Quarterback James Morgan showed up this week to his office — FIU’s practice field — with a closely cropped beard.
“It was getting a little bit long,” Morgan said, “and we have ‘No Shave November’ coming up.”
Playoff beards are common in hockey, and Morgan is very familiar with that tradition having grown up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. And while it’s not playoff time quite yet in college football, the FIU Panthers have won four consecutive games and are getting ready for what could be a historic stretch run in November.
Saturday night at 7:30, Conference USA East-Division leader FIU (6-2, 4-0) will host to FAU (3-5, 1-3) in the 18th annual Shula Bowl.