MIAMI (March 7, 2017) – The FIU football team officially kicked off its preparation for the 2017 season on Tuesday morning with the program's first practice of the spring.
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Approximately 93 student-athletes took the field at the FIU soccer stadium on Tuesday on a cool and breezy morning.
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Head Coach
Butch Davis addressed the media following practice.
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The Panthers will practice at the FIU soccer stadium for the remainder of this week as construction on a new field at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium continues. FIU returns to the field tomorrow at 8:15 a.m. for Day Two of this year's spring camp.
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The annual Spring Game is set for April 7 at 7 p.m., at Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
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Remaining FIU Football Spring Practice Schedule
Wednesday, March 8          8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. (FIU soccer stadium)
Thursday, March 9              8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. (FIU soccer stadium)
Tuesday, March 21Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Thursday, March 23Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Friday, March 24Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Saturday, March 25 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Tuesday, March 28Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Thursday, March 30Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Friday, March 31Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Monday, April 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Tuesday, April 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
Thursday, April 6Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA.
Friday, April 7                   7 p.m. (FIU Spring Game – Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium)
Monday, April 10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TBA
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The 2017 FIU football season will kick off on Saturday, Sept. 2, when the Panthers travel to Orlando, Florida, to take on the UCF Knights.
FIU's 2017 schedule is highlighted with games against Boca Raton Bowl and 2016 C-USA champion WKU, Popeyes Bahamas Bowl champion Old Dominion, AutoNation Cure Bowl participant UCF, Foster Farms Bowl participant Indiana, Hawai'i Bowl participant Middle Tennessee and Gildan New Mexico Bowl participant UTSA. In addition, the Panthers will face Rice, Charlotte, Marshall and Florida Atlantic as well as first-time opponents Alcorn State and Tulane.Â
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For FIU football ticket information, contact the University Credit Union Box Office at 305-FIU-GAME (348-4263).
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For the latest information on Panthers football, follow us on Twitter, @FIUFootball, and check out
Pete Pelegrin's in-depth coverage of FIU Athletics on his official blog, The Prowl, at
www.FIUSports.com.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
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About FIU:
Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
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