When a season isn’t going as planned as far as the win-loss record, but one of those wins comes against the bitter rival late in the year, that can go a long way toward changing perceptions.
That’s what Florida Atlantic (3-5, 1-3 Conference USA) is aiming at as it travels to Miami to take on FIU in the Shula Bowl at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Antonio Riles, a graduate transfer from Florida, recalled after practice on Tuesday what it meant as a Gator facing off against the likes of Georgia and Florida State.