The FIU Golden Panthers are 27 point underdogs to the Miami Hurricanes better known as their cross-town rival. FIU and the University of Miami face off on September 22nd at 3:30pm eastern time on ESPN2/U at Hard Rock Stadium. Former ‘Canes head football coach Butch Davis is now the leader of the Golden Panthers and brings a 2-1 record and 83rd ranking per the S&P+ to Hard Rock Stadium to face the 24th ranked ‘Canes.
Miami is also 2-1 with a loss to the LSU Tigers and convincing wins over the Savannah State Tigers (FCS) and the Toledo Rockets.