When FIU hired Butch Davis last November to take the helm of its football program, the move sent a buzz through the college football landscape.
The 65-year-old was one of the hottest coaching commodities in the country when he led the University of Miami football program in the late 1990s into 2000.
Now, after six years away from the sidelines — he spent the last two as an analyst for ESPN — Davis is taking over an FIU football program that has gone through a number of fits and starts.
“It’s great to be back on the field,” Davis said during the first week of spring practices.