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At 6-foot-4, he is FIU’s tallest safety. Now he is bidding for playing time as freshman

Dorian Hall and Olin Cushion III are two of several safeties competing for starting jobs at FIU, and they couldn’t be more different in a couple of major ways.

Hall, a redshirt freshman, is set to get his first collegiate action on Sept. 1, when the Panthers open their season against the visiting Indiana Hoosiers.

Cushion, a 5-8, 175-pound junior from Miami Central, has played 10 games for FIU, making one interception.

Aside from being less experienced, Hall, at 6-4, 190 pounds, is also a whopping eight inches taller than Cushion. Hall is also seven inches taller than Tyree Johnson and five inches taller than Richard Dames, two other safety candidates.