Gators
Aug 1, 2029 1 2 3 4 F #6 FIU ((0-0)) 3 21 3 16 43 FLA (0-0)) 10 7 0 7 24 Top Performers PASS: Cassius Neilon (UF) - 24/39 (61%) 209 yds 2 TD 1 INT RUSH: Tavon Logan (FIU) - 30 carries 260 yds 4 TD REC: Martin McGuinness (UF) - 7 rec 76 yds	Team Stats Comparison FIU FLA First Downs 26 19 3rd Down Efficiency 9/14 6/14 4th Down Efficiency 0/1 1/2 Total Yards 677 443 Passing Yards 93 222 Rushing Yards 377 80 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-20 1-5 Turnovers 2 1 Time of Possession 24:56 19:04
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING FIU FLA 8:21 (FLA) Angle Kreutz (46 yd FG) 0 3 6:42 (FLA) Cedric Hacker (5 yd Run) 0 10 2:35 (FIU) Taj Dozier (41 yd FG) 3 10 SECOND QUARTER SCORING FIU FLA 7:41 (FIU) Tavon Logan (11 yd Run) 10 10 3:32 (FIU) Tavon Logan (1 yd Run) 17 10 0:42 (FLA) Angelo Lopez 9 yd Pass from C. Nelson 17 17 0:33 (FIU) Kris Newkirk 95 yd Kickoff Return 24 17 THIRD QUARTER SCORING FIU FLA 8:03 (FIU) Taj Dozier (33 yd FG) 27 17 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING FIU FLA 10:41 (FIU) Taj Dozier (42 yd FG) 30 17 5::10 (FLA) Eric Shepley 4 yd pass from C. Nelson 30 24 3:36 (FIU) Tavon Logan 67 yd Run (2pt conversion failed) 36 24 0:17 (FIU) Tavon Logan 8 yd Run 43 24
Florida International Golden Panthers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Z. Wire 6/19 93 0 2 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD T. Logan 30 260 8.6 4 N. Fair 14 71 5.0 I Dennis 5 35 7.0 T. Tompkins 2 11 5.5 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD B. Cheek 2 23 11.5 F. Okwara 1 20 20.0 T. Cisco 1 8 8.0 D. Naanee 1 27 27.0 T. Logan 1 15 15.0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG Taj Dozier 3/3 4/4 43 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Newkirk 2 108 54.0 1 M. Benshaw 3 37 12.3 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD K. Newkirk 3 62 20.6 Florida Gators

GAME RECAP

Tavon "Wolverine" Logan left little doubt he is the "Best RB" in then nation as he makes his return to the field after breaking his Collarbone in the CUSA Championship game last season as rallies the Panthers behind a pair of late 4th Quarter touchdowns to lead FIU to a Week 1 season opening win.

Florida jumped out to a early (10-0) lead but the Panthers battled back to tie the game (10-10). Logan then gave the Panthers the lead late in the 2nd Quarter with his 2nd TD of the day to make it (17-10) before Florida tied the game yet again (17-17) with just 42 seconds to play in the half.

42 seconds was plenty of time for RS FR Kris Newkirk who showcased blazing speed last season before redshirting, Newkirk would take the kickoff 95 yds to the house to give FIU the (24-17) lead at the half.

FIU opened up the 2nd half with the ball but had to settle for a Taj Dozier FG, the only points score in the 3rd Quarter as we head to the 4th with FIU up (27-17). The Panthers would extend their lead to (30-17) as Dozier kicks his 3rd FG of the game, but the Gators answer back with a 9 play scoring drive to cut the lead to (30-24).

That's when Logan took over as he breaks a 67 yd run for his 3rd score of the game to extend the lead to (36-24). The Panthers would try for the 2pt play to make it a 2 score lead, but Wire's pass was off target hitting Dominick Naanee in the feet.

Wire had struggled all day completing just 6 pass's on 19 attempts for 93 yds throwing 2 INT including a 8 yd pass intended for Brian Cheek in the endzone.

Florida who had been turnover free, until this point ends up throwing a INT with less then 2 minutes to play as the Gators were facing a 4th and 16. FIU could've just ran out the clock, but instead Logan takes the handoff and goes up the middle for his 4th TD of the day.

Logan wasn't the only Panther who looked amazing running the ball though. FIU fans got a chance to see a healthy dose of Duke Transfer Nick Fair who finishes with 14 carries for 71 yds as the Panthers finish the day with 377 yds on the ground.

UP NEXT

FIU will continue their 2 game road trip as they travel North to take on (0-1) Liberty. The Flames started the year in the Top-25 Pre-season Poll but a Week 1 loss to Virginia Tech (35-10) drops them out, as they look to rebound against their former CUSA rival.

TOP-25 NEWS


#24 UNC defeated #12 Tennessee (45-39) in a Top-25 Showdown in Week 1, The Tarheels move up to #17 with the win well the Vols drop to #19.


#8 Ohio State is moving to Upset City as they fall in Week 1 (33-28) to unranked Nevada. With the loss the Buckeyes drop to #20.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

PANTHERS GET 1ST ACC WIN!!!

Florida International Golden Panthers at Liberty Flames
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#6 Florida International Golden Panthers ((1-0))	10	17	21	7	55
Liberty Flames ((0-1))	3	0	0	14	17

Team Stats Comparison
	FIU	LIB
Total Offense	507	282
Rushing Yards	267	17
Passing Yards	240	252
First Downs	22	18
Punt Return Yards	91	2
Kick Return Yards	61	49
Total Yards	659	333
Turnovers	2	2
3rd Down Conversion	6/13	6/17
4th Down Conversion	2/2	1/2
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-1-62%	2-0-100%
Penalties	2-30	1-5
Possession Time	23:48	24:12

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FIU	LIB
9.37	(FIU) Taj Dozier (50 yd FG)	3	0
5:14	(LIB) Chad Harris (42 yd FG)	3	3
0:01	(FIU) Tavon Logan 2 yd run (PAT)	10	3
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FIU	LIB
7:34	(FIU) Taj Dozier (32 yd FG)	13	3
3:36	(FIU) Tavon Logan 10 yd run (PAT)	20	3
0:23	(FIU) Tavon Logan 31 yd run (PAT	27	3
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FIU	LIB
7:59	(FIU) Tavon Logan 16 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	34	3
6:13	(FIU) E. Cortez 3 yd pass from Z. WIre (PAT)	41	3
0:43	(FIU) Tavon Logan 2 yd run (PAT	48	3
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FIU	LIB
6:15	(LIB) R. Robinson 9 yd pass R. Burton (PAT)	48	10
5:33	(FIU) Titus Tompkins 66 yd run (PAT	55	10
2:25	(LIB) G. Hinkle 1 yd pass from R. Burton (PAT)	55	17

GAME RECAP

The FIU Panthers showed teams across the nation that if your playing FIU plan on seeing alot of RB Tavon Logan..

Logan for a 2nd straight week is named ACC Player of the Week as he scores 5 TD's (4 rushing and 1 receiving) as FIU dominated the the Flames from start to finish.

Liberty struggled all day to contain the Panther pass rush giving up 6 sacks to FIU as SR QB Ramon Burton found himself on the ground plenty as FIU takes a pretty commanding (27-3) lead the half behind a trio of Logan scores.

FIU QB RS SO Zach Wire continued to struggle as he QB throws his 3rd INT of the season. But Wire would bounce back in the 3rd Quarter with a pair of TD's including a 16 yd pass to Logan for his 4th score of the day.

Logan would add TD #5 late in the 3rd Quarter, as FIU fans got a chance to see alot of the 2nd string unit in the 4th Quarter leading (48-3).

SR QB Victor Ojykwu would only throw 4 pass's in the 4th and it wasn't pretty as he is picked off setting up the Flames first touchdown of the game (48-10) but FIU would respond with a 66 yd TD run by Titus Tompkins to extend it back to (55-10) before Liberty would tack on a late score against the 2nd string D.

Burton finished the game 25/38 (65%) for 252 yds with 2 TD and 1 INT

KEY PANTHERS
QB Z. Wire-13/22 (59%) 240 yds 2 TD 1 INT, sacked twice.
QB V. Ojukwu 0/4 1 INT
RB T. Logan 21 carries 155 yds 4 TD, 1 rec 16 yds 1 TD
RB T. Tompkins-6 carries 80 yds 1 TD
RB N. Fair-9 carries 29 yds
WR B. Cheek-6 rec 122 yds
WR R. Kunaszyk-1 rec 43 yds
WR E. Cortez-3 rec 29 ysd 1 TD
WR F. Okwara-1 rec 19 yds
WR T. Cisco-1 rec 11 yds

UP NEXT

FIU moves to (2-0) and jumps 1 spots in the ranking to #5 as they will return home to Pitbull Stadium to host (1-1) FAU in the "Shula Bowl". The Owls are coming off a disappointing (20-17) loss to Houston.

FIU and Coach Miller have won 4 straight against the Owls and will be looking to make it 5 straight.

TOP-25 NEWS

#1 Notre Dame is showing the nation that there record and ranking was no overrated playing as a Independent. The Irish move to 3-0 on the season with a (38-28) win over #7 Cincinnati after beating Alabama in Week 0 (42-7) and then Michigan State (28-0) in Week 1.

Former #1 Penn State drops to #10 this week as they fall to Washington (38-14).

#10 TCU is moving to Upset City after a (24-23) loss to Duke

#13 NC State's Top-25 ranking takes a hit as they fall to ECU (38-35) dropping to #22

#14 Tulsa loses their instate rivalry matchup with Oklahoma State (52-28) and with the loss drop to #24.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

MILLER MOVES TO 5-0 VS OWLS IN SHULA BOWLS!!

Florida Atlantic Owls at Florida International Golden Panthers
Sep 1, 2029	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Florida Atlantic Owls ((1-1))	7	10	7	15	39
#5 Florida International Golden Panthers ((2-0))	28	10	7	3	48

Team Stats Comparison
	FAU	FIU
Total Offense	294	511
Rushing Yards	156	227
Passing Yards	138	284
First Downs	18	27
Punt Return Yards	16	49
Kick Return Yards	83	114
Total Yards	393	674
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	5/15	4/11
4th Down Conversion	3/3	0/1
2-Point Conversion	1/1
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-1-83%	4-1-71%
Penalties		2-10
Possession Time	25:28	22:32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FAU	FIU
11:00	(FIU) E. Cortez 18 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	0	7
10:36	(FIU) B. Creek 5 yd Pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	0	14
5:18	(FIU) T. Tompkins-7 yd run (PAT)	0	21
3:30	(FAU) A. Nijman INT returns 17 yds (PAT)	7	21
0:00	(FIU) T. Logan 4 yd run (PAT)	7	28
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FAU	FIU
6:08	(FAU) D. Davis 34 FG	10	28
5:25	(FAU) W. Dahl 8 yd run (PAT)	17	28
4:47	(FIU) B. Cheek 60 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	17	35
0:05	(FIU) T. Dozier 38 yd FG	17	38
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FAU	FIU
6:29	(FAU) C. Merriett 3 yd pass from B. Pappoe (PAT)	24	38
2:11	(FIU) I. Dennis 5 yd run (PAT)	24	45
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FAU	FIU
9:45	(FAU) C. Merriett 4 yd pass from B. Pappoe (PAT)	31	45
1:49	(FAU) R. Iwyoma 13 yd pass from B. Pappoe (2 PT)	39	45
0:09	(FIU) T. Dozier 42 yd FG	39	48

GAME RECAP

FIU jumped out to a pretty commanding (28-7) lead in the 1st Quarter as the Owls only points come on a "Pick 6" INT by Z. Wire, but give FAU credit they never stopped battling.

It was a quite day for Travon "Wolverine" Logan.. The Redshirt Sophomore had 9 TD's in the Panthers first 2 wins to open the year but found the endzone just 1 time today well still finishing with a team high 154 yds on 26 carries.

It was another mix review for QB Zach Wire.. At times he looked like h could be the Panthers future as he throws for 284 yds with 3 TD including a 60 yd bomb to Brian Cheek who ran by the defender to be left wide open. Other times Wire looked reckless and not in control as he throws 3 more INT"s on the day including the Pick 6.

FAU got the score down to just a 6 point lead late in the game with under 2 minutes to play and made a interesting call to not try for the onside kick. FIU leading by 6 took no chances as the Owls saw a healthy dose of Logan and Fair to finish out the game with Logan setting up a game sealing 42 yd FG by Taj Dozier.

Dozier a RS Freshman is perfect on the season hitting 7/7 FG's including a 51 yd long well also going a perfect 17/17 on XPT's.

Coach Matt Miller is now a perfect 5-0 against FAU in Shula Bowls as his impressive resume continues to build.

KEY PANTHERS
QB Z. Wire-14/30 (46%) 284 yds 3 TD, 3 INT
RB T. Logan 26 carries 154 yds TD
RB N. Fair-9 carries 50 yds (5.6 avg)
RB T. Tompkins-2 carries 20 yds 1 TD
FB I. Dennis-1 carry 5 yds 1 TD
WR B. Cheek-4 rec 96 yds 2 TD
WR F. Okwara-3 rec 75 yds
WR R. Kunaszky 3 rec 54 yds
WR E. Cortez-2 rec 37 yds 1 TD
WR T. Cisco-2 rec 22 yds
SS O. Beal- INT
PK T. Dozier 2/2 FG 6/6 XPT

UP NEXT

With the win, FIU moves to (3-0) on the season and moves up 1 spot to #4 in the Top-25 rankings as they go into their Week 4 "Bye" Week. The Panthers will return to action in Week 5 as they host ECU..

TOP-25 NEWS

#1 Notre Dame suffers its first loss of the season falling to #25 Michigan (34-17) in South Bend. With the loss the Irish drop to #9 well the Wolverines jump just 3 spots to #22.

In a Top-25 "Game of the Week" #9 Ole Miss defeats #4 LSU (38-14).. With the win the Rebels jump to #3 well the Tigers drop to #12.

#7 Wisconsin moves to Upset City as they fall (34-31) to USC. With the loss the Badgers drop to #17

The SEC offered another Top-25 showdown as #14 Tennessee defeats #8 Auburn (14-6). With the win the Vols jump 8 spots to #6 well the Tigers drop 7 spots to #15.

#13 Nebraska joins the Top-10 jumping 3 spots to #10 with a (24-18) win over Ohio State. The Cornhuskers will travel to "The Big House" in Week 4 to play #22 Michigan.

Out west #21 Louisiana moves to 3-0 and moves up 1 spot to #20 as the Rajin Cajuns are off to a 3-0 start as the new Pac-16 finally has a Top-25 program.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

PANTHERS DOMINATE PIRATES IN WEEK 5 MATCHUP!!!

East Carolina Pirates at Florida International Golden Panthers
Oct 1, 2029	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
East Carolina Pirates ((2-3))	7	0	0	6	13
#4 Florida International Golden Panthers ((3-0))	14	28	14	21	77

Team Stats Comparison
	ECU	FIU
Total Offense	341	768
Rushing Yards	88	394
Passing Yards	240	368
First Downs	14	39
Punt Return Yards	0	37
Kick Return Yards	57	69
Total Yards	398	874
Turnovers	1
3rd Down Conversion	6/14	4/6
4th Down Conversion		1/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1-0-50%	7-0-63%
Penalties	3-17	3-35
Possession Time	20:18	27:42

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ECU	FIU
6:54	(FIU) N. Fair 5 yd Run (PAT)	0	7
4:15	(ECU) M. Wllingham 9 yd pass from L. Wagoner (PAT)	7	7
0:32	(FIU) T. Logan 2 yd Run (PAT)	7	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ECU	FIU
10:11	(FIU) T. Logan 86 yd Run (PAT)	7	21
5:35	(FIU) J. Malik 25 yd pass from N. Wire (PAT)	7	28
1:34	(FIU) E. Cortez 56 yd pass from N. Wire (PAT)	7	35
0:04	(FIU) T. Logan 22 yd pass from N. Wire (PAT)	7	42
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ECU	FIU
8:46	(FIU) B. Cheek 7 yd pass from N. Wire (PAT)	7	49
3:41	(FIU) T. Tompkins 1 yd run (PAT)	7	56
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ECU	FIU
11:28	(FIU) T. Logan 5 yd run (PAT)	7	63
9:39	(ECU) J. Rutter 16 yd pass from L. Wagoner (missed PAT)	13	63
3:45	(FIU) E. Cortez 16 pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	13	70
0:34	(FIU) T. Tompkins 1 yd run (PAT)	13	77

GAME RECAP

The FIU Panthers dominated ECU on both sides of the ball as the Panther Offense has a breakout day rushing for almost 400 yds on the ground with 6 TD's and QB Z. Wire finally looks like the QB who could lead to the Panthers back to a National Championship.

ECU kept things close in the 1st Quarter trailing by just 1 score (14-7), but FIU would score 28 unanswered including a 86 yd TD run by Logan and a 22 yd TD reception by the Wolverine as he looks to announce his Heisman campaign.

FIU dominated the 3rd Quarter scoring twice as the Panthers extend their lead to 46-7 as we head to the 4th.

Despite the commanding lead, Coach Matt Miller left his 1st offense in the game as Wire throws his 5th TD of the day and Logan adds another rushing touchdown before exiting the game with just under 4 minutes to play.

KEY PANTHERS

QB Z. Wire-19/23 (82%) 368 yds 5 TD
RB T. Logan-25 carries 248 yds 3 TD, 2 rec 33 yds 1 TD
RB N. Fair-9 carries 93 yds 1 TD
RB T. Tompkins-7 carries 28 yds 2 TD
RB I. Dennis-5 carries 31 yds, 1 rec 8 yds
WR B. Cheek-4 rec 68 yds 1 TD
WR E. Cortez-4 rec 109 yds 2 TD
WR F. Okwara-2 rec 42 yds
WR T. Cisco-2 rec 34 yds
TE J. Malik-2 rec 39 yds 1 TD
TE D. Naanee-2 rec 35 yds

UP NEXT

With the win FIU moves to (4-0) on the season and jumps up 2 spots in the rankings to #2. The Panthers will travel to Winston-Salem NC in Week 6 to take on the (4-1) Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Wake Forest started their season with a (27-17) loss to Duke in Week 1, but have 4 straight including a trio of ACC wins over Rutgers, Virginia and Maryland.

TOP-25 NEWS

#1 TAMU fell to #24 Auburn (36-30) in a SEC Top-25 matchup and with the loss drop to #9 well the Tigers move up to #20.

Ole Miss moves to #1 as the Rebels move to (4-0) with a (46-44) win over Missouri.

TAMU wasn't the only Top-5 team to lose this week as #4 K-State falls to #21 SMU (38-24), with the loss the defending National Champs drop to #14 well the Mustangs move up to #18.

Penn State moves from #5 to #3 with their (28-21) win over Ohio State, well Notre Dame jumps 2 spots from #6 to #4 with a (42-21) win over Oregon.

LSU moves back in the Top-5 with a (45-20) win over Rice.

Here is a full look at the Top-25 rankings after Week 5.

#1 (4-0) Ole Miss
#2 (4-0) FIU
#3 (4-1) Penn State
#4 (5-1) Notre Dame
#5 (3-1) LSU
#6 (4-0) Texas
#7 (3-1) West Virginia
#8 (4-1) Wisconsin
#9 (4-1) Texas A&M
#10 (4-1) Georgia
#11 (4-0) Michigan
#12 (4-0) Western Kentucky
#13 (2-2) Tennessee
#14 (3-1) K-State
#15 (3-1) Nebraska
#16 (4-0) Louisiana
#17 (3-1) UNC
#18 (3-1) SMU
#19 (3-1) Illinois
#20 (3-2) Auburn
#21 (2-2) NC State
#22 (3-1) BYU
#23 (3-1) Buffalo
#24 (4-1) Colorado State
#25 (4-1) USC

[redsox907]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

Holy hell, Logan is playing out of his mind right now. Makes you wonder how last season would have gone if he'd not gotten hurt

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

LOGAN SETS NEW RECORDS AS PANTHERS RUN OVER DEMON DEACONS FOR WIN #5!!!

Florida International Golden Panthers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Oct 4, 2029	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Florida International Golden Panthers ((4-0))	17	28	7	17	69
Wake Forest Demon Deacons ((4-1))	7	0	3	0	10

Team Stats Comparison
	FIU	WAKE
Total Offense	719	265
Rushing Yards	541	43
Passing Yards	172	218
First Downs	41	10
Punt Return Yards	52	0
Kick Return Yards	59	145
Total Yards	830	410
Turnovers	0	2
3rd Down Conversion	4/8	1/11
4th Down Conversion		0/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-1-70%	0-1-33%
Penalties	3-45	3-25
Possession Time	27:53	20:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FIU	WAKE
10:01	(FIU) T. Logan 6 yd run (PAT)	7	0
5:46	(FIU) T. Dozier 34 yd FG	10	0
3:19	(WAKE) B. Gossett 19 yd pass from R. Draft (PAT)	10	7
1:37	(FIU) Z. Wire 33 yd run (PAT)	17	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FIU	WAKE
10:04	(FIU) T. Logan 18 yd run (PAT)	24	7
7:51	(FIU) T. Logan 61 yd run (PAT)	31	7
2:53	(FIU) T. Logan 1 yd run (PAT)	38	7
0:05	(FIU) T. Logan 1 yd run (PAT	45	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FIU	WAKE
8:19	(FIU) E. Cortez 46 yd pass from Z .Wire (PAT)	52	7
4:48	(WAKE) T. Chick 29 yd FG	52	10
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FIU	WAKE
9:30	(FIU) Z. Wire 8 yd run (PAT)	59	10
4:59	(FIU) T. Tompkins 4 yd run (PAT)	66	10
1:13	(FIU) T. Dozier 43 yd FG	69	10

GAME RECAP


Tavon Logan not only set a new FIU record for most Yards in a Single Game, but he also set a new ACC record, as a Redshirt SO is named ACC and National Offensive Player of the Week.

Logan carried the ball for a new career high 381 yds well matching his previous 5 TD day as well, running for 4 scores in the 2nd Quarter alone.

As a team, FIU also set a new game high under the Coach Matt Miller era with 541 yds and 8 scores on the ground.

For a 2nd straight week, Duke Transfer Nick Fair fell just short of reaching a 100 yd game as he finished with 95 yds on 13 carries, but one of the biggest surprises this week was QB Zach Wire not known for his running abilities scoring not just 1 rushing TD but 2 including a 33 yd scramble in the 1st Quarter.

For Wake Forest there 4 game winning streak is snapped as the Demon Deacons will need to think about a new strategy on both sides of the ball.

Wake Forest trying using 2 different QB's. JR Rashad Draft (78) started the game completing 10/15 (66%) for 123 yds with 1 TD and 1 INT but RS FR D. Yeast (74) finished the game completing 9/16 (56%) for 95 yds with 1 INT thrown in the endzone as converted WR turned CB Garrison Falaha get's his first career INT.

KEY PANTHERS

QB-Z. Wire 9/16 (56%) 172 yds 1 TD, sacked twice, 46 yds rushing 2 TD
RB T. Logan-36 carries 381 yds (10.6 avg) 5 TD's, 2 rec 23 yds
RB N. Fair-13 carries 95 yds
RB T. Tompkins-3 carries 8 yds 1 TD
FB I. Dennis 3 carries 17 yds
WR E Cortez-1 rec 46 yds 1 D
WR B. Cheek-3 rec 42 yds
WR F. Okwara-1 rec 27 yds
WR R .Kynaszyk-1 rec 21 yds
TE D Naannee-1 rec 13 yds
SS O Beal-1 INT, CB G. Falah-1INT

UP NEXT

FIU moves to (5-0) on the season and remains at #2 in the rankings. The Panthers will take on #14 (4-1) UNC in Week 7.

The Tar Heels started the year with a Top-25 win over Tennessee back in Week 1. They then beat ECU in Week 3 before falling to Syracuse (28-21) in Week 4. Since then UNC has won 2 straight including a Week 6 non-conference win over Tulane (19-14).

TOP-25 NEWS

#1 Ole Miss moves to 5-0 with a (52-38) win over Arkansas. The Rebels will host Clemson in Week 7.

The Top-10 saw plenty of action and changes as #5 LSU falls to #9 TAMU in a SEC showdown. With the loss the Tigers drop to #18 well the aggies jump up 4 spots to take #5.

#6 Texas lost it's first game of the season falling (45-20) to #10 Georgia in another Top-25/SEC showdown. With the loss the Longhorns drop to #12 well the Bulldogs jump 3 spots to #7

#14 K-State the 2028 National Champions are back in the Top-10 moving to #10 with a (21-16) win over Rice.

HEISMAN TALK

Just 5 games into the season, and Tavon Logan is putting up huge # as he looks to add more hardware to his Trophy Case. With his new career high Logan now has 1198 yds rushing on 138 carries (8.7 avg) with a nation leading 17 TD's, well also adding 2 scores via the air on 6 rec for 87 yds.

With that said. Logan has jumped over a Trio of Ole Miss Rebels this week to stake the claim for the #1 spot if the the Heisman ended tomorrow.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

HISTORIC SEASON FOR LOGAN CONTINUES!!!

North Carolina Tar Heels at Florida International Golden Panthers
Oct 13, 2029	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#14 North Carolina Tar Heels ((4-1))	7		3	3	13
#2 Florida International Golden Panthers ((5-0))	7	28	14	21	70

Team Stats Comparison
	UNC	FIU
Total Offense	199	782
Rushing Yards	28	475
Passing Yards	149	307
First Downs	10	42
Punt Return Yards	8	54
Kick Return Yards	98	70
Total Yards	305	906
Turnovers	1	3
3rd Down Conversion	1/13	8/11
4th Down Conversion		2/2
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0-1-50%	5-0-41%
Penalties	1-10	8-82
Possession Time	18:53	29:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UNC	FIU
6:10	(FIU) T. Logan 14 yd run (PAT)	0	7
1:26	(UNC) E. Hepburn 80 INT return (PAT)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UNC	FIU
9:34	(FIU) T. Cisco 14 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	7	14
5:18	(FIU) T. Logan 2 yd run (PAT)	7	21
1:04	(FIU) T. Logan 52 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	7	28
0:03	(FIU) T. Logan 48 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	7	35
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UNC	FIU
5:27	(FIU) T. Logan 13 yd run (PAT)	7	42
2:53	(FIU) T. Logan 30 yd run (PAT)	7	49
0:09	(UNC) D. Singletary 45 yd FG	10	49
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UNC	FIU
10:30	(FIU) B. Cheek 46 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	10	56
8:23	(UNC) D. Singletary 35 yd FG	13	56
4:11	(FIU) N. Fair 1 yd run (PAT)	13	63
0:19	(FIU) N. Fair 42 yd run (PAT)	13	70

GAME RECAP


Panther fan's and college football fans across the nation will always be left wondering if Tavon Logan could've carried FIU to back to back titles after missing the 2028 playoffs with a Broken Collarbone.

He is leaving little doubt in anyone's minds he has 1 mission this year and it's getting the Panthers a chance at #2.

Logan's record setting season continues as the Redshirt Sophomore not only carried the ball 28 times for 242 yds and 4 TD's on the ground, but added a pair of receiving touchdowns in the final minute of the 1st half to give FIU a commanding (35-7) lead going into the locker room.

Coach Miller

"I was on staff at Boise State during Ashton Jeanty's 2024 season. This isn't a knock against Ash, but Tavon Logan is the best RB I have every coached or watched play"

What's most impressive about Logan is he is putting up these #'s typically only playing 3 Quarters..

Duke Transfer Nick Fair who has rushed just shy of 100 yds the past 2 games finally gets his breakout game as he closes out the Panthers scoring with a 42 yd TD run to finish the day with a career high 160 yds and 2 scores.


Well the Offense and Rushing attack has been on point the past 3 games with over 70 points a game, it can't be lost that the FIU Defense held the #14 ranked Tar Heel's offense out of the endzone as UNC's only score of the day came on a 80 yd "Pick 6" INT return in the 1st Quarter..

It was another roller coaster day for QB Zach Wire who looked great at times throwing for almost 300 yds (288) with 4 TD's but also adding in 3 INT's in the process.

KEY PANTHERS

QB Z. Wire 10/23 (43%) 288 yds 4 TD 3 INT
RB T. Logan-28 carries 242 yds 4 TD, 2 rec 100 yds 2 TD
RB N. Fair-20 carries 166 yds 2 TD
RB T. Tompkins-6 carries 48 yds
FB I. Dennis-3 carries 18 yds
WR E. Cortez 4 rec 81 yds
WR F. Owara-2 rec 31 yds
WR R. Kunaszyk 2 rec 38 yds
WR B. Cheek- 1 rec 46 yds 1 TD
WR T. Cisco 1 rec 14 yds 1 TD

UP NEXT

FIU moves to 6-0 on the season and will travel to Atlanta in Week 8 as they take on the (4-3) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, who have won 2 straight coming off a (28-16) win over Miami.

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

PANTHERS AIR IT OUT FOR WIN #7!!!

Florida International Golden Panthers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Oct 20, 2029	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Florida International Golden Panthers ((6-0))	14	17	14	14	59
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ((4-3))	7	10		3	20

Team Stats Comparison
	FIU	GT
Total Offense	630	209
Rushing Yards	173	-2
Passing Yards	457	188
First Downs	26	13
Punt Return Yards	104	9
Kick Return Yards	70	160
Total Yards	804	378
Turnovers	2	1
3rd Down Conversion	13/19	6/18
4th Down Conversion	2/3	0/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4-0-50%	1-2-75%
Penalties	3-15	2-20
Possession Time	26:28	21:32

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FIU	GT
8:20	(GT) A. Willingham 5 yd pass from S. Slay (PAT)	0	7
3:37	(FIU) T. Logan 3 yd run (PAT)	7	7
1:49	(FIU) T. Logan 10 yd run (PAT)	14	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FIU	GT
9:09	(FIU) B. Cheek 68 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	21	7
6:56	(FIU) B. Cheek 40 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	28	7
5:49	(GT) A. Bagent 40 yd Fumble return (PAT)	28	14
1:55	(GT) K. Alsadek 21 yd FG	28	17
0:36	(FIU) T. Dozier 51 yd FG	31	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FIU	GT
9:30	(FIU) B. Cheek 24 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	38	17
3:25	(FIU) T. Logan 1 yd run (PAT)	45	17
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FIU	GT
5:16	(FIU) B. Cheek 6 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	52	17
2:57	(GT) K. Alsadek 38 yd FG	52	20
2:14	(FIU) D. Naanee 82 yd pass from Z. Wire (PAT)	59	20

GAME RECAP

Georgia Tech did something 6 other teams have failed to do, and that was contain the "Wolverine" from making big plays.. Even though Logan still managed 100+ yds and 3 scores, it was a grind today as he avg just 2.9 yds per carry.

Well G.T. did a great job at containing Logan, they forgot all about JR WR Brian Cheek who had a career day earning both ACC Offensive Player of the Week and NCAA Player of the Week Awards as he finished with a team high 8 rec for 227 yds and 4 TD's, matching his season total in just 1 game.

Cheek wasn't the only Panther making big plays today either as SR TE Dominik Naanee breaks free on a 82 yd bomb to close out the game for just his first TD of the season..

Naanee broke onto the scene in 2025 as one of the first 4* Recruits to join the Coach Miller at FIU and became a absolute start breaking school records posting 86 rec for 1600 yds and 14 TD's as a Freshman but he has struggled the past 3 seasons as multiple teams have used double teams to take him completely out of the Panthers offensive game plan.

Well it wasn't a perfect day for RS FR QB Zach Wire (INT and a Fumble returned for a TD), Wire connected on multiple big plays to Cheek and Naanee finishing the game with a career high 457 yds and 5 TD's, again giving Coach Miller something to think about as the Panthers continue to find their QB of the future.

KEY PANTHERS

QB Z. Wire-16/30 (53%) 457 yds 5 TD 1 INT, 1 Fumble
RB T. Logan-37 carries 107 yds 3 TD
RB N. Nair-6 rec 25 yds
FB I. Dennis-5 rec 39 yds
WR B. Cheek- 8 rec 227 yds 4 TD
WR E. Cortez-2 rec 63 yds
WR F. Okwara-1 rec 36 yds
WR T. Cisco-1 rec 13 yds
TE D. Nannee-2 rec 87 yds 1 TD
Panther D-4 Sacks, 1 INT

UP NEXT

FIU continues to hold on to the #2 spot in the rankings as they move to 7-0 on the season and 5-0 in ACC play. The Panthers will continue their season as they travel to Charlottesville VA in Week 9 to take on the (4-3) Virginia Cavaliers.

Virginia is riding a 3 game win streak (Syracuse, Liberty and Rutgers).

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

PANTHERS LAND FIRST 5* RECRUIT IN SCHOOL HISTORY!!!

It took 5 seasons and a move to the ACC, but the FIU has not officially signed the schools 1st ever 5* Recruit as Coach Matt Miller might have just found his new QB for the next 4 years.

Going into the season, Miller targeted 2 of the Nation's Best QB recruits. 5* AJ Bredia (#5 Overall/#1 WA/#1 QB) from Seattle WA and 5* Derek Hawkins (#16 Overall/#1 NC/#3 QB) from Wilmington NC.

Bredia was the first to visit Miami coming in the Panthers Week 5 win over ECU well Hawkins came in Week 7 as the Panthers hosted UNC another school in Hawkins Top-3. With huge wins over both programs, both players quickly moved FIU to the top of their target schools. But a Week 8 visit to Columbus sealed the deal for Bredia as he chooses to sign with the Buckeyes as FIU finished #2 ahead of Oregon.

Hawkins however with Bredia out of the picture announces his decision cancelling a Week 13 visit to UNC and a Week 14 visit to Georgia.

Listed at 6'1 214lbs, Hawkins is known for his ability to Improvise. Well he doesn't boast a Elite arm (91 THP) or Elite speed (80) he has alot of Abilities (Mobile Deadeye,Pull Down, Off Platform, Extender) as well as a great mental makeup (Road Dog, The Natural, and Field General)

With 2 of the current Top-4 WR's set to graduate (E. Cortez and F. Okwara) and Cheek most likely going to get NFL Draft Buzz yet again), Coach Miller knew it was important to land some future playmakers for whoever is going to be throwing the ball.

So far Coach Miller is 1/3 in the category landing 4* WR Walter Abiamiri (#62 Overall/#7FL/#10). Listed at 6'4 195 lbs from For Myers, Abiamiri was also being pursued by Miami, Georgia and Florida.

Well Florida struck out on Abiamiri, they did take 2 other 4* Recruits off the Panthers wish list landing Lamar Randle (#180 Overall/#25 FL/#26 WR) from Fort Lauderdale FL and Ben Silvera (#214 Overall/#34 FL/#33 WR) from Opa Locka FL

Florida wasn't the only school to make a impact on Coach Miller's wish list early in the season.

FIU and Miami are scheduled to close out the season in Week 14, but the Hurricanes are already winning off the field, as Miami signs 4* RG John Lopes (#268 Overall/#40 FL/#13 G) from Hollywood FL, 4* CB Derwin Acho (#148 Overall/#20 FL/#15 CB) from Bradenton FL, and 4* MLB Stefan Easy (#122 Overall/#13 FL/#5 MLB) from Hialeah FL.

To make matter worse, Florida State decided to make a a trifecta as they came in and swooped up 4* CB George Tejeda (#239 Overall/#37FL/#21 CB) before he could make his Week 12 visit to FIU.


Coach Miller

"We knew going into the season we would face alot of competition for the guy's we wanted especially the instate kids from the likes of Miami, Florida and FSU, so it wasn't really as a big of shock as one would think. Well we are disappointed with only have 2 verbal commitments going into Week 9, we are excited to still be in the face for (3) other 5* Recruits including 5* WR Emari Boenzi who we are leading Clemson and 5* FS Tyrique Heggie who we are currently leading Oregon and Penn State."

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

REBELS OUT LIONS IN AS WE HAVE A NEW #1

A Week 8 loss by former #1 Ole Miss to #6 Georgia (54-52) opened the door for a new #1 for Week 9, but instead of #2 FIU moving up, it was #3 Penn State jump frogging the Panthers into the #1 spot after their (40-38) win over #4 Wisconsin.

With PSU now #1, Georgia jumps from #6 to #3 with the win over Ole Miss well Nebraska moves to #4 with a (35-17) win over Cincinnati.

Ole Miss stays in the Top-5 landing at #5.

#8 Texas beat #20 TAMU (34-31) in a Top-25/SEC/Lone Star Showdown. With the win the Longhorns jump to #6.

#9 Notre Dame took care of business against #15 USC (29-17) winning the Jeweled Shillelagh. With the victory the Irish move to #7 well the Trojans dropped to #18

#7 Kansas State's hopes of getting a chance to try and repeat as National Champs are slipping away as the Wildcats fall (26-23) to Iowa dropping all the way to #17 with their 2nd loss of the season.

#10 Michigan also took a huge hit in the rankings this week with a (27-6) loss to Pitt dropping them all the way to #23.

#12 LSU also saw any chances of a playoff bid slip through their fingers as the Tigers drop a Week 8 matchup with Arkansas (35-10) giving them their 3rd loss of the season as they move to (4-3). The Tigers drop completely out of the Top-25. With matchups @ #10 Auburn and @ #6 Texas still on the schedule the Tigers will need to beat Alabama at home and Missouri on the road just to get bowl eligible.

Here is a look at the entire Top-25 rankings

#1 Penn State (7-1) 41 votes
#2 FIU (7-0) 26 votes
#3 Georgia (6-1)
#4 Nebraska (6-1)
#5 Ole Miss (6-1)
#6 Texas (6-1)
#7 Notre Dame (7-2)
#8 Wisconsin (5-2)
#9 SMU (6-1)
#10 Auburn (5-2)
#11 Buffalo (6-1)
#12 Virginia Tech (6-1)
#13 West Virginia (5-2)
#14 Colorado State (6-1)
#15 UNC (5-2)
#16 Southern Miss (6-1)
#17 K-State (5-2)
#18 USC (6-2)
#19 Fresno State (6-1)
#20 Texas A&M (5-3)
#21 Texas Tech (7-0)
#22 BYU (5-2)
#23 Michigan (5-2)
#24 Stanford (4-3)
#25 Tulsa (4-3)

[Deuce2223]

Re: The Making of a Legend Part II "It's Miller Time".. CFB25

LOGAN CONTINUES TO REWRITE HISTORY!!!

Florida International Golden Panthers at Virginia Cavaliers
Oct 27, 2029	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#2 Florida International Golden Panthers ((7-0))	21	14	21	14	70
Virginia Cavaliers ((4-3))	7	0	0	7	14

Team Stats Comparison
	FIU	UVA
Total Offense	846	321
Rushing Yards	700	16
Passing Yards	146	282
First Downs	39	9
Punt Return Yards	32	32
Kick Return Yards	34	78
Total Yards	912	431
Turnovers
3rd Down Conversion	5/10	2/15
4th Down Conversion	0/2	0/1
2-Point Conversion
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	6-0-60%
Penalties	1-5	3-30
Possession Time	29:37	18:23

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		FIU	UVA
8:30	(FIU) T. Logan 4 yd run (PAT)	7	0
7:28	(UVA) J. Epps 71 yd pass from C. College (PAT)	7	7
6:27	(FIU) N. Fair 13 yd run (PAT)	14	7
3:34	(FIU) T. Logan 23 yd run (PAT)	21	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		FIU	UVA
6:19	(FIU) T. Logan 63 yd run (PAT)	28	7
1:25	(FIU) T Tompkins 2 yd run (PAT)	35	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		FIU	UVA
8:32	(FIU) T. Logan 12 yd run (PAT)	42	7
6:14	(FIU) T. Logan 4 yd run (PAT)	49	7
1:22	(FIU) T. Logan 29 yd run (PAT)	56	7
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		FIU	UVA
10:08	(UVA) J. Epps 49 yd pass from C. College (PAT)	56	14
9:28	(FIU) T. Logan 73 yd run (PAT)	63	14
3:07	(FIU) T. Tompkins 1 yd run (PAT)	70	14

GAME RECAP

For Tavon Logan the 2029 season has been the year of making history and the "Wolverine has done it again this time smashing the NCAA single game record and ACC single game record as well as setting a new FIU single game record with 533 yds on the ground. Logan also set the ACC and FIU single game record for most TD's in a game with (7) and now with 2080 yds rushing and 31 TD's he is also on pace to not only surpass Barry Sanders's 1988 record of 2628 yds and 37 TD's but to smash it, as he looks to cement his name in the NCAA history books as one of the greatest to ever play the game.


What's even more insane about today's stats, is Logan did all this still with over 9 minutes to play in the 4th Quarter and his 73 yd TD run with 9:38 to play in the game showed he still had plenty of gas still left in the tank despite 33 carries.

Coach Miller

"We are blessed to a very talented RB room this year with the addition of Nick Fair and well I am sure Logan is more then willing to carry the ball 40+ times in a game, there is no reason too.."

Logan wasn't the only one touting the rock today as both Fair (18 carries 108 yds 1 TD) and Tompkins (10 carries 50 yds 2 TD) both saw double digit carries, well Fair goes over 100 yds for a 2nd time this season.

Well Logan's 236 carries for 2080 yds and 31 TD's through 8 games is one of the most impressive displays of running anyone has seen in the past decade, FIU has proven this year that with Fair (98 carries 638 yds 4 TD) and Tompkins (38 carries 247 yds 7 TD) that this Panther rushing attack just can't be stopped.

Logan

"I don't just want my name in the history books, when you think about some amazing RB duo's over the year's the Pony Express of Eric Dickerson and Craig James at SMU in the 80's was Legendary.. Thurman Thomas and Barry at OSU, Reggie and Lendale at USC, Ricky Wiliams and Priest Holmes at Texas, the list goes on and on. I see no reason why Logan/Fair/Tompkins can't make that same type of history"

With Logan making NCAA history, it was a quite day in the office for the Panthers QB's. Starter Z. Wire would attempt just 15 pass's on the day throwing for 146 yds well backup Victor Ojukwu would attempt just 1 pass in the final 9 minutes of the game after the FIU 2nd team took over..

KEY PANTHERS
QB Z. Wire-7/15 (46%) 140 yds
RB T. Logan-33 carries 533 yds (16.2 avg) 7 TD
RB N. Fair-18 carries 109 yds (6.1 avg) 1 TD
RB T. Tompkins-10 carries 50 yds (5.0 avg) 2 TD
WR E Cortez-3 rec 69 yds
WR F. Okwara-3 rec 53 yds
WR B. Cheek-1 rec 13 yds
WR T. Cisco-1 rec 11 yds

UP NEXT

FIU will return home to face #20 West Virginia in a Top-25 showdown in Week 10.

The Mountaineers started their season strong winning 4 straight after a Week 1 loss to Georgia but have lost 2 of their past 3 games (Duke and Miami) dropping to (5-3) Overall and (4-2) in ACC play.


RECRUITING UPDATE

After then win, Coach Miller got a phone call as 4* RT Trey Vizcaino (#35 Overall/#2 AZ/#2 RT) from Chandler Arizona announced was canceling his Week 12 visit with the Ducks and agreeing to be a Panther.. This great news for the Panthers as they look to rebuild a O-Line that has 5 Senior starters.


Well landing Vizcaino was great news for Coach Miller, then came the bad news as 247 reports that 5* DE Julius Boozer (#29 Overall/#2 OH/#3 DE) has agreed to sign with Penn State.


Boozer wasn't the only target to sign elsewhere in Week 9.. 4* RB Fredrick Burnettte (#204 Overall/#32 FL/#15 RB) is skipping his Week 13 visit to FIU and instead is signing with Georgia..

Burnette was FIU's only target at RB in this year's class, leaving the Panthers to scramble as they will now most likely look to the transfer portal to replace Nick Fair in the RB room.