CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- James Morgan passed for 268 yards and two touchdowns and Napoleon Maxwell ran for 102 yards and two scores -- including a 52-yarder midway through the fourth quarter -- to help Florida International hold off Charlotte 42-35 on Saturday.
The Golden Panthers (8-3, 6-1 Conference USA) sit in the driver's seat with a berth in the C-USA championship game at stake. FIU needs only a win over third-place Marshall in the final regular-season game to reach the title game against UAB. Despite the fact that both the Golden Panthers and Middle Tennessee have 6-1 records in the East Division, the Panthers would advance by virtue of their 24-21 win over the Blue Raiders on Oct.