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FIU shined in new coach Willie Simmons' debut with a convincing 42-9 victory over Bethune-Cookman on Friday night at Pitbull Stadium.
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The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats will take on the FIU Panthers this Friday at FIU Stadium in what should be an exciting early-season College Football matchup.
The Nittany Lions opened the season without one of its most promising defensive players, but he is back for the second week of the season.
Another potentially huge problem for FIU is a Penn State D-line led by tackle Zane Durant and Dani Dennis-Sutton. Dennis-Sutton overwhelmed the Nevada offensive line, finishing with 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, two forced fumbles, a quarterback hurry and a pass breakup. “They have a dominant defensive line,” Simmons said of Penn State.
Stop the run. This goes hand-in-hand with needing to get more plays in the backfield. The Panthers got hit for over 200 rushing yards six times and only won one of those games.
FIU’s impressive 42-9 victory over Bethune-Cookman displayed the kind of roster depth new coach Willie Simmons is hoping to build.
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Penn State's defense is coming off a season opener in which it forced three turnovers as it overpowered visiting Nevada. Dani dEnnis-Sutton and the Nittany Lions defense will be looking to create more turnovers this weekend against FIU as it looks to maintain its No.