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Former Florida State linebacker Kain Daub impressing for Florida Atlantic after lackluster 2017

BOCA RATON — Kain Daub is simply glad defensive line coach Eric Matheis didn’t give up on him after a poor 2017 season.

And if Mathies, one of Lane Kiffin’s first hires at FAU, had viewed the redshirt senior defensive end as a lost cause and moved on, Daub would have fully understood why. A former top recruit at Florida State capable of playing both defensive end and linebacker, Daub transferred to Florida Atlantic last summer from ASA New York and looked lethargic and lost.

“He just kept pushing me and kept staying on me, helping me be a better person and player,” Daub said.