As much as he has enjoyed passing and handing off to teammates for touchdowns, FIU quarterback James Morgan finally experienced the thrills of crossing the goal line.
Morgan had never scored a rushing touchdown in his three-year collegiate career until his four-yard touchdown run Saturday night. The red-shirt junior’s short scamper midway through the fourth quarter provided the Panthers the necessary cushion to defeat Rice 36-17 at Riccardo Silva Stadium.
“Once in a blue moon — I’ll take it,” Morgan said. “It is a great feeling. One of my teammates said I looked like Tom Brady. I said, ‘oh really?