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MIAMI (April 13, 2020) - Next up in our Q&A series with FIU football is linebacker, Jamal Gates. The Palm Beach Gardens native had a breakout season in 2019, as the Panther linebacker ranked second on the team with 85 tackles.
Gates played and started in all 13 games for the Panthers in 2019 and logged six games with at least seven-or-more tackles, with two of those being double-digit games. Gates had a pair of breakout games in 2019 with a career-high 12 tackles against Louisiana Tech and a timely interception against Miami to lead the Panthers to a 30-24 victory over the Hurricanes.