FIU and FAU — separated by one letter and 36 miles — have a rivalry that stretches from the football field to the living rooms of prospective recruits.
Both programs have big-time coaches — Butch Davis at FIU and Lane Kiffin at FAU. Davis is 17-9 in two years at FIU, including 1-1 in bowl games. Kiffin is 16-10 in two years at FAU, including 1-0 in bowls.
Over the past two years, FAU has one conference title to zero for FIU, and Kiffin’s bunch is 2-0 against Davis’ group with a lopsided combined score of 101-38.