Greg Ellingson News

GAME NOTES: The top-ranked Florida Gators welcome the FIU Panthers to Gainesville this weekend for a non-conference contest from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

Shake hands with FIU freshman defensive lineman Tourek Williams, and you notice how big his hands are.

The Golden Panthers football team won its first home game of the season 20-17 in what was a back-and-forth overtime contest vs.

With a plethora of injuries this season, especially where nearly one-third of its starters are out for the season, FIU has adopted the title of a Baltimore Ravens book Next Man Up as its motto for the rest of the season.

Dustin Rivest kicked a 24-yard field goal in overtime to lift Florida International to a 20-17 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday.

FIU quarterback Paul McCall wanted to make an adjustment. So before the Golden Panthers' fourth game in conference play at Arkansas State on Oct.

FIU was expecting a physical game against Troy on Saturday night at FIU Stadium.

For the first time in FIU history, the Golden Panthers will unveil black jerseys when they face Troy on Oct.

FIU Wins, T.Y. Hilton Injured Share + Oct 11, 2009 1:18 am US/Eastern FIU Wins, T.Y. Hilton Injured The Golden Panthers' best player is sidelined with a knee injury.

Now that is more like it. It took five games, but the Golden Panthers finally got into the a oeWa column this season.

Paul McCall threw two touchdown passes and Florida International scored 20 unanswered second-half points to beat Western Kentucky 37-20 Saturday night and win its first game of the season.

It's time to start printing up some wanted posters and pasting them up around campus.

Rutgers #23 Brandon Bing breaks up a pass intended for FIU's #82 Greg Ellingson in the first quarter during the NCAA college football game between Rutgers and Florida International at Rutgers Stadium.

FACTS & STATS: Site: Rutgers Stadium -- Piscataway, New Jersey. Television: SNY, Big East TV.

Rutgers running back Jourdan Brooks is able to escape the grasp of Howard's Dante Martin to score on a 57-yard run in the second quarter of Saturday's game.

Florida International quarterback Paul McCall, getting hit by Alabama's Damion Square last week, completed 52.5 percent of his passes last season for more than 2,300 yards.

Florida International isn't going to catch Rutgers off guard, not after last weekend.

Several players were listed on the Phil Steele college football magazine's All-Sun Belt team Thursday.

Louisiana-Lafayette 17, Kansas State 15 ULM 58, Texas Southern 0 Middle Tennessee 31, Memphis 14 Ohio 31, North Texas 30 #1 Florida 56, Troy 6 #22 Nebraska 38, Arkansas State 9 #4 Alabama 40, FIU 14 South Florida 35, WKU 13 Sept.

FIU Falls to No. 4 'Bama, 40-14 Share + Sep 12, 2009 11:16 pm US/Eastern FIU Falls to No.