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When Mario Cristobal took over Florida International in 2007, he took one small baby step and they won one game.

Last Year's Record: 5-7 The 2008 season began tough for the Golden Panthers as they took on three straight BCS opponents.

When the subject of college football is brought up in conversation, nobody mentions the Sun Belt conference.

It's a Wednesday night. It's the offseason in early June. The perfect time for a college football player to settle back and relax, right? Take a drive just southwest of Omaha, and enter a nondescript metal building a stone's throw off Interstate 80.

Andrew Mattox won plenty of awards in his senior season at Spruce Creek. In football, he was a Class 6A All-State first-team selection, Most Valuable Player of the Central Florida All-Star game and The News-Journal's Defensive Player of the Year.

Trailing 10-2 as they came to bat in the bottom of the seventh inning of their final game of the season, the Paola High School junior varsity baseball team would not let Ottawa leave the Rock Stadium without having to battle.

The Buccaneers have announced the signings of eight college free agents who you'll be hearing about during the weekend's rookie camp, which gets underway this afternoon.

O f the 53 players at Tampa Bay Buccaneers mini-camp this weekend, six are rookie draft picks and nine undrafted free agents the club signed last week.

Before he can run the Bucs offense, rookie quarterback Josh Freeman first must learn the Bucs offense.

Safety Marshall McDuffie was signed to an NFL free agent contract by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following the 2009 NFL Draft on April 26, according to fiusports.com McDuffie is listed at 6-foot-2, 210 pounds; he tried out for the Miami Dolphins and the Buccaneers.

The Carolina Panthers added five more bodies to the roster Tuesday, including a pair of veterans.

For FIU to build on what it accomplished in 2008, coach Mario Cristobal knows it must begin with defensive improvement.

FIU quarterback Wesley Carroll, a transfer from Mississippi State, capped a strong spring by going 11-of-17 for 110 yards and a touchdown .

The Golden Panthers are young but building depth around a core of exciting young playmakers like sophomore return man/receiver T.Y. Hilton and junior cornerback Anthony Gaitor.

FIU safety Marshall McDuffie signed a free agent deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the NFL Draft concluded on Sunday.

A piece of textbook history stepped onto stage at Jesse Auditorium on Thursday night.

Chad Edwards didn't need much run support Tuesday night. Bryce Brentz made sure he got plenty.

FIU will complete its 2009 Spring football campaign with the annual Blue and Gold game on April 3 at 6 p.m. This will conclude a schedule of 15 practices for the Golden Panthers this Spring, following a 5-7 season where FIU looked like a conference contender at times.

When the Golden Panthers landed Larvez a oePooh Beara Mars, the football team had its most coveted recruit in program history.

Anthony Gaitor was in awe the first time he saw it. Adorning the east side of FIU Stadium are two 20-foot-by-30-foot banners.