Preview: Q&A with FIU Beat Writer Eric Henry

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — On the Conference USA website, under the football tab, scrolling over to the PDF of the statistics the conference office puts out each week, the severity of the FIU Panthers' struggles in 2022 are plainly stated.

An offense that is 11th (out of 11) in total points, 11th in rushing offense, 11th in passing offense. Defensively? Not much better. Ninth in scoring and rushing defense, seventh in passing yardage. TFLs are an ok fifth in the C-USA, right in the middle of the pack for turnover margin as well.

But perhaps the most stunning fact is this: FIU is significantly better on paper than they were a season ago, where the Panthers lost 50-10 to MTSU at Floyd Stadium en…