Following a disjointed offseason marked by various changes in the routine of getting a team ready for an upcoming year, the 2020 FIU Panthers entered the season with hopes of putting a disappointing 2019 season behind them. In more ways than one — Butch Davis’ club never got off the ground.
“We’re heading down the runway for takeoff and then all of a sudden you hear all of these alarms and the plane comes to a screeching halt,” said Davis. “The pilot said another plane cut in front of us, so we sit on the runway for 45 minutes.