This year, Florida Atlantic will name its team captains a little differently.
FAU coach Lane Kiffin said the Owls would have week-by-week captains selected by the coaching staff instead of the typical year-long captains chosen by the team. At the end of the season, before a potential bowl game, the team would vote on captains.
“Then it goes on record that that was their team,” Kiffin said.
Kiffin said he learned the approach from Alabama coach Nick Saban when Kiffin was the Crimson Tide’s offensive coordinator for three seasons.