MIAMI (July 21, 2019) – The FIU Athletics Department is deeply saddened to confirm that former FIU football player Emmanuel Lubin was tragically killed in a car accident on Saturday night.
Lubin, a native of North Miami Beach, played four seasons at FIU with his last year of eligibility coming in 2018. The defensive back played in 45 games with the Panthers, racking up 86 career tackles and one interception. Lubin played and started in all 13 games last year, as he led the Panthers to a school-record nine wins on the way to a Bahamas Bowl victory over Toledo to cap his senior season.