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Zach Marker - Transfers to FIU Marker (leg) will transfer to FIU, per the program's 2026 roster.
Impact Marker was lost for the 2025 season in Week 1 after completing 3-of-8 passes for 21 yards and 12 rushing yards. He was able to preserve his eligibility as a silver lining, and will now take his talents to Miami, where he'll look to battle for the Panthers' starting quarterback gig.
FEBRUARY 10 • ROTOWIRE
Greg Gaines - Added to FIU's roster Gaines is part of Florida International's 2026 roster, Kevin Barral of Sports Illustrated reports.
Impact Gaines, a Florida native, will transfer colleges from Rhode Island. The question becomes whether or not his 2025 season indicates that he significantly improved. Though part of Iowa State for multiple seasons, he barely logged several receptions. Gaines subsequently transferred to URI, whose 2025 season includes his 1,018 receiving yards (15.7 averaged per reception) and four touchdowns.
JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Notre Dame continues coaching shuffle on defense by adding Charlie Partridge, moving Al Washington

Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman is making changes to his defensive coaching staff less than two weeks after he decided to return to the Fighting Irish
JANUARY 8 • Associated Press
JJ Kohl - Signs with FIU Kohl is transferring to Florida International, per On3.com.
Impact Kohl will join the Panthers after playing this past season with App State. The 6-foot-7 quarterback threw for 1,465 yards and 12 touchdowns to two interceptions across eight games in the 2025 campaign. He'll have a solid shot at getting the starting quarterback gig for FIU.
JANUARY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Miami's defense has been airtight to fuel run to CFP semifinals. And now Ole Miss awaits

Miami's biggest signing this season might be defensive coordinator Corey Hetherman from Minnesota
JANUARY 5 • Associated Press
Keyone Jenkins - Completely stymied by UTSA Jenkins completed 7 of 14 passes for 49 yards and one interception during Friday's 57-20 defeat to Texas-San Antonio.
Impact Jenkins turned in easily his worst performance of the season as FIU got rolled by UTSA in a bowl loss. The gunslinger couldn't get anything going and it resulted in his lowest output in a game all year. All in all, Jenkins had a solid season in 2025, totaling 1,874 yards, 14 touchdowns and six interceptions. The quarterback has one season of eligibility remaining.
DECEMBER 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Maguire Anderson - Six targets, three receptions Anderson posted three receptions (on six targets) for 25 yards during Friday's 57-20 defeat against Texas-San Antonio.
Impact For only the third time in 2025, Anderson logged more than five targets. Unsurprisingly, during each of the three games, he recorded at least several receptions. In 2025, Anderson logged 25 of them (on 45 targets) for 280 yards and one touchdown.
DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Alex Perry - Touchdown streak finishes Perry reeled in 3 of 7 targets for 24 yards during Friday's 57-20 defeat versus Texas-San Antonio.
Impact Prior to Friday, each of Perry's last five games included a touchdown. For 2025, he logged nine TDs with 56 receptions (on 95 yards) and 840 receiving yards, all career-highs.
DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Kejon Owens - Fewer than 10 carries Owens compiled eight rushes for 36 yards and caught their only target for five yards during Friday's 57-20 loss versus Texas-San Antonio.
Impact Excluding the UTSA bowl, all of Owens' other games include at least 10 rushing attempts, so him logging less Friday is quite surprising. During 2025, he recorded 213 carries for 1,334 yards and 11 touchdowns.
DECEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Joe Pesansky - Logs another two touchdowns Pesansky (toe) completed 11 of 31 passes for 102 yards, two touchdowns and one interception during Friday's 57-20 loss against Texas-San Antonio. He also had seven rushes for 14 ya...
Impact During each of Pesansky's last four games, he logged multiple touchdowns, averaging three across the four-matchup span. It accounts for all but one of his 13 TDs, and he also logged 1,021 passing yards.
DECEMBER 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

McCown, Henderson lead UTSA's 57-20 rout of Florida International at First Responder Bowl

Owen McCown threw three touchdown passes, Will Henderson III scored three times, and UTSA defeated Florida International 57-20 at the First Responder Bowl
DECEMBER 27, 2025 • Associated Press

How to Watch UTSA vs. Florida International: First Responder Bowl Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – December 26, 2025

Learn which TV channel or how to live stream the UTSA Roadrunners vs. Florida International Panthers First Responder Bowl game, Friday, Dec....
DECEMBER 26, 2025 • Data Skrive
How to Watch UTSA vs. Florida International: First Responder Bowl Time, TV Channel, Live Stream – December 26, 2025

UTSA vs. Florida International Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 26, 2025

Preview the Dec. 26 matchup between the UTSA Roadrunners and Florida International Panthers with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, bett...
DECEMBER 24, 2025 • Data Skrive
UTSA vs. Florida International Prediction, Odds, Picks - December 26, 2025

The Latest: With Texas A&M out of the top 5, Georgia and Oregon climb in the AP Top 25

Texas A&M dropped out of the top five in the AP Top 25 college football poll for the first time in two months
NOVEMBER 30, 2025 • Associated Press
Joe Pesansky - Doesn't play Saturday Pesansky (undisclosed) sat out Saturday's win over Sam Houston.
Impact Pesansky will finish the regular season having completed 78 of his 128 pass attempts for 919 yards, nine touchdowns and six interceptions in addition to rushing for 103 yards and two touchdowns on 36 carries. He will look to get healthy in time for the FIU's upcoming bow game.
NOVEMBER 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Roche, Joseph combine for 245 rushing yards in Old Dominion's 27-10 Oyster Bowl win over Georgia St

Devin Roche ran for 137 yards and two touchdowns, Colton Joseph added 108 yards and a score of his own, and Old Dominion defeated Georgia State 27-10 on Saturday in a regular-seaso...
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Jenkins throws for 3 TDs, runs for another and FIU beats Sam Houston 56-16 in regular-season finale

Keyone Jenkins threw for three touchdowns and ran for another to lead Florida International to a 56-16 win over Sam Houston in a regular-season finale Saturday
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • Associated Press
Dallas Payne - 100 yards and a TD Payne had four catches for 100 yards and a score against Sam Houston Saturday.
Impact The tight end came into this game with 166 yards on the season, so this was a bit of a surprise. Payne, a UAB transfer, stepped right into the role of top tight end, but like many offenses in college football his role was tertiary.
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Alex Perry - Continues torrid run Perry caught seven passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns against Sam Houston on Saturday.
Impact Perry has been on fire, with seven touchdowns over his last five games. He's even been over 100 yards in each of his last two. FIU still has a bowl game left, but then the question becomes if the Hawaii transfer stays at FIU for his final season, or does he transfer again based on this run of play.
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Sterling Joseph - Wows against Bearkats Joseph touched the ball four times and ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns against Sam Houston Saturday.
Impact Now, one must caveat that Sam Houston's defense is horrendous, and that this game was well settled before Joseph touched the ball. However, the true freshman had one carry all season before this, and he turned his four rushing attempts here into this kind of production. Plus, he didn't burn his redshirt, so everybody is happy here.
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Kejon Owens - Rushes for 124 yards Owens only needed 15 carries to get to 124 yards against Sam Houston on Saturday.
Impact Owens didn't get one of the four rushing touchdowns FIU had against one of the worst FBS defenses in recent memory, but that's a minor frustration for him, one imagines. After all, he's got 11 rushing scores on the season and is approaching 1,300 yards on the ground with a bowl game to go.
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Keyone Jenkins - Totals four TDs in return Jenkins went 15-for-24 for 291 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception against Sam Houston on Saturday. He also ran four times for 47 yards and a score.
Impact Jenkins was the starter until he injured himself, at which point Joe Pesansky stepped in and, frankly, outplayed Jenkins. It all worked out conveniently, though, as Jenkins was ready to go this week and Pesansky was out with an injury. The question becomes who starts the bowl game for FIU if both are healthy?
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Joe Pesansky - Questionable vs. Sam Houston Pesanksy (undisclosed) is questionable for Saturday's matchup versus Sam Houston.
Impact Pesanksy popped up on the injury report Saturday, casting doubt on his availability for Saturday's game. If he ends up being unable to play, Christian Langford should serve as the team's backup quarterback.
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Tar'varish Dawson - Won't play Saturday Dawson (undisclosed) has been ruled out for Saturday's matchup versus Sam Houston.
Impact Dawson will miss a third consecutive game as he continues to battle an undisclosed injury. He will look to get healthy in time for the team's bowl game next month.
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Keyone Jenkins - Good to go Saturday Jenkins (groin) is off the injury report for Saturday's game against Sam Houston.
Impact Jenkins was deemed questionable leading up to the matchup as he dealt with a groin injury that has held him out three consecutive games but seems to have put it past him and is ready to roll for the last game of the regular season. The junior quarterback completed 62.8 percent go his passes for 1,402 yards and six touchdowns (four interceptions) across eight appearances prior to his injury.
NOVEMBER 29, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
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