Miami, Fla.
Old Dominion University’s football team may have gotten a glimpse of its future Saturday afternoon in South Florida.
In a surprise move, coach Bobby Wilder started true freshman quarterback Hayden Wolff against Florida International. And while Wolff played well for the first game of his college career, it was not enough to break ODU’s losing streak.
FIU held on to defeat ODU, 24-10, in a defensive struggle on a hot, humid afternoon at Riccardo Silva Stadium. ODU (1-8 overall, 0-5 Conference USA) has lost eight in a row.
Junior college transfers Stone Smartt and Messiah deWeaver started at quarterback in ODU’s first eight games, but neither had been particularly effective.