Various publications projected FIU to take a major step backwards in the win column after the Panthers 8-5 record in 2018.

However, nearing the midway point of the season, FIU is 3-2 and easily could have been 4-1 entering their bye week. Let’s take a look at how the team has fared heading into Conference USA play.

Offense:

While Butch Davis hasn’t officially named a starting quarterback, it’s clear that the quarterback competition between James Morgan and Christian Alexander is over.

Morgan has played over four times the amount of snaps than Alexander.