It was a frustrated, six-play, 17-yard drive that resulted in a punt. Quarterback Zack Greenlee hung his head in disappointment and warhorse tailback Aaron Jones hobbled off the field looking beat down. Jones plotted himself on the bench, partially hurt, and gazed in distress over the team’s 35-21 beat-down against Florida International.
FIU—the same squad that started the season 0-4, became the first division I program to fire their head coach Ron Turner, and looked like they were truly on a downhill spiral. But now, under interim head coach Ron Cooper, the Panthers picked up their second straight win after stomping on the Miners.