The Florida Atlantic Owls enter a pivotal year for the program, as head coach Willie Taggart enters his third season as FAU head man. The Owls finished 5-7 (3-5 Conference USA) in 2021, a regression from their 5-4 mark the previous season. In an effort to make the team better, Taggart rotated his coaching staff, bringing in Brent Dearmon, previously of MTSU and Kansas as offensive coordinator and former USC defensive coordinator Todd Orlando to the same position at FAU.
The Owls are on a four-game losing streak after starting 5-3 in 2021, looking fairly listless in the back half of the schedule as they do so.