FIU is 0-4 on the road this season, and still has trips to Jacksonville State and Kennesaw State remaining. Dating to last season, the Panthers have lost six consecutive road games.

The Florida International Panthers face the UTEP Miners as Week 8 of the 2024 college football season gets underway from deep in the south of Texas for a midweek tilt.

FIU hasn’t been awful, but it doesn’t have the record to prove it. It pushed Liberty in a 31-24 loss, beat Louisiana Tech, and use next is a dangerous game against Sam Houston.The finishing kick of the season isn’t too bad - the Panthers will likely be favored in three of the last four games - but it needs this win.

He got his first win, a 30-21 upset of Florida International Wednesday night in front of 11,373 people, behind a dominant four-interception defense and the entire Miner program will most happily take it.