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Line: Florida International by 2. Series Record: Series tied 2-2. Last meeting: 2008, Florida International 42-10. North Texas looks to get its offense back on track after not scoring a touchdown in a loss to Louisiana-Monroe, the first time that's happened in a Sun Belt game since Todd Dodge became coach in 2007.

Kenny Boynton scored 25 points, Ray Shipman added 16 and Florida beat Webber International 104-53 in its exhibition finale Monday night.

Deon Thompson scored 20 points to help No. 6 North Carolina spoil Isiah Thomas' college coaching debut and beat Florida International 88-72 on Monday night in the 2K Sports Classic.

Thomas was midway through a question-and-answer session with some FIU alumni last month when someone stood up and put the Hall of Fame player on the spot.

Dwight Dasher ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more as Middle Tennessee beat Florida International 48-21 on Saturday.Dasher ran for 178 yards and scored on runs of 1, 70 and 68 yards for the Blue Raiders .

With a plethora of injuries this season, especially where nearly one-third of its starters are out for the season, FIU has adopted the title of a Baltimore Ravens book Next Man Up as its motto for the rest of the season.

Isiah Thomas lost his coaching debut at Florida International on Wednesday night when Northwood, an NAIA school coached By Rollie Massimino, beat the Panthers 71-61 in an exhibition game.

The mud was dripping off the face masks like freshly melted snow, and the surface at Wildcat Stadium felt like you were running on ice.

Alabama wide receiver Julio Jones and Florida International cornerback Peter Riley talker after the 40-14 Alabama victory at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Saturday, Sept.

Dustin Rivest kicked a 24-yard field goal in overtime to lift Florida International to a 20-17 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.

Rise and shine Golden Panthers in more ways than one. It's an early kickoff against Louisiana-Lafayette, and the Ragin' Cajuns bring a pretty stout running game with the type of mobile quarterbacks that tend to feast on FIU's defense.

Here are the top 25 games and other selected matchups for week nine. THURSDAY'S GAME Prairie View A&M at Southern , 7:30 p.m. Prairie View A&M could take another step towards its first Southwest Athletic Conference title since 1964, when the Panthers host take on Southern in this league showdown, televised nationally on ESPNU.

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. - One by one, they came to shed tears, share memories and say goodbye.

Arkansas State held its weekly football press conference with head coach Steve Roberts Wednesday at the ASU Football Facility.

Arkansas State tops Florida International 27-10 Eds: APNewsNow. Arkansas State 27, Florida International 10.

Isiah Thomas sought the advice of some of his closest friends and mentors before going to FIU, including his college coach, Bobby Knight, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and one of his NBA coaches, Chuck Daly, who died of cancer in May, one month after Thomas took the job.

MTSU football coach Rick Stockstill has announced that practices this week will be closed to the public and media.

The Golden Panthers could not stop Troy's high powered offense as the defending conference champions used a powerful and physical offense to defeat FIU 42-33 on Oct.

Levi Brown threw three touchdown passes and Troy defeated Florida International 42-33 on Saturday night.

Posted by ESPN.com's Graham Watson Florida International receiver T.Y. Hilton suffered a sprained knee against Western Kentucky last week.