FIU, off to its best start since 2018, has a starting quarterback and running back from Miami Central among its standouts from South Florida high schools.
“We have a saying that when it is too tough for everyone else, it’s just about right for us,” Jacksonville State coach Rich Rodriguez said. “And our guys were saying
Tulane will be hard pressed to top last season's history-making turnaround that became one of the most compelling, feel-good stories in college football. If the Green Wave repeat as American Athletic Conference champions and return to a New Years Six bowl game, it will be considerably less surprising. No. 24 Tulane enters this season as the only team from a mid-major conference ranked in the AP Top 25.