MIAMI – A total of 10 members of the FIU football team have been honored with selection to the 2023 Athlon Sports Preseason All-Conference USA Team, which was announced on Thursday.
Leading the way for the Panthers is senior linebacker Donovan Manuel, who was named to the first-team All-CUSA defense after racking up 97.0 tackles last season – which ranked as the eighth-highest total among Conference USA leaders. He also ranked fourth among league leaders with an average of 8.1 stops per contest.
In addition, Manuel's 8.5 tackles for loss led FIU in 2022 and ranked as the 15th-highest total in Conference USA.