BOCA RATON — Florida Atlantic head coach Lane Kiffin had no problem with comparing his new players to former college football stars last year. Potentially Kiffin’s biggest — and most shocking — comparison came to a player who didn’t even see the field in 2017.
After watching Owls quarterback Chris Robison — fresh off a transfer from future College Football Playoff semifinalist Oklahoma — make his debut on the Oxley Center fields last August, Kiffin put his new signal-caller’s name in the same breath as a former Heisman Trophy winner.
“I thought he had a little bit of Johnny-ish to him as far as moving around — Manziel — just kind of make a lot of plays, great energy on his film,” Kiffin said, referring to the former Texas A&M star and 2012 Heisman winner.