After nearly three months of practices and simulated games, FIU
head coach Don Strock finally saw his offense get on track outscoring
the defense, 15-3, in the last half of an intersquad scrimmage
and final team workout Saturday at the FIU Community Stadium.
Even though FIU Football practice come to an end Saturday, head
coach Don Strock and his Golden Panther staff are hard at work
recruiting and readying the program for its debut next fall at
the Division I-AA level.
FIU's Football defense continued to dominate the offense with
another one-sided victory, this time 45-3, at the inaugural BlueGold
scrimmage played Saturday at the Community Stadium on University
Park.
After some 50 practice sessions this fall, the fledgling FIU Football
program will showcase its talents at the inaugural BlueGold Scrimmage,
set for Saturday, 3:30 p.m., at the FIU Community Stadium on the
University Park Campus.
Miami-Dade County was shut down as Hurricane Michelle skirted
the South Florida coastline. But with the down-graded storm presenting
no danger to players and staff, FIU Football head coach Don Strock
put his team through a one-and-a-half-hour practice on the program's
new state-of-the-art AstroPlay® surface at the FIU Community
Stadium.
Back on the practice field after Saturday's scrimmage and Golden
Panthers head coach Don Strock put his troops through a workout
in full pads at the FIU Community Stadium.
In front of an estimated crowd of 1,200 that included some 77
potential recruits and former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino,
the FIU Football Defense outscoring the Offense, 45-24, in a scrimmage
Saturday afternoon at FIU Community Stadium.
There will be more than just casual spectators at FIU Community
Stadium Saturday when the Golden Panther football team plays its
scrimmage at 3:30 p.m. Head coach Don Strock expects some 77 high
school players from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties
to spend the day on campus for an unofficial visit.
For a new football program like FIU's, leadership can come in
all shapes and sizes. A case in point can be found in the 5 foot-7
inch frame of sophomore running back Rashod Smith, who will continue
to try making a name for himself and for his new team when the
Golden Panthers step on to the FIU Community Stadium playing field
for Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. scrimmage.
A hot and steamy South Florida afternoon greeted the FIU Football
team for its hour-and-a-half practice Tuesday afternoon at the
FIU Community Stadium. Just days away from another public scrimmage,
head coach Don Strock was pleased with the day’s workout
in full pads despite injuries and the still summer-like weather
conditions.
The FIU Football team ran a focused and spirited practice on Friday,
erasing any of the offensive disappointment that may have set
in after a 45-18 win by the defense at last Wednesday’s scrimmage.
Head Coach Don Strock put the Golden Panthers through a one-hour-45-minute
workout at the FIU Community Stadium and afterwards commended
the offense for an impressive showing to end the week of work.
For the third consecutive outing this season, the FIU defense
dominated the offense with a 45-18 scrimmage victory in front
of 700 spectators Wednesday night at the North Miami Football
Stadium.
Head coach Don Strock put his Golden Panthers football team through
an hour-and-a-half practice Tuesday at the FIU Community Stadium
in shorts and shells, in preparation for Wednesday’s 5:00
p.m. public scrimmage at the North Miami Stadium (NE 151 Street
and Biscayne Blvd.).
Florida International University today released its inaugural
2002 football schedule, an ambitious, 11-game slate against Division
I-AA opponents that features seven home contests.
Quarterback Rich Lowry came to practice Friday wearing detachable
cleats. Wide receiver Quincy Brown wore turf shoes. Defensive
lineman Payton Williams donned a pair of basketball shoes at the
Golden Panthers one-and-a-half hour workout at FIU Community Stadium.
Such is the foot apparel these days of the Golden Panthers football
team.
Despite the heavy rains that hit the University Park campus for
most of the early afternoon, the sun shined on the FIU Football
program Tuesday as the team worked out for the first time on its
state-of-the-art AstroPlay® artificial surface at the Community
Stadium on the University Park campus.
After giving his team a two-day weekend break, FIU head coach
Don Strock and his Golden Panthers started practice Monday in
a downpour that lasted through stretching and into the early parts
of individual instruction. Yet despite the elements, Strock was
“shocked” at how well his players performed during the
hour-and-a-half workout in full pads.
Calling it “a good week of work,” head coach Don Strock
put his team through an hour-and-a-half workout Friday afternoon,
then sent his troops home for the weekend, looking forward to
leaving their temporary home next week and practicing for the
first time on the new AstroPlay surface of the FIU Community Stadium.
Defensive schemes were the theme of Thursday’s FIU Football
practice as head coach Don Strock and his staff implemented the
3-4 alignment during most of their one-and-a-half hour practice
at the University Park recreation field.
FIU head coach Don Strock has made no secret that he plans to
use a three wide receiver offense next season. Now, he must sift
through the roster looking for runningbacks who can complement
that scheme.Through the first month of practice, several players
have caught the coach’s eye.
If five injuries from last Saturday’s FIU Football scrimmage
were hard to swallow for head coach Don Strock and his staff,
two more wide-receiver injuries on Monday certainly threw a monkey
wrench into the team’s one-and-a-half hour practice at the
University Park recreation field.
Quarterbacks Joe Fleming and David Tabor directed scoring drives
at the FIU Football 87-play scrimmage Saturday at the University
Park recreation field. With both sides gaining points for scores
or takeaways, the Defense came away with a 21-18 victory before
an estimated 700 spectators.
Wet and soggy grounds shortened FIU’s football practice Thursday
afternoon as the team could only manage a short walk through on
the running track of FIU Community Stadium, less than 48 hours
before the team’s first public scrimmage.
Despite the threat of rain and with a watchful eye toward the
sky for potential lightning strikes, FIU head coach Don Strock
put his Golden Panther football team through practice Wednesday
afternoon in preparation of their first public scrimmage set for
3:30 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 29 at the University Park recreation
field.
What started out as a rainy, dreary afternoon turned into one
of the more spirited practices of the season for the FIU Football
team, as it went through a 90-minute workout. As the team took
the field to begin stretching, the rain ended and gray, overcast
skies seemed to turn down the heat and raise the intensity level.
Under sunny but humid skies, head coach Don Strock put his FIU
Football team through a full-pads workout Monday that concentrated
on new offensive sets and defensive coverage variations, as the
team continues to build its playbook.
Not practicing since last Saturday's scrimmage, the FIU Football
team went through a one-hour, 45-minute practice Wednesday afternoon.
Wearing full pads Saturday morning, the FIU Football team went
full speed with a 56-play scrimmage in which the entire squad
participated on the University Park recreation field.
For the first time this fall season, the FIU Football team played
in less than ideal conditions, contending with a steady drizzle
for most of its 90-minute practice Friday. And for the first time
ever, the team suffered what could be a serious injury when freshman
defensive back Anthony “T.J.” Singletary suffered a
possible fracture of the right femur.
Learning new plays and variations of the base offense and defense
took center stage Thursday as the FIU football team returned to
practice.
After a two-day Labor Day break, it was back on the practice field
for the FIU football team that worked out for the very first time
in full gear Tuesday.
Repetition and review was the order of the day as head coach Don
Strock and his staff tried to ingrain base offenses and defenses
during a 90-minute practice session Saturday morning.
The FIU football team returned to the practice field Thursday
afternoon. For the first time, players sported shoulder pads and
helmets for the two-hour workout.
Donning helmets and shorts, head coach Don Strock put his FIU
football team through nearly a two-hour practice Tuesday.
Head Coach Don Strock and his staff welcomed
68 hopefuls to the first day of practice this afternoon at the
University Park recreation fields.
