Following a 2020 season that many would like to forget, the FIU Panthers held their 2021 media day on Tuesday and from virtually every player and coach alike, the mood was clear — a laser-like focus on the season ahead and securing the team’s first win since upsetting Miami in November of 2019.
The disclaimer of virtually everyone involved is necessary because Panthers’ head coach Butch Davis was a last-minute scratch. Roughly five minutes before the 11 AM scheduled start time, an FIU spokesman announced at the podium that Davis was “feeling under the weather” and his session will be rescheduled for later in the month.