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8. Get to know David Hinds, the linebacker who changed his life as a sophomore

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24A look into the main competitors for the starting quarterback battle4

The outlook for year two of FAU football stadium

The Staff

[Ed.Note: In last week’s story called “Hoot there it is” the article incorrectly called the home opener a “Bury the Burrow in Red” game, which is reserved for FAU’s annual game with FIU and the celebration “Owl Fingers” was incorrectly titled as “Owl Eyes.” The location of The Burrow is on the west side of campus, behind the Oxley Center. Its student section is on the east side and FAU Stadium is located at the intersection of North University Dr. and FAU Blvd. This was reported incorrectly in the issue and the UP regrets the error.]

16Why there won’t be a one-win season in 2012

20Find out about three of Carl Pelini’s right-hand men

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Photo by Michelle FriswellPhoto illustration by Phaedra Blaize

30Why a new era of Owls football will reinvigorate the players and excite fans


Owls players say the grass is greener ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƐŝĚĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚfor FAU football’s new stadium

compared to its former one.And less messy, too.^Ž ĞǀĞŶ ĂŌĞƌ Ă ϮϬͲϬ ƐŚƵƚŽƵƚ ůŽƐƐ ůĂƐƚ

October against Western Kentucky in ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ĞǀĞƌ ŐĂŵĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ĚŝŐƐ ƚŚĞdisturbing image of the old home away ĨƌŽŵŚŽŵĞƐƟůů ůŝŶŐĞƌƐĨŽƌƉůĂǇĞƌƐĞŶƚĞƌŶĚƌĞǁ ǌƵƉƌǇŶƐŬŝ ƌĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐ >ŽĐŬŚĂƌƚStadium all too well.>ŽĐŬŚĂƌƚǁĂƐũƵƐƚĚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞƐůƵŵƉƐ

ǌƵƉƌǇŶƐŬŝ ƐĂŝĚ ŝŶ ĞŵďĂƌƌĂƐƐŵĞŶƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌ ƐƚĂĚŝƵŵ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ ĨƌŽŵcampus. “We got dressed in a tent, like a ŚŝŐŚƐĐŚŽŽůƚĞĂŵ^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐǁĞĐŽƵůĚŶƚĞǀĞŶ ƐŚŽǁĞƌ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŐĂŵĞ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƚĞĂŵĐĂŵĞďĂĐŬĂůůƐǁĞĂƚǇdŚĞĮĞůĚǁĂƐĂŚĂǌĂƌĚĂŶĚƚŽǌƵƉƌǇŶƐŬŝ

there’s simply no comparing the two ĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐKŚǇĞĂŚ ŚĞƐĂŝĚǁŚĞŶĂƐŬĞĚŝĨƚŚĞŶĞǁ

ƉůĂǇŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞǁĂƐĂŶǇďĞƩĞƌ >ŽĐŬŚĂƌƚfull of dirt. You’d have sand all in your eyes, knee braces, everything. Here, we’ve got a ŶŝĐĞĮĞůĚŐŽŽĚŐƌĂƐƐŽƵƌ ůŽŐŽƐ ůŽŽŬŶŝĐĞŽŶŝƚ

Senior David Hinds says that last year ĂƚĂ^ƵŶĞůƚŵĞĞƟŶŐƉůĂǇĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĞǀĞƌǇteam were asked to rank the stadiums ĨƌŽŵ ďĞƐƚ ƚŽǁŽƌƐƚ >ŽĐŬŚĂƌƚǁĂƐ ƐŽ ďĂĚthat opposing players forgot that FAU ĞǀĞŶŚĂĚĂŶĞǁƐƚĂĚŝƵŵĂŶĚƐƟůůǀŽƚĞĚŝƚin last place./ƚ Ɛ ũƵƐƚ ďĞĞŶ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁĞǀĞ

ĂůǁĂǇƐǁĂŶƚĞĚ ,ŝŶĚƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĨ &h Ɛ ŶĞǁ

home. “All the guys from the other teams in the conference chose our old facility as the worst. I can’t even say how bad it was. tĞĚŝĚŶƚůŝŬĞ>ŽĐŬŚĂƌƚĂƚĂůůdŚĞŶĞǁƐƚĂĚŝƵŵŵĞĂŶƐŶĞǁƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶƐ

are being formed in Boca.KƵƌ ůŝƩůĞ Kǁů ƐƚĂƚƵĞ ǁĞ ƚŽƵĐŚ ƚŚĞ

ŚĂŶĚ ĞǀĞƌǇ ƟŵĞǁĞ ĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƌĞĞƚ ĂŶĚǁĞ ǁĂůŬ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĞǌĞǁĂǇ ,ŝŶĚƐsaid. “It feels like a real college experience to have all the fans walking through the ƌĞĞǌĞǁĂǇ ǁĂůŬ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ďĂŶĚ ŝƐplaying, and you enter the stadium. It’s ĂŵĂǌŝŶŐŵĂŶ/ƚ ƐĂŐƌĞĂƚĨĞĞůŝŶŐ

Year one of FAU Football Stadium ǁĂƐ ĚĞĞŵĞĚ Ă ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ƚŚůĞƟĐƐDepartment based on the unique circumstances of opening it during the semester.

“I think the stadium was received ĨĂŶƚĂƐƟĐ ďǇ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚǇ ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚƚŚůĞƟĐ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ DĞůŝƐƐĂ ĂǁƐŽŶ ƐĂŝĚ“We’re going to work hard to get some more events in there that obviously will outreach even more into the community. I ƚŚŝŶŬǁĞǀĞŐŽƚĂũĞǁĞůƐŝƫŶŐƚŚĞƌĞ^Ɵůů ŝŶ ŝƚƐ ŝŶĨĂŶƚ ƐƚĂŐĞ ŽĨ ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ

the stadium can be enhanced further, she ĂĚŵŝƚƐĚĞĐůŝŶŝŶŐƚŽŐŽŝŶƚŽƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĚĞƚĂŝůƐfor improvement.

“Are there some things we can maybe ƚǁĞĂŬ ďƐŽůƵƚĞůǇ ĂǁƐŽŶ ƐĂŝĚ Ƶƚ /ƚŚŝŶŬĂŶǇƟŵĞǇŽƵŽƉĞŶĂĨĂĐŝůŝƚǇǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŐŶŝƚƵĚĞŽĨϯϬϬϬϬƐĞĂƚƐƚŚĞƌĞ ƐŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂŶĂĚũƵƐƚŵĞŶƚƉĞƌŝŽĚ ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ / ƚŚŝŶŬ

ǁĞ ĂĚũƵƐƚĞĚ ǀĞƌǇ ǁĞůů ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶlast year from game to game, and I think ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŝŵƉƌŽǀĞƚŚŝƐǇĞĂƌĂƐǁĞŐŽĂůŽŶŐEĞǁƚŚůĞƟĐ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ WĂƚ ŚƵŶ ĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ

last month from Ohio State with Big Ten ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƚŽƐŚĂƌĞ

“I will tell you this as an outsider who’s been in this business for 15 years — you will not go to one campus across this ĐŽƵŶƚƌǇ ǁŚĞƌĞ ƚŚĞǇƌĞ ŶŽƚ ƌĞͲĞǀĂůƵĂƟŶŐwhat they do on game day and trying to do ŝƚďĞƩĞƌ ^ŽǁĞƌĞŶŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚŚĂŶĂŶǇŽŶĞĞůƐĞ ŚƵŶƐĂŝĚ/ƚŚŝŶŬĞǀĞƌǇĐĂŵƉƵƐŚĂƐŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐƵŶŝƋƵĞƚŽƚŚĞŵƐĞůǀĞƐ/ǁŝůůƚĞůůǇŽƵƚŚĞƉůĂĐĞ/ũƵƐƚĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵĂŶĚƚŚĞϭϭϴŽƚŚĞƌƐĐŚŽŽůƐ ŝŶŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ /Ͳ ĨŽŽƚďĂůůĞǀĞƌǇŽŶĞ ůŽŽŬƐ ƚŽ ĚŽ ŝƚ ďĞƩĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ƚŚĞǇĞĂƌďĞĨŽƌĞ

EĞǁŚĞĂĚĐŽĂĐŚĂƌůWĞůŝŶŝƌĞĐƌƵŝƚĞĚĂůůacross the country while at Nebraska, a ƐĐŚŽŽůǁŝƚŚůĞƐƐƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐƚŚĂŶ&h;ϮϰϱϵϯͿbut a much larger stadium (capacity: ϴϭϬϲϳͿ ƚ &h ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŬĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŶŽƚ ĂƐŚŝŐŚ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ Žī Ă ϭͲϭϭ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ďƵƚ ǁŝƚŚĂ ŶĞǁ ƐƚĂĚŝƵŵ WĞůŝŶŝ ĞǆƉĞĐƚƐ ƌĞĐƌƵŝƟŶŐǁŝůů ĐŽŵĞ ŵƵĐŚ ĞĂƐŝĞƌ ,Ğ ůĂƵŐŚƐ ĂŌĞƌƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŽŶĞŶŝŐŚƚĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁ ƚŚĞϯϬϬϬϬseat venue will aid his sales pitch to high school players./ƚ Ɛ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ ĨŽƌƵƐ ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ

/ƚŚĞůƉƐŝŶĂůůĂƌĞĂƐƌĞĐƌƵŝƟŶŐĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůǇThe opening game was a near sellout,

ǁŝƚŚĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞůŝƐƚĞĚĂƚϮϵϭϬϯ,ŽǁĞǀĞƌ ĂƐƚŚĞƚĞĂŵĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚůŽƐŝŶŐĨĂŶƚƵƌŶŽƵƚĚǁŝŶĚůĞĚĞŶĚŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞĂƐŽŶǁŝƚŚϭϱϭϳϭ

HOME ALONE 2After a 1-11 season with declining attendance, FAU hopes for more during year two at the new stadium

By Rolando Rosa

Just 12,044 fans showed up to witness the Owls only win of last season, a 38-35 victory over UAB at FAU Football Stadium on November 26. The first home game on Oct. 15 drew 29,103.

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Photo by Michelle Friswell


fans for the finale, a game Pelini attended, sitting among fans in the stands.

Craig Angelos, Pelini’s boss for less than three months and the one man in charge of hiring Pelini often said last season that as long as 12,000 tickets were sold per game, the athletic department was making enough money to pay off its yearly $2.6 million loan to Regions Bank.

But Chun doesn’t buy into the theory of a week-by-week ticket amount needed. Instead he offers up an analogy about looking at best possible outcomes, not what’s needed to get by.

“I don’t know if you have a car payment or rent payment, but you know what that is. We know the urgency of getting our rent and will do it,” Chun said. “But we’re not looking toward minimums as an organization anymore. We’re looking toward what the maximums are, and that’s what we’re going to strive for.”

As for naming rights to the stadium, Chun thinks there

are already companies out there looking to buy in. According to him, the only way to make it happen is to become extremely visible to potential suitors.

“We’ve just got to get in front of them and find out who they are,” Chun said. “I’m in the process of getting fully immersed into what prospects are out there for that and how we’re going to get that done.”

After last year’s inaugural season, there were many events, such as the Major League Lacrosse All Star Game and the Battle of Florida Football All Star Game in the new stadium. Melissa Dawson says there’s more to come for the fall semester and beyond.

“We’re looking at sporting events. We’re looking at concerts,” Dawson said. “Anybody that’s willing to come reach out and talk to us, we’re open to discuss what kind of event they’d like to have in there.”

No matter how many additional events are held at the stadium, the primary

money maker is FAU football. Chun realizes the importance of a winning program.

“Everybody knows what the goals are. It’s obvious when you’re in sports. We keep score for a reason,” Chun said. “Carl [Pelini] recognizes that. We keep score on a lot of different levels, on the scoreboard, in the classroom, in the community. I know Carl is poised to win on any place we keep score.“

During his interview process, Chun marveled at the positives surrounding FAU, even remarking that President Mary Jane Saunders has “this university on a trajectory that is probably unmatched anywhere in the country.” A stadium with the capacity to expand to 60,000 seats offers a glimpse into the possibility of one day turning the Owls into a national power.

“Everyone talked about the potential for this place,” Chun said. “Our job here is that we’re going to start turning potential into productivity and that’s where we’re focused.”

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Senior linebacker David Hinds is ready for next season. Seventeen seniors ended their ĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ ĂƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ Ă ϭͲϭϭ ƚĞĂŵ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϭsomething he admits inspires him to be a ďĞƩĞƌůĞĂĚĞƌ ƐŽŚĞ ƐůŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌƌĞĚĞŵƉƟŽŶ

this year. dŚĞŵŽƐƚĚŝƐĂƉƉŽŝŶƟŶŐƚŚŝŶŐǁĂƐůĞƫŶŐƚŚŽƐĞŐƵǇƐ

ĚŽǁŶ ,ŝŶĚƐƐĂŝĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĚĞƉĂƌƟŶŐƐĞŶŝŽƌƐĂŶĚĐŽĂĐŚ,ŽǁĂƌĚ ^ĐŚŶĞůůĞŶďĞƌŐĞƌ ĂƐ ŚĞ ƐŚƌŝŶŬƐ ŚŝƐ Ϯϯϰ ƉŽƵŶĚĨƌĂŵĞŝŶƚŽĂĐŚĂŝƌĂƚƚŚĞKǆůĞǇĞŶƚĞƌŝŶƐŚĂŵĞ,ŝŶĚƐŬŶŽǁƐŵĂŶǇŵĞĚŝĂƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƉŝĐŬŝŶŐŚŝƐ

ƚĞĂŵƚŽĮŶŝƐŚ ůĂƐƚĂŐĂŝŶ ŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŚŝƐǇĞĂƌͶƚŚůŽŶ ^ƉŽƌƚƐ ;Ă ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ĨŽŽƚďĂůůŵĂŐĂǌŝŶĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ŝŶϭϵϲϳͿƉŝĐŬĞĚƚŚĞŵƚŽŐŽϮͲϭϬͶďƵƚƚŚĞƌĞ ƐŵŽƟǀĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĂƚ/ƚ ƐŶŽƚũƵƐƚĨŽƌŚŝŵƐĞůĨ ďƵƚĨŽƌŚŝƐƚĞĂŵŵĂƚĞƐ,ŝŶĚƐ ŝƐŽŶĞŽĨ ƚŚƌĞĞ ƚƌƵĞƐĞŶŝŽƌƐŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŶŐŽŶ ƚŚĞ

ƚĞĂŵ,ĞǁĂŶƚƐƚŚĞĮŶĂůŐĂŵĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĞĂƐŽŶĂƚŚŽŵĞŽŶĞĐϭĂŐĂŝŶƐƚh>>ƚŽŶŽƚďĞƚŚĞůĂƐƚŽŶĞŝŶĂŶKǁůƐuniform.

“I want to get these guys to a bowl game. I’m the only ŽŶĞŐŽŝŶŐŽƵƚĨƌŽŵϬϵ ,ŝŶĚƐƐĂŝĚ/ũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚƚŽǁŝŶone with my class before I go. That would be very special ĨŽƌƚŚĂƚƚŽŚĂƉƉĞŶ

^ŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐũƵƐƚĂƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůĨŽƌ,ŝŶĚƐŝƐŚŝƐǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ&;&ĞůůŽǁƐŚŝƉŽĨŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƚŚůĞƚĞƐͿǀĞƌǇDŽŶĚĂǇĂƚϳ

p.m, Hinds serves as the leader for FAU’s chapter. Hinds’ ƐƚǇůĞĂƐĂůĞĂĚĞƌŝƐŶŽƚŽǀĞƌůǇĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞŽƌũƵĚŐĞŵĞŶƚĂůaccording to cornerback Keith Reaser. He tries his best to ĮŶĚĐŽŵŵŽŶŐƌŽƵŶĚǁŝƚŚŚŝƐƚĞĂŵŵĂƚĞƐ

“He approaches it by talking to you like we would ŶŽƌŵĂůůǇƚĂůŬ ZĞĂƐĞƌƐĂŝĚEŽƚƌĞĂůůǇƚƌǇŝŶŐƚŽƵƐĞŶŽďŝŐǁŽƌĚƐ:ƵƐƚƚĂůŬŝŶŐƚŽǇŽƵĂƐĂƉĞĞƌ ŶŽƚƌĞĂůůǇĂƐĂƉƌĞĂĐŚĞƌŽƌƚĂůŬŝŶŐĚŽǁŶƚŽĂŶǇďŽĚǇŽƌũƵĚŐŝŶŐĂŶǇďŽĚǇtĞũƵƐƚŬŝŶĚŽĨŚĂǀĞĂŶŽƉĞŶĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶŬŝŶĚŽĨƚŚŝŶŐ

He even has some of them changing the way they talk. “A lot of people on the team cuss. But whenever

someone cusses around him by accident they’ll be like /ŵƐŽƌƌǇ /ŵƐŽƌƌǇ ĨĞůůŽǁůŝŶĞďĂĐŬĞƌZĂŶĚĞůů:ŽŚŶƐŽŶsaid. “Then he’ll be like ‘Don’t say sorry to me, I ain’t 'ŽĚ^ĂǇƐŽƌƌǇƚŽŚŝŵ WĞŽƉůĞũƵƐƚƚŚŝŶŬƚŚĂƚƐŝŶĐĞŚĞ ƐƐŽŚŽůǇƚŚĞǇƐŚŽƵůĚŶƚĐƵƐƐĂƌŽƵŶĚŚŝŵ ŌĞƌĞǀĞƌǇ&ŵĞĞƟŶŐĂůůƚŚĞŵĞŵďĞƌƐŐŽďŽǁůŝŶŐ

Ăƚ ƉĂƌĞƐ,ŝŶĚƐŵĂǇďĞĂůĞĂĚĞƌŽŶƚŚĞĨŽŽƚďĂůůĮĞůĚĂŶĚĂƚ&ďƵƚĂƚďŽǁůŝŶŐŚĞ ƐƐĞĐŽŶĚƌĂƚĞZĞĂƐĞƌŐůĂĚůǇbreaks it down.

“I’m the best. You can ask anybody. This is how it goes: You got the good lane, then you got the B lane, and the ůĂŶĞ/ƚŐŽĞƐĚŽǁŶůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚ ZĞĂƐĞƌƐĂŝĚ,Ğ ƐŽŶƚŚĞůĂŶĞ

“Keith and bowling? Keith and bowling don’t even go ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ,ŝŶĚƐ ƐĂŝĚďĞĨŽƌĞ ŝƐƐƵŝŶŐĂ ĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ EĂŚŚĞ ƐƉƌĞƩǇŐŽŽĚďƵƚ/ƚŚŝŶŬ/ĐĂŶŽƵƚďŽǁůŚŝŵ

King DavidSenior linebacker David Hinds is determined to turn the Owls

into winners on the field and better men off itBy Rolando Rosa

Photos by Michelle Friswell

CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

9AUG. 21, 2012 UPRESSONLINE.COMX Aug. 21, 2012 | upressonline.com


Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Hinds moved to Miami at the age of 2. His father, John, a drag racer and boxer at the time, sent him to Florida to live with his stepmother.

“Just for a better life, for the American Dream,” Hinds explained “I think he just wanted to get me away from the violence out there. It was a tough time. A lot of drugs, all that stuff. Personally, he didn’t tell me why. He just told me he wanted a better life for me. I was young, so I didn’t know what Jamaica had going on.”

His father died in Hinds’ freshman year at FAU, the week after his first start.

“He had liver disease, but it made his system so weak that when he went

back to Jamaica, he ended up getting pneumonia and passing away,” Hinds said.

Shortly before his death, he came to South Florida to stay with Hinds, and the two bonded like never before.

“We got real close over that little bit of time. It was good. It was good for me,” Hinds said. “Kind of helped me grow as a man to take care of my own father for a while.”

Despite losing his father, he did not lose sight of his responsibilities. Hinds’ voice softens as he briefly mentions his biological mother, who he met at 18 and is living in Jamaica.

They still speak occasionally, and he has no resentment toward her.

“I don’t hold no grudges with anybody,” Hinds said. “You’ve got to learn to forgive and forget.”

His smile reappears when he tells me about the woman who raised him since he was 2 years old.

Carlene Gabriel, his step mother, means everything to him. They may not be blood related, but he considers her his mom.

“She’s my backbone,” Hinds said. “My pride, my joy, everything that I do this for. My motivation.”

As a freshman, she even came over to his dorm every weekend from Miramar to clean for him and cook Jamaican food. He explains how she’s a registered nurse but isn’t working right now. Hinds lets out a smile. Nothing would make him happier than to help her retire.

“Right now she’s home. She’s not working right now,” Hinds said. “I plan to keep it like that.”

Seek first the kingdom of heaven and his righteousness and all will be added unto you. — Matthew 6:33.

This is David Hinds’ favorite Bible verse, but he wasn’t always a devout Christian.

Coming out of the mean streets of Miami, the fast life was there to be had. Keith Reaser highlights the dangers of the area he and Hinds were raised in.

“We grew up in Miami so we do stuff a lot different. You’re just exposed to a lot of stuff

that can get you dragged into doing maybe the wrong things,”

Reaser explained. “Thinking about things the wrong way, in regards to women, all that type of stuff.”

Hinds enjoyed the perks of youth like many young football players his age, dabbling in the pleasures of the world.

“Growing up, I was just a troublemaker. I didn’t really focus in school. Tattoos. Girls. I got caught up in a bad relationship,

Last season, David Hinds led the Owls in tackles with 110, 18 more than second place Randell Johnson.

David HindsSenior• Linebacker• Birthday: 02/25/90• 6’2 234 pounds• Hometown: Miami,FL• Major: Criminal Justice• 2011 Stats• 110 tackles (led team)• averaged 9.2 tackles per game (2nd in the Sun Belt)• 2 sacks




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ƐĞǆĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĂƚŬŝŶĚŽĨƐƚƵī ,ŝŶĚƐƐĂŝĚ/ƚƚŽŽŬŵĞŽīƚƌĂĐŬ/ ĚŝĚŶƚŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞŐƌĂĚĞƐďƵƚ / ƌĞĂůŝǌĞĚ / ƌĞĂůůǇǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽƉůĂǇĨŽŽƚďĂůů/ŚĂĚƚŽŐĞƚŵǇŐƌĂĚĞƐƌŝŐŚƚ

Once sophomore year of college came around, he decided to ƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŚŝŵƐĞůĨ EŽŵŽƌĞƉĂƌƚǇŝŶŐŽƌĐŚĂƐŝŶŐĂŌĞƌŐŝƌůƐ

Something dawned on him.ŌĞƌĂǁŚŝůĞ ŝŶ ůŝĨĞŵĂŶ ũƵƐƚ ŐŽŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚƌǇŝŶŐ

ƚŽĮŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĂŶĚĂůůƚŚĞƚŚŝŶŐƐthat can make you happy: girls, ƉĂƌƟĞƐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐůŽǀĞĨĂůƐĞůŽǀĞ— puppy love is what a lot of people call it — money, clothes, ƐŚŽĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚĂƚ ŬŝŶĚ ŽĨ ƐƚƵī ƚŽŵĂŬĞ ǇŽƵ ŚĂƉƉǇ ǇŽƵ ƌĞĂůŝǌĞƚŚĂƚ ǇŽƵƌĞ ƐƟůů ƵŶŚĂƉƉǇHinds said. “All you’re going to ĚŽŝƐŬĞĞƉǁĂŶƟŶŐŵŽƌĞŵŽƌĞmore. You’re never truly happy. dŚĞ ĚĂǇ / ŐŽƚ ƐĂǀĞĚ / ƌĞĂůŝǌĞĚƚŚĂƚĂůů/ƌĞĂůůǇŶĞĞĚŝƐŚŝŵ

The impression he’s made on his teammates is indelible. ,Ğ ƐƌĞĂůůǇĐŚĂŶŐĞĚ ZĂŶĚĞůů

:ŽŚŶƐŽŶ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǁ ŚĞ Ɛ ŽŶůǇfocused on school, football and 'ŽĚ:ŽŚŶƐŽŶ ƐĂŝĚ ŚĞ Ɛ ŬŶŽǁŶ

Hinds since elementary school, something that makes fun ŵŽŵĞŶƚƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ĞǀĞŶmore special. DǇ ĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞ ŵĞŵŽƌŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ

ĂůǁĂǇƐ ũƵŵƉŝŶŐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ǁŝƚŚZĂŶĚĞůů:ŽŚŶƐŽŶĂŌĞƌĂďŝŐƉůĂǇdŚĂƚ Ɛ ůŝŬĞ ŵǇ ďƌŽƚŚĞƌ ,ŝŶĚƐsaid. “We grew up together. We went to every school together. ǀĞƌǇƟŵĞĂŌĞƌĂƉůĂǇŚĂƉƉĞŶƐwhether he makes it or I make it, ŝƚ ƐũƵƐƚĂĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶKīƚŚĞĮĞůĚ,ŝŶĚƐŚĂƐĨŽƌŵĞĚ

ĂƟŐŚƚďŽŶĚǁŝƚŚŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞďĞƐƚĨĞŵĂůĞĂƚŚůĞƚĞƐŽŶĐĂŵƉƵƐThe single life is over for Hinds now. His girlfriend is FAU

ǁŽŵĞŶ Ɛ ďĂƐŬĞƚďĂůů ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƐĐŽƌĞƌ ŚĞŶŝƐĞ DŝůůĞƌ ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞZĞĂƐĞƌƐĂǇƐŚĂƐĂůƐŽĚŽŶĞĂŐŽŽĚũŽďŝŶŚĞůƉŝŶŐ,ŝŶĚƐŵĂƚƵƌĞdŚĞ ƚǁŽ ŵĞƚ ŝŶ ĂŶ Ăƌƚ ĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶ ĐůĂƐƐ ĂŶĚ ŐŽƚ ƐĂǀĞĚ

ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌŝŶDĂƌĐŚϮϬϭϭ/ƚǁĂƐĂũŽŝŶƚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶ DŝůůĞƌƐĂŝĚ tĞďŽƚŚŚĂĚďĞĞŶĨĞĞůŝŶŐ

ƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĂƐƟŵĞƚŽŐŝǀĞŽƵƌůŝǀĞƐƚŽ'ŽĚtĞǁĞŶƚƚŽŝďůĞƐƚƵĚǇƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ ĂŶĚŝƚǁĂƐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŽŶďŽƚŚŽĨŽƵƌŵŝŶĚƐ

ĞĨŽƌĞ ,ŝŶĚƐ ǁĂƐ ƐĂǀĞĚ DŝůůĞƌ ĞǆƉůĂŝŶƐ ŚĞ ĂĐƚĞĚ ƚŚĞ ǁĂǇmost people expect from a college guy.,Ğ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ǁĞŶƚ ŽƵƚ ŵŽƌĞ ,Ğ ƉĂƌƟĞĚ Ă ůŽƚ dŚĂƚ Ɛ Ă

ƐƚĞƌĞŽƚǇƉĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ĐŽůůĞŐĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ DŝůůĞƌ ƐĂŝĚ ŌĞƌ ŚĞgot saved, he didn’t party. We found other ways to have fun, ďĂƐŝĐĂůůǇ

Partying and clubbing are now replaced with game nights with friends from church and movie dates, she says.

Hinds helped change her ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞŽŶŵĞŶ,Ğ ƐŚŽǁĞĚDŝůůĞƌƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚŝƐĂĐƟŽŶƐŚĞǁĂƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ,Ğ Ɛ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇ ƉƌŽǀĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĞ

that all guys aren’t the same. A lot of girls say that about their ďŽǇĨƌŝĞŶĚƐďƵƚ/ƚƌƵůǇďĞůŝĞǀĞŝƚ DŝůůĞƌƐĂŝĚ,ĞŚĞůƉƐŵĞǁŝƚŚŵǇƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉ ǁŝƚŚ 'ŽĚ ,Ğ ŚĞůƉƐŵĞ ƉƵƐŚ ŚĂƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ďĞ Ă ďĞƩĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶ

Three months before the start ŽĨ ďĂƐŬĞƚďĂůů ƐĞĂƐŽŶDŝůůĞƌ ǁĂƐƐŚŽŽƟŶŐĂůŽŶĞĂƚdŚĞƵƌƌŽǁŽŶa side basket, trying to wash away ƚŚĞƉĂŝŶŽĨĂϱϲƉŽŝŶƚďůŽǁŽƵƚŝŶůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ Ɛ ĮŶĂůĞ /ƚ Ɛ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐshe credits to Hinds.,ĞĂůǁĂǇƐǁĂŶƚƐƚŽďĞďĞƩĞƌ

/ƚ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐ ŵĞ DŝůůĞƌ ƐĂŝĚ>ĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ / ƉƌŽďĂďůǇ ǁŽƵůĚŶƚhave been out here working out ďǇŵǇƐĞůĨ /ƚ ƐŶŽƚũƵƐƚŚŝƐŐŝƌůĨƌŝĞŶĚǁŚŽ Ɛ

ďĞŶĞĮƟŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ ,ŝŶĚƐPlayers are becoming curious about God and want to follow in his footsteps. It makes Hinds proud to know he can have that ŬŝŶĚŽĨĞīĞĐƚŽŶŚŝƐƚĞĂŵŵĂƚĞƐDǇ ŐƵǇƐ ũƵƐƚ ƐƚĂƌƚ ĂƐŬŝŶŐ

ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐdŚĞǇƚƌǇ ƚŽƐƚŽƉĚŽŝŶŐƐƚƵī ũƵƐƚďĞĐĂƵƐĞKƌǁŚĞŶthey’re around you they try to not say certain things. They don’t ƚƌǇƚŽĐƵƌƐĞ ,ŝŶĚƐƐĂŝĚdŚĞǇũƵƐƚĨĞĞůůŝŬĞƐŝŶĐĞ,ŝŶĚƐŝƐƚƌǇŝŶŐƚŽĚŽďĞƩĞƌ /ŵŐŽŝŶŐƚŽƚƌǇƚŽĚŽďĞƩĞƌ dŚĞƉŽƐŝƟǀĞŝŵƉĂĐƚĨĞĞůƐƌĞĂůŐŽŽĚ

/ƚ Ɛ :ƵůǇ Ϯϳ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ŽĐĂ zD ^ŝǆͲĨŽŽƚͲƚǁŽ ĂǀŝĚ ,ŝŶĚƐ ŝƐƐĐĂŵƉĞƌŝŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŚŝƐŐƌĞĞŶzDdͲƐŚŝƌƚŽŶĂƐĐŽƌĐŚŝŶŐŚŽƚ

David Hinds at church with his girlfriend Chenise Miller, and step parents Carlene and Marcel Gabriel. Photo courtesy of Miller.


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Only thing is, these kids seem much harder to catch. ,ŝŶĚƐ ĮŶĂůůǇ ĐŽƌƌĂůƐ ŽŶĞ ďŽǇ

near the slide. He tells me the kid will repeat anything you say, so ,ŝŶĚƐĚĞĐŝĚĞƐƚŽŚĂǀĞĂůŝƩůĞĨƵŶEŝĐŬ ,ŝŶĚƐƐĂǇƐǁŝƚŚĂƐŵŝƌŬ

^ĂǇ/ŵĂďŽƐƐ Instantaneously, Nick turns into

ĂƉŝŶƚͲƐŝǌĞĚZŝĐŬZŽƐƐ/ŵĂďŽƐƐŚĞǇĞůůƐĂƐ,ŝŶĚƐ

cracks up.“They make you laugh, make

ǇŽƵ ƐŵŝůĞ ,ŝŶĚƐ ƐĂŝĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞĞīĞĐƚƚŚĞŬŝĚƐŚĂǀĞŽŶŚŝŵ

He tells me how he used to be Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞ ĂƌŽƵŶĚthem, but that coming to the Y has enlightened him.

“It means a lot, because growing up I would shy away from special needs kids. I didn’t know anything. I thought they were ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ,ŝŶĚƐ ƐĂŝĚ EŽǁ ƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵ/ƌĞĂůŝǌĞƚŚĞǇƌĞƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĂƐ ƵƐ dŚĞǇƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ĂƐůŽǀŝŶŐĂŶĚĐĂƌŝŶŐĂƐƵƐdŚĞǇũƵƐƚtry so hard to do the things that we do so easily, but a lot of them ĂƌĞƐŵĂƌƚ,ŝŐŚ/YƐďƵƚƚŚĞǇũƵƐƚŚĂǀĞ ĂƵƟƐŵ ůŝƩůĞ ƚŚŝŶŐƐ ƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŵƐƉĞĐŝĂů

Dƌ ĂǀŝĚ Ă Őŝƌů ƐĐƌĞĂŵƐ ĂƐshe runs up to Hinds to give him a hug.

She looks up at the photographer and I curiously, staring at our camera and ŶŽƚĞƉĂĚƚŚĞŶŚĂƐĂƋƵĞƐƟŽŶĨŽƌHinds.tŚŽ ĂƌĞ ƚŚĞ ŵŽǀŝĞ ƐƚĂƌƐ ƐŚĞ

ĂƐŬƐŝŶĂŵĂǌĞŵĞŶƚĂƐŚĞƌĞǇĞƐŐƌŽǁwide.dŚĞǇ ĂƌĞŶƚŵŽǀŝĞ ƐƚĂƌƐ zŽƵƌĞ ƚŚĞŵŽǀŝĞ ƐƚĂƌ ,ŝŶĚƐ ƐĂǇƐ

dŚĞǇĐĂŵĞƚŽƐĞĞǇŽƵ A fellow employee isn’t fooled by Hinds’ modesty however. Dƌ s/WŽǀĞƌŚĞƌĞ ĂŵĂůĞĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞďĞůůŽǁƐŽƵƚĨƌŽŵĂĐƌŽƐƐ

ƚŚĞĮĞůĚŽŝŶŐďŝŐƚŚŝŶŐƐ/ƐĞĞ,Ğ Ɛ ďĞĞŶ ǀĞƌǇ ŚĞůƉĨƵů zD ĞŵƉůŽǇĞĞ &ƌĂŶĐĞƐĐĂ ƵŵĂƐ

says. “The kids love to have him around. They think he’s really fun. He usually plays tag with them, duck, duck goose — all kinds

ŽĨŐĂŵĞƐ,ŝŶĚƐŽīĞƌŝŶŐŚŝƐƟŵĞŚĞƌĞŝƐŶŽ

surprise to his mother. She says his ŬŝŶĚͲŚĞĂƌƚĞĚ ŶĂƚƵƌĞ ĐŽŵĞƐ ĨƌŽŵhis dad.

“David is the kind of person that ǁŽƵůĚ ŐŝǀĞ ǇŽƵ ƚŚĞ ƐŚŝƌƚ Žī ŚŝƐďĂĐŬ,ŝƐĨĂƚŚĞƌǁĂƐůŝŬĞƚŚĂƚƚŽŽ his mother said. “He’ll take the last penny he has and give away whatever he has. I’ll ask ‘Why are ǇŽƵ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĂƚ ĂǁĂǇ ĂŶĚ ŚĞůůũƵƐƚƐĂǇŽŶƚǁŽƌƌǇdŚĞ>ŽƌĚǁŝůůƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ dŚĂƚ ƐĂǀŝĚ

dŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ Ϯϲ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů ŶĞĞĚƐchildren here, and eight counselors to take care of them. Today, they’re swimming at the indoor pool, and ƐŽŵĞ ŬŝĚƐ ĂƌĞ ƉĞƚƌŝĮĞĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞwater.

Take Gaby for example.,ĞůůĐƌǇǇŽƵƌĞĂƌƐŽīďĞĨŽƌĞŚĞ

ŐĞƚƐŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ,ŝŶĚƐǁĂƌŶƐ/Ŷorder to get in the pool with Gaby, he has to trust you. He only trusts ŵĞĂŶĚDŝƐƐŵĂŶĚĂƚŽƐƚĞƉĨŽŽƚŝŶƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌ

To other kids, there’s no fear at all. A brave boy quickly makes his way to the top of the giant red ƐůŝĚĞƵŶĂƩĞŶĚĞĚ,ĞǇ ŽĚǇ ǁĂŝƚ ǁĂŝƚ ĨŽƌ ŵĞ

,ŝŶĚƐƐĂǇƐŶŽƚǁĂŶƟŶŐƚŽŵŝƐƐŽƵƚon the fun.

Hinds dashes up the ladder and ƉƵƚƐŽĚǇŝŶŚŝƐůĂƉ^ĞĐŽŶĚƐůĂƚĞƌ the two shoot out of the slide and splash into the water.

Training camp begins the ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ DŽŶĚĂǇ ƐŽ ƚŚŝƐ ŝƐ ,ŝŶĚƐlast day working at the Y. He’s not ĞǆƉĞĐƟŶŐĂŶǇƚĞĂƌǇͲĞǇĞĚŐŽŽĚďǇĞƐŽƌ

ŚĞĂƌƞĞůƚĨĂƌĞǁĞůůƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŬŝĚƐƚŚŽƵŐŚ/ƚĚŽŶƚůŽŽŬůŝŬĞƚŚĞǇŵŝƐƐŵĞƚŚĂƚŵƵĐŚ,ŝŶĚƐũŽŬŝŶŐůǇ

ƐĂǇƐdŚĞǇĂŝŶƚŐŽŶŶĂŐŝǀĞŵĞŶŽĐĂŬĞ

Over the summer, David Hinds worked with special needs kids at the Peter Blum Family YMCA in Boca Raton.




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W8/3 vs Wagner dŚŝƐ ǁŝůů ďĞ ƚŚĞ ĮƌƐƚ ŚŽŵĞ ŽƉĞŶĞƌ Ăƚ &h&ŽŽƚďĂůů^ƚĂĚŝƵŵĂŶĚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŐĂŵĞĨŽƌŶĞǁĐŽĂĐŚĂƌů WĞůŝŶŝŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ //tĂŐŶĞƌ ƐŚŽƵůĚhave been saved for homecoming week, but ĨĂŶƐ ĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇǁŽŶƚ ĐŽŵƉůĂŝŶ ĂďŽƵƚ ĂǁŝŶon opening night.

W9/8 at Middle Tennessee ĂĐŬͲƚŽͲďĂĐŬǁŝŶƐ ĨŽƌ WĞůŝŶŝ ƚŽ ƐƚĂƌƚ ŽīŚŝƐFAU career? Get the man a statue next to Schnelly. The Owls will pull out a close one ŽŶƚŚĞƌŽĂĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĮƌƐƚǁŝŶŶŝŶŐƐƚƌĞĂŬƐŝŶĐĞϮϬϭϬ

L9/15 at Georgia TV: CSSZĞĂůŝƚǇ ƐĞƚƐ ŝŶ ZĞŝŐŶŝŶŐ ^ͲĂƐƚ ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶGeorgia will smack the Owls around on their ŚŽŵĞĮĞůĚdŚĞĮƌƐƚŐĂŵĞŽĨƚǁŽƌŽĂĚŐĂŵĞŵŽŶĞǇͲŐƌĂďƐĨŽƌ&h

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17AUG. 21, 2012 UPRESSONLINE.COM9/22 at Alabama The easiest game of the season to predict. ƵƌŽŶ ĂƌƚĞƌ Žƌ ŶŽ ƵƌŽŶ ĂƌƚĞƌ ŝŶ ƚŚĞůŝŶĞƵƉ;ǁŚŽĂŌĞƌǁĂƌĚƐŵŝŐŚƚǁŝƐŚŚĞĚŝĚŶƚŐĞƚ ŬŝĐŬĞĚ Žī ƚŚĞ ƌŝŵƐŽŶ dŝĚĞͿ ƚŚĞ KǁůƐaren’t coming within six touchdowns of the ĚĞĨĞŶĚŝŶŐ ŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŚĂŵƉŝŽŶƐ ƵŶůĞƐƐ ZƵƐƚǇSmith walks through the door.

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10/13 at ULM >ĂƐƚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ƚŚĞ tĂƌ ,ĂǁŬƐ ƐŚƵƚ ŽƵƚ &hϮϲͲϬŝŶ,ŽǁĂƌĚ ĐŚŶĞůůĞŶďĞƌŐĞƌ ƐĮŶĂůŐĂŵĞThe Owls will get their payback.

10/ 20 at USA:ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞ &h ^ŽƵƚŚ ůĂďĂŵĂ ŝƐ ƐǁŝƚĐŚŝŶŐƚŽ Ă ƐƉƌĞĂĚ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ƚŚŝƐ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ dŚĞ &^ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ƚĞĂŵ ǁĞŶƚ ϲͲϰ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ ĂŶĚǁŝůů ũŽŝŶ ƚŚĞ ^ƵŶ Ğůƚ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϯ ďƵƚ ǁŽŶƚǁĂƐƚĞĂŶǇƟŵĞŝŶƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞKǁůƐƚŚĞǇƌĞhere to stay.

10/27 vs TroyThis is FAU’s actual homecoming game. The KǁůƐƐĐŽƌĞĚũƵƐƚƐĞǀĞŶƉŽŝŶƚƐŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞƐƚůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶďƵƚ&h ƐƵƉƚĞŵƉŽŽīĞŶƐĞǁŝůůďĞƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƚŚŝƐƟŵĞ

11/3 at NavyTV: CBS Sports NetworkEĂǀǇ ƐƐůŽŐĂŶŝƐŐůŽďĂůĨŽƌĐĞĨŽƌŐŽŽĚ KŶƚŚĞĮĞůĚĂƚϱͲϳůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶƚŚĞǇƌĞĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽa global force for mediocrity. Yet, whether the game is played on land, by sea or on the ŵŽŽŶƚŚĞDŝĚƐŚŝƉŵĞŶǁŝůůƐƟůůŽƵƚůĂƐƚƚŚĞOwls.

11/10 at Western KentuckyTV: Sun Belt NetworkWestern Kentucky embarrassed the Owls in the inaugural game at FAU football stadium, Ă ϮϬͲϬ ƐŚƵƚŽƵƚ dŚĞ KǁůƐ ǁŝůů ƉƵƚ ƉŽŝŶƚƐŽŶ ƚŚĞ ďŽĂƌĚ ƚŚŝƐ ƟŵĞ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞƌĞůů ďĞ ŶŽrevenge.

11/16 vs FIUTV: ESPNUThis could be the last game between the two rivals for a while as FIU is leaving for ŽŶĨĞƌĞŶĐĞh^ Ăƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐĞĂƐŽŶFAU will back up David Hinds’ promise and regain the Shula Bowl cup.

12/1 vs ULLIt’s senior night for Hinds but he isn’t leaving ƚŚĞĮĞůĚĨŽƌƚŚĞůĂƐƚƟŵĞǁŝƚŚĂǀŝĐƚŽƌǇdŚĞZĂŐŝŶĂũƵŶƐǁŝůůƐƉŽŝůƚŚĞƐĞĂƐŽŶĮŶĂůĞĂŶĚƚŚĞKǁůƐĐŚĂŶĐĞĂƚĂϱϬϬƐĞĂƐŽŶ

9/29 vs North Texas /ŶůĂƐƚǇĞĂƌ ƐůŽƐƐƚŽƚŚĞDĞĂŶ'ƌĞĞŶ'ƌĂŚĂŵtŝůďĞƌƚ ƚŽƐƐĞĚ ƚŚƌĞĞ ŝŶƚĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌ ;ƚǁŽ ƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ dƐͿ dŚŝƐĐŽƵůĚďĞƚŚĞƟŵĞƚŽƚƵƌŶƚŽDĞůǀŝŶ'ĞƌŵĂŶŽƌ^ƚĞƉŚĞŶƵƌƟƐďƵƚŶĞŝƚŚĞƌǁŝůů ƐĂǀĞ ƚŚĞOwls from defeat.

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hŶĚĞƌ ŶĞǁ ĐŽĂĐŚ Ăƌů WĞůŝŶŝ ƚŚĞ KǁůƐ ĚĞĨĞŶƐĞ ŝƐƐǁŝƚĐŚŝŶŐ ĨƌŽŵ Ă ϯͲϰ ƚŽ Ă ϰͲϯ ƐĐŚĞŵĞ /Ŷ Ă ϰͲϯ ƚŚĞƌĞare three linebackers, two ends and two tackles. Hinds, a middle linebacker, will now be unleashed to roam ƚŚĞďĂĐŬĮĞůĚĨƌŽŵƐŝĚĞůŝŶĞƚŽƐŝĚĞůŝŶĞĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƉůĂǇƐAs the most experienced player on the team, he’ll be ĞǆƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽŐƵŝĚĞŚŝƐƚĞĂŵŵĂƚĞƐŝŶƚŚĞŶĞǁƚƌĂŶƐŝƟŽŶ:ƵƐƚŐŽƚƚŽĨŽĐƵƐĂŶĚƚĂŬĞŝƚĂůů ŝŶ:ƵƐƚĚŽǁŚĂƚ/ǀĞ

ďĞĞŶĚŽŝŶŐƐŝŶĐĞ/ŐŽƚŚĞƌĞtĞǁĞƌĞŝŶĂϰͲϯĂƚĮƌƐƚƐŽŝƚ ƐŶŽƚƚŚĂƚŚĂƌĚƚŽƉŝĐŬŝƚƵƉ ,ŝŶĚƐƐĂŝĚ/ƚ ƐũƵƐƚŶĞǁterminology and understanding where they want you to ĮƚďƵƚ/ĚŽŶƚƚŚŝŶŬŝƚůůďĞƚŚĂƚŚĂƌĚ>ĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶ,ŝŶĚƐůĞĚƚŚĞƚĞĂŵǁŝƚŚϭϭϬƚĂĐŬůĞƐEĞǁ

ĚĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌWĞƚĞZĞŬƐƟƐƐĂǇƐŚĞ Ɛ ŝŵƉƌĞƐƐĞĚso far with his progress in the new system./ƚŚŝŶŬŚĞ ƐĂĚũƵƐƟŶŐǁĞůů ZĞŬƐƟƐƐĂŝĚ,Ğ ƐĂǀĞƌǇ

ŵŽƟǀĂƚĞĚĐŽŶƐĐŝĞŶƟŽƵƐƉůĂǇĞƌ ,ĞĚŽĞƐŶƚůŝŬĞƚŽŵĂŬĞmistakes, so when he does, he makes sure to correct ƚŚĞŵ/ŵƉůĞĂƐĞĚǁŝƚŚŚŽǁŚĞ ƐĂĚĂƉƚĞĚtŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĞǆĐĞƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ŚŽůĚŽǀĞƌ :ĂƌĞĚ ůůĞŶ ;ƟŐŚƚ

ĞŶĚƐ ĐŽĂĐŚͿ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƟƌĞ ĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ ƐƚĂī ŝƐ ŶĞǁ ,ŝŶĚƐƐĞĞƐ ŶŽƟĐĞĂďůĞ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞƐ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ,ŽǁĂƌĚSchnellenberger, his coach for the last three seasons, and Pelini. ŽĂĐŚWĞůŝŶŝ ŝƐ ŝŶǇŽƵƌ ĨĂĐĞ,Ğ ƐǀŽĐĂůŽŶ ƚŚĞĮĞůĚ

,Ğ ƐŚĞůƉŝŶŐ,Ğ ƐĂůůĂƌŽƵŶĚ ,ŝŶĚƐƐĂŝĚĞĐĂƵƐĞŚĞ ƐǇŽƵŶŐĞƌ ŚĞŐĞƚƐ ƚŽŵŽǀĞĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞĮĞůĚ ĨĂƐƚĞƌ ,Ğ ƐŵŽƌĞĂĐƟǀĞDŽƌĞďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞWĞůŝŶŝ ŚĂƐ Ă ĐůĞĂƌ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƟŶĐƚ ƌŽůĞ ĨŽƌ ,ŝŶĚƐ ǀŽĐĂů

leader.“As a linebacker you have to be the voice of the

defense — that role model out there for the guys and ůĞĂĚďǇĞǆĂŵƉůĞ ,ŝŶĚƐƐĂŝĚ,ĞƚƌƵƐƚƐŵĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĂƚ

“There’s a lot on him. He’s kind of our general out ƚŚĞƌĞ ,Ğ ŵĂŬĞƐ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ĐĂůůƐ WĞůŝŶŝ ƐĂŝĚ DĞŶƚĂůůǇthere’s a lot for him to learn, and I think he’s picking it ƵƉĂŶĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŚĂƌĚƚŽĚŽŝƚĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ZĞŬƐƟƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĂƐŽŶ ,ŝŶĚƐ ŝƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂŶ

ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůĞĂĚĞƌŽŶƚŚĞĮĞůĚŝƐƐŝŵƉůĞ“People respect David so that helps when he’s

ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ZĞŬƐƟƐƐĂŝĚ,Ğ ƐǀĞƌǇǀŽĐĂů,ĞĚŽĞƐĞǆĂĐƚůǇwhat we need him to do. He’s not afraid to lead. He’s ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĂƚƌŽůĞ

The second to last home game of the year is against FIU. Hinds has payback on his mind for last year, when FAU lost to FIU and had to hand over the Shula Bowl trophy.

He nods his head, squints his eyes a bit and lets out a ƉƌĞĚŝĐƟŽŶtĞƉůĂŶŽŶŐĞƫŶŐƚŚĂƚďĂĐŬ

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Offensive coordinator Brian Wright

ϮϬϬϵͲϮϬϭϭDŽŶƚĂŶĂ^ƚĂƚĞ;KīĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌYƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬƐͿϮϬϬϱͲϮϬϬϵzŽƵŶŐƐƚŽǁŶ^ƚĂƚĞ;KīĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌYƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬƐͿϮϬϬϭͲϮϬϬϰzŽƵŶŐƐƚŽǁŶ^ƚĂƚĞ;ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽĂĐŚYƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬƐͿϭϵϵϵͲϮϬϬϬtĂůƐŚhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ;KīĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌYƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬƐͿϭϵϵϴtĂůƐŚ;ƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚĐŽĂĐŚtZͿϭϵϵϳzŽƵŶŐƐƚŽǁŶ^ƚĂƚĞ;'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚtZͿϭϵϵϱͲϭϵϵϲtĂůƐŚhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ;'ƌĂĚƵĂƚĞĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚͿ

What are some perks and challenges you face as being the offensive coordinator?You know, camp becomes a grind. You put a lot of hours in, you’re away from your family a lot, but that’s the life you chose as a football coach. That’s one of the tough things about it. The reward is you get to work with the players.

You touched on relationships between you and the players. How important is that in winning and their growth as players on and off the football field?We like to think that in order to win you have to build winners to win. So if we’re developing their character and preparing them to win in life and in the classroom, then the end result would take care of itself on Saturdays.

Running back Damian Fortner’s take on Wright: I love him. I like what he teaches. He teaches the fundamentals. He expects a lot from us, but we expect a ůŽƚĨƌŽŵŽƵƌƐĞůǀĞƐDĞĂŶĚĐŽĂĐŚtƌŝŐŚƚĂƌĞƉƌĞƩǇƟŐŚƚŽĂĐŚtƌŝŐŚƚŝƐƌĞĂůůĂŝĚďĂĐŬďƵƚŚĞĐĂŶŐĞƚĮƌĞĚƵƉ

When new head coach Ăƌů WĞůŝŶŝ ĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŚŝƐƐƚĂī ŚĞ ŵĂĚĞ ƐƵƌĞ ƚŽget people who were on the same page with his

plan for FAU. / ǁĂƐ ǀĞƌǇ ŵĞƚŚŽĚŝĐĂů ĂŶĚ ŵĞƟĐƵůŽƵƐ

ĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁ/ǁĞŶƚĂďŽƵƚŚŝƌŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĞŐƵǇƐ he said to the hW when he announced his ƐƚĂīŝŶůĂƚĞ:ĂŶƵĂƌǇ/ŚĂǀĞĂǀĞƌǇƐƉĞĐŝĮĐ

ǀŝƐŝŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞƉƌŽŐƌĂŵƐŽ/ĚŝĚŶƚũƵƐƚǁĂŶƚto go out and hire. In the end, I think I put a ƌĞĂůůǇŐŽŽĚƐƚĂīƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ /ŵĞǆĐŝƚĞĚĂďŽƵƚŝƚ

The hW spoke with three of Pelini’s assistants to see what they’ll bring in their ĮƌƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĂƚ&hKīĞŶƐĞ ĚĞĨĞŶƐĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĐƌƵŝƟŶŐ ǁĞƌĞ Ă

point of emphasis for Pelini. Here’s a look at what the guys in charge of each had to say:

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ϮϬϭϭDŝĂŵŝhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ;ĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇͿϮϬϬϰͲϮϬϭϬ Kent State University (Defensive ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇͿϮϬϬϭͲϮϬϬϯ Youngstown State (Defensive ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇͿϭϵϵϵͲϮϬϬϬzŽƵŶŐƐƚŽǁŶ^ƚĂƚĞ;^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇͿϭϵϵϳͲϭϵϵϴƵƐƟŶWĞĂǇ;ĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌǇͿϭϵϵϰͲϭϵϵϲh^ŽĂƐƚ'ƵĂƌĚĐĂĚĞŵǇ;ĞĨĞŶƐŝǀĞĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌͿ

What kind of style do you bring to the football team? Are you more of a player’s coach, or do you lean more toward the discipline aspect?/ ƚŚŝŶŬǇŽƵĐĂŶŽŶůǇďĞǇŽƵƌƐĞůĨ :ƵƐƚ ůŝŬĞǁŝƚŚ ŵǇ ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ /ŵ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ĨĂƚŚĞƌbased on their needs. It’s the same as a coach, some guys need tough love, and some guys need a pat on the back. The challenge of a coach is deciding who’s who.

What do you bring to the table that no one else on the coaching staff has?A lot of premature gray hair! I’ve been in the Sun Belt the last three years, and I think I can appreciate the understanding of the types of teams you have to face. The seven years I spent at Kent State for me is always special. I was able to make a bunch of mistakes as a coordinator ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ǁŽƌŬ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ Ă ĐŽŵŵŽŶ ŐŽĂůI’ve learned from those, and I’m a much ďĞƩĞƌĐŽĂĐŚŶŽǁ

Defensive lineman Jimmy Jean’s take on Pete Rekstis: I like the intensity that he brings. That’s what defense should be about, keeping up that ŝŶƚĞŶƐŝƚǇ tĞ ŚĂǀĞ Ă ŐŽŽĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉtŚĞŶ / ŵĞƐƐ ƵƉ ŚĞ ĐŽŵĞƐ ƚŽŵĞ ŽŶĞͲŽŶͲŽŶĞ ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ ŽĨ ǇĞůůŝŶŐ ŝŶ ĨƌŽŶƚ ŽĨeveryone] to deal with it.

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What are some perks and some challenges of being an assistant coach?Perks of being an assistant coach is you get ƚŽ ĐŽĂĐŚ ĨŽŽƚďĂůů ĂŶĚ ďƵŝůĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐwith the players. The head coach has about ĂϭϬϱŐƵǇƐϭϮϬŐƵǇƐŝƚ ƐŚĂƌĚƚŽŵĂŬĞĐůŽƐĞͲŬŶŝƚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ Ɛ ĂŶ ĂƐƐŝƐƚĂŶƚ ĐŽĂĐŚǇŽƵŐĞƚĂƐŵĂůůĞƌŐƌŽƵƉŽĨŐƵǇƐϭϱͲϮϬŐƵǇƐthat are your guys, that you get to know, that you get to have over your house, that you get to see mature from their freshman,

ƐŽƉŚŽŵŽƌĞũƵŶŝŽƌǇĞĂƌ The challenges of being an assistant coach ĂƌĞ ũƵƐƚ ƚŚĞ ŚŽƵƌƐ ǇŽƵ ƉƵƚ ŝŶ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞǇŽƵƌĞĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂǇĞƌƐĂŶĚǇŽƵƌĞĐŽŵŵŝƩĞĚ ƚŽ ĐŽĂĐŚ /ƚ Ɛ ƚŽƵŐŚ ŽŶ ǇŽƵƌĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐ ƐŽ ǇŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ Ă ŐƌĞĂƚwife, you need great kids that understand.

You touched on the relationships between the players. Chemistry throughout all levels of football seems to be very important and can make or break football teams. How important is it for you to establish a great relationship with players on and off the field?The biggest thing is we try to create a ĐƵůƚƵƌĞ KƵƌ ŵŽƩŽ Ăƚ ŽƵƌ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ŝƐZĞĐĞŝǀĞƌ >ŽǀĞ ĂŶĚ ǁŚĂƚ ƚŚĂƚ ŵĞĂŶƐ ŝƐthat everything we’re doing is helping our ŐƌŽƵƉďĞďĞƩĞƌ dŚĞĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ/ŵĂŬĞŚĞůƉƚŚĞŐƌŽƵƉďĞďĞƩĞƌ

Wide receiver Derek Moise’s take on Sims: He brings a sense of urgency. ǀĞƌǇƐĞĐŽŶĚŽĨƉƌĂĐƟĐĞŚĞǁĂŶƚƐǇŽƵĚŽŝŶŐƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐ ,Ğ ĚŽĞƐŶƚ ǁĂŶƚ ǇŽƵ ƐŝƫŶŐĂƌŽƵŶĚǁŝƚŚ ǇŽƵƌ ŚĞůŵĞƚ Žī Žƌ ĂŶǇƚŚŝŶŐŚĞ ǁĂŶƚƐ ǇŽƵ ĂĐƟǀĞůǇ ĚŽŝŶŐ ƐŽŵĞƚŚŝŶŐŐĞƫŶŐďĞƩĞƌĂƚǇŽƵƌĐƌĂŌ

Defensive coordinator Pete Rekstis

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“I would say mentally understanding the game has ĂůǁĂǇƐďĞĞŶŽŶĞŽĨŵǇƐƚƌŽŶŐƉŽŝŶƚƐ &hƋƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬGraham Wilbert said. He had three games with at least ƚŚƌĞĞŝŶƚĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶhŶĚĞƌ tŝůďĞƌƚ ƚŚĞ KǁůƐ ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚ ϭϮϵ ƉŽŝŶƚƐ ƉĞƌ

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ŽĨ ŬĞĞƉŝŶŐ ŚŝƐ ƐƉŽƚ ĂŌĞƌ ůĂƐƚ ǇĞĂƌ Ɛ ϭͲϭϭ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ ĂŶĚƐĂŝĚďĞĨŽƌĞ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĐĂŵƉƚŚĂƚ ƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƟŶŐƋƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬƉŽƐŝƟŽŶǁŽƵůĚďĞĂŶŽƉĞŶĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶĂĐŬƵƉĂǀŝĚ<ŽŽŝƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞKǁůƐϮϬͲϬůŽƐƐƚŽ

Western Kentucky in the inaugural game at FAU Football Stadium, transferred in the summer.

And at the start of training camp, Wilbert, last season’s ƚŚŝƌĚƐƚƌŝŶŐĞƌ ƚĞƉŚĞŶƵƌƟƐĂŶĚũƵŶŝŽƌĐŽůůĞŐĞŶĞǁĐŽŵĞƌDĞůǀŝŶ'ĞƌŵĂŶǁĞƌĞƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĞĐŽŵƉĞƟƚŽƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞũŽďdŚĞ^ƵŶͲ^ĞŶƟŶĞů reported German was out of the race ĂŌĞƌƚŚƌĞĞǁĞĞŬƐďĞĐĂƵƐĞŽŶůǇtŝůďĞƌƚĂŶĚƵƌƟƐǁĞƌĞƚĂŬŝŶŐ ĮƌƐƚ ƚĞĂŵ ƐŶĂƉƐ dŚƌĞĞ ĚĂǇƐ ůĂƚĞƌ Kǁů ĐĐĞƐƐ reported that German wasn’t out of the hunt, according to Pelini, and that a fourth quarterback, Nick Bracewell, is a candidate as well.dŚŽƐĞƚǁŽtŝůďĞƌƚĂŶĚƵƌƟƐĂƌĞďĂƩůŝŶŐĞĂĐŚŽƚŚĞƌ

ďƵƚƚŚĞƋƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬƌĂĐĞŝƐƐƟůůŽƉĞŶ WĞůŝŶŝƐĂŝĚ /ŶĨĂĐƚit’s really open to four. They are all in it. They are all doing ŐŽŽĚƚŚŝŶŐƐͲŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĂĐĞǁĞůů 'ĞƌŵĂŶǁĂƐŶŽƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚĞĂŵŝŶƚŚĞƐƉƌŝŶŐĂŶĚŝƐƐƟůů

ĂĚũƵƐƟŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉůĂǇďŽŽŬDĞůǀŝŶ 'ĞƌŵĂŶ ŝƐĂŐŽŽĚƉĂƐƐĞƌĂŶĚĂ ƌĞĂůůǇŐŽŽĚ

ƌƵŶŶĞƌ ŶĞǁ ŽīĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ƌŝĂŶ tƌŝŐŚƚ ƐĂŝĚ,Ğ ƐũƵƐƚƚƌǇŝŶŐƚŽůĞĂƌŶƚŚĞŽīĞŶƐĞďƵƚŚĂƐĂůŝƩůĞǁĂǇƐƚŽŐŽƚŚŽƵŐŚ

German missed summer school and the process to get ĞŶƌŽůůĞĚ Ăƚ &h ŝƐ ƐƟůů ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ WĞůŝŶŝ ŝƐ ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚ ƚŚĞdecision will come in the next couple of weeks. /ƚŚĂƐƚŽŐŽƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞƵŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚǇ ĂŶĚ/ǁŽƵůĚƐĂǇϰϴ

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WĞůŝŶŝ ŚŝƌĞĚ ŶĞǁ ŽīĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚŽƌ ƌŝĂŶ tƌŝŐŚƚƚŽ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞ ůĂƐƚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ Ɛ ƐƚĂŐŶĂŶƚ ŽīĞŶƐĞ dŚĞ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ĐĂƐƵĂů ŽďƐĞƌǀĞƌ ǁŝůů ŶŽƟĐĞ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚŝƐǇĞĂƌ ƐŽīĞŶƐĞŝƐƚŚĞƚĞŵƉŽdŚĞ ƉƌŽĚĚŝŶŐ ƉƌŽͲƐƚǇůĞ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ŝƐ ŐŽŶĞ >ĂƐƚ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ

ƚŚĞ ůŽŶŐĞƐƚ ƉĂƐƐ ƉůĂǇ ĨƌŽŵ ƐĐƌŝŵŵĂŐĞ ǁĂƐ Ă DĂƌĐƵƐƵŶŶŝŶŐŚĂŵϯϳͲǇĂƌĚĐĂƚĐŚ/ŶŝƚƐƉůĂĐĞŝƐƚŚĞŶŽͲŚƵĚĚůĞƐƉƌĞĂĚ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂ ƐǇƐƚĞŵĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚƐƚƌĞƚĐŚŝŶŐ

Graham WilbertRedshirt senior6’6 225 poundsϮϬϭϭƐƚĂƚƐϳdϭϱ/ŶƚƐŝŶϭϭŐĂŵĞƐƐĂĐŬƐϭϴĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƐϭϱϰĂƩĞŵƉƚƐϮϵϰĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞϱϮϰYƌĂƟŶŐϵϭϳƉĂƐƐŝŶŐǇĂƌĚƐϭϰϱϵ

In FAU’s new uptempo offense, the QB will play an even larger role

By Rolando Rosa


ƚŚĞĮĞůĚǁŝƚŚĂďĂůĂŶĐĞŽĨƌƵŶŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƉĂƐƐŝŶŐƚŚĞďĂůůƚŽŽƉĞŶƵƉŵƵůƟƉůĞǀĞƌƟĐĂůƐĞĂŵƐ

The starter for the season opener against Wagner has not been announced yet, but Wright already knows what he expects from whomever is under center on Aug. 31.

“The number one thing is for them to take care of the ball ĂŶĚŵĂŬĞŐƌĞĂƚĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐƚŽ ůĞĂĚŽƵƌŐƌŽƵƉ tƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŝĚDĂŶĂŐĞ ƚŚĞ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ĂŶĚ ĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďĂůů ƚŽ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƐĂƐƚŚĞĚĞĨĞŶƐĞĚŝĐƚĂƚĞƐ

Quick decisions and reads are crucial to the success of the ŶĞǁŽīĞŶƐĞ

“That’s all part of being a great quarterback, understanding where to go with the football based on certain looks that ǇŽƵŐĞƚ tƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŝĚtŝƚŚϭϱŝŶƚĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶtŝůďĞƌƚǁĂƐĨĂƌĨƌŽŵĂ

ŐƌĞĂƚƋƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬďƵƚtƌŝŐŚƚƐƟůůǀŝĞǁƐŚŝŵĂƐƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌone guy for now.

“Graham has experience. He has an understanding, really ďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶĂŶǇŽĨƚŚĞŵŽĨƚŚĞŽīĞŶƐĞ tƌŝŐŚƚƐĂŝĚ,Ğ Ɛreally understanding when and who to throw it to. He’s ĚŽŝŶŐĂŐŽŽĚũŽďŽĨƚŚĂƚŵĂŶĂŐŝŶŐƚŚĞŐĂŵĞ

Wilbert is excited for the possibility to redeem himself, ďĞůŝĞǀŝŶŐtƌŝŐŚƚ ƐƐǇƐƚĞŵĐŽƵůĚƌĞͲĞŶĞƌŐŝǌĞŚŝƐĐĂƌĞĞƌ tĞƌĞŐŽŝŶŐƚŽďĞĂďůĞƚŽĂƩĂĐŬĚĞĨĞŶƐĞƐĂŶĚũƵƐƚŬĞĞƉ

ƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞŝƌŚĞĞůƐ tŝůďĞƌƚƐĂŝĚƵƌƟƐƐƚĂƌƚĞĚůĂƐƚƐĞĂƐŽŶĂƐƚŚĞƚŚŝƌĚƐƚƌŝŶŐƋƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬ

ďƵƚĞǀĞŶƚƵĂůůǇǁŽƌŬĞĚŚŝƐǁĂǇŝŶƚŽƚŚĞďĂĐŬƵƉƌŽůĞŐĞƫŶŐƉůĂǇŝŶŐ ƟŵĞ ŝŶ ĮǀĞ ŐĂŵĞƐ ,Ğ Ɛ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ŵĂĚĞ ƐƚƌŝĚĞƐ ƚŽũƵŵƉĂŶŽƚŚĞƌŶŽƚĐŚŝŶϮϬϭϮ

“Stephen has showed a lot of improvement on some ŽĨ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĂƐƉĞĐƚƐ ^ƚĞƉŚĞŶ ĐĂŶ ƵƐĞ ŚŝƐ ĨĞĞƚ tƌŝŐŚƚ ƐĂŝĚ^ƚĞƉŚĞŶ ŝƐ ϮϯϬ ƉŽƵŶĚƐ ƐŽ ŚĞ ĐĂŶ ďƌŝŶŐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ďŝƚ ŽĨƉŚǇƐŝĐĂůŝƚǇ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬ ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ ĂƐ ŚĞ ƌƵŶƐ ƚŚĞĨŽŽƚďĂůůƵƌƟƐĂŐƌĞĞĚƚŚĂƚŚŝƐƐŝǌĞĐŽƵůĚďĞŚŝƐŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚĂƐƐĞƚ/ ŵĞĂŶ /ŵ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ďŝŐŐĞƌ ƚŚĂŶ ŽƚŚĞƌ ƋƵĂƌƚĞƌďĂĐŬƐ

ƵƌƟƐ ƐĂŝĚ ďĞĨŽƌĞ ŐŝǀŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂůůǇ ĐŽƌƌĞĐƚ ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƵƚǁĞĂůůŚĂǀĞŽƵƌƉƌŽƐĂŶĚĐŽŶƐŶ ĂĚǀĂŶƚĂŐĞ ĨŽƌ ƵƌƟƐ ŝƐ ƚŚĞ ĨĂĐƚ ŚĞ Ɛ ƌƵŶ ƚŚŝƐ ƐƚǇůĞ

ŽĨ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ďĞĨŽƌĞ /Ŷ ŚŝŐŚ ƐĐŚŽŽů ƵƌƟƐ ƉĂƐƐĞĚ ĨŽƌ Ϯϱtouchdowns his senior year at Sumter High School in the ƐƉƌĞĂĚŽīĞŶƐĞ/ƚ ƐƚŚĞĞǆĂĐƚƐĂŵĞŽīĞŶƐĞ ƵƌƟƐŶŽƚĞĚ^Ž/ŵƉƌĞƩǇ

ĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůĞǁŝƚŚŝƚ/Ŷ ƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ ƵƌƟƐ ĂůƌĞĂĚǇ ƐĞĞƐ Ă ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚ ŽīĞŶƐŝǀĞ

mentality from last season, something which would help ĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĞƌĞ ƐŶŽƚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌϭͲϭϭƐĞĂƐŽŶŝŶϮϬϭϮtĞĂƩĂĐŬƉĞŽƉůĞĂůŽƚŵŽƌĞĂŶĚƚĂŬĞŵŽƌĞƐŚŽƚƐĚŽǁŶ

ƚŚĞ ĮĞůĚ ƵƌƟƐ ƐĂŝĚ ůŽƚ ŵŽƌĞ ĂŐŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ /ŵ ǀĞƌǇĞǆĐŝƚĞĚ DŽŚĂŵĞĚďĚŝŚĂŬŝŵĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƌĞƉŽƌƟŶŐ

Stephen CurtisRedshirt sophomoreϲϯϮϮϱƉŽƵŶĚƐϮϬϭϭƐƚĂƚƐϬdϬ/ŶƚŝŶĮǀĞŐĂŵĞƐƐĂĐŬƐϱĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƐϭϬĂƩĞŵƉƚƐϮϭĐŽŵƉůĞƟŽŶƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞϰϳϲYƌĂƟŶŐϴϯϲƉĂƐƐŝŶŐǇĂƌĚƐϵϬ

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Carl Pelini should send a bouquet ŽĨŇŽǁĞƌƐƚŽƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌŽĸĐĞŽŶƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚŇŽŽƌŽĨ&h Ɛ

ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƵŝůĚŝŶŐŌĞƌĂůůŶŽǁŵďĂƐƐĂĚŽƌͲĂƚͲ>ĂƌŐĞ,ŽǁĂƌĚ^ĐŚŶĞůůĞŶďĞƌŐĞƌŵĂĚĞŚŝƐũŽďĂůŽƚĞĂƐŝĞƌĨŽƌϮϬϭϮ

FAU football was terrible last season. One win. Eleven losses. dŚĂƚ Ɛ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ ϳϳͲǇĞĂƌͲŽůĚ

^ĐŚŶĞůůĞŶďĞƌŐĞƌ ƐĮǀĞĚĞĐĂĚĞĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐcareer ended. The only coach the Owls ĞǀĞƌ ŚĂĚͶ ƐŝŶĐĞ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐĞƉƟŽŶ ƐŝŶĐĞƉůĂǇĞƌƐǁŽƌĞƐŽĐŬƐŝŶĂŐǇŵĨŽƌƉƌĂĐƟĐĞ

ŝŶϭϵϵϴͶŝƐŐŽŶĞǇĞͲďǇĞ ŐƌĂŶĚƉĂ ^ĐŚŶĞůůǇ ,ĞůůŽ

ĐƌĂǌǇƵŶĐůĞĂƌůIn comes a Pelini brother from

EĞďƌĂƐŬĂĂŶĚĂƌůWĞůŝŶŝŝƐďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐŶĞǁschemes, new players and a new culture with him to FAU. And the passionate former defensive coordinator will have ĂŶŽŶͲĐĂŵƉƵƐƐƚĂĚŝƵŵƚŽĚŽŝƚŝŶ

There’s also his new recruits and ƚƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƐ;DĞůǀŝŶ'ĞƌŵĂŶŝŶǁĞĞŬĮǀĞĂŶǇŽŶĞͿ ĂŶĚ ĞǀĞŶ ŶĞǁ ƵŶŝĨŽƌŵƐbut, shhh! You didn’t hear that from ƵƐŽĂĐŚWĞůŝŶŝǁĂŶƚƐŝƚƚŽďĞĂƐĞĐƌĞƚheading into the home opener versus Wagner.tŝƚŚ Ăůů ƚŚŝƐ ŶĞǁŶĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ƉŽƐŝƟǀĞ

vibes, I’m going out on a limb. &h ĨŽŽƚďĂůůǁŝůůǁŝŶĮǀĞŐĂŵĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ

ǇĞĂƌ /ŬŶŽǁǁŚĂƚǇŽƵƌĞƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐͶĮǀĞǁŝŶƐ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ Žī Ă ŽŶĞͲǁŝŶ ƐĞĂƐŽŶ /ƐƚŚŝƐŐƵǇĐƌĂǌǇ

No, I’m sane. ŶĚ ĂŌĞƌ ǁĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ Ă ůŝƩůĞ ƵŶĚĞƌ Ă

month of training camp, it’s Pelini that’s ůŽƐƚŚŝƐŵŝŶĚǁŝƚŚŚŝƐĂƩĞŶƟŽŶƚŽĞǀĞƌǇsingle detail of the team. &hĨĂŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞĞĐƐƚĂƟĐĨŽƌŝƚdŚĞ ĚŝŶŽƐĂƵƌ ƉƌŽͲƐƚǇůĞ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ŝƐ

being scrapped for the more modern

ƐƉƌĞĂĚ ĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ dŚĞ ĚĞĨĞŶƐĞanchored by middle linebacker David ,ŝŶĚƐŝƐƐǁŝƚĐŚŝŶŐĨƌŽŵĂϯͲϰƚŽĂϰͲϯĂŶĚƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƐĂƌĞŶŽǁŵŽƌĞĨĂƐƚƉĂĐĞĚand stricter than last year with players gasping for air over and over throughout camp.

For a team that allowed ^ĐŚŶĞůůĞŶďĞƌŐĞƌ ƐƐǁĂŶƐŽŶŐƚŽĞŶĚŽīͲƚƵŶĞƐŽŵĞĞǆƚƌĂĚŝƐĐŝƉůŝŶĞŝƐĚĞĮŶŝƚĞůǇnot a bad thing.WĞůŝŶŝ ƐĮƌƐƚĐŽůůĞŐĞŚĞĂĚĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐũŽď

ǁŽŶƚďĞĂŶĞĂƐǇŽŶĞ,Ğ ƐŝŶŚĞƌŝƟŶŐĂƚĞĂŵƚŚĂƚƌĂŶŬĞĚϭϭϵƚŚŽƵƚŽĨϭϮϬůĂƐƚǇĞĂƌŝŶƉŽŝŶƚƐƐĐŽƌĞĚĂŶĚϭϬϯŝŶƉŽŝŶƚƐallowed.

To sum it up: they were awful on the ĮĞůĚĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǁŽƌƐĞƚŽǁĂƚĐŚdŚĞKǁůƐwon’t instantly turn into contenders in ϮϬϭϮ ďƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ ĨŽƌ ĨƵƚƵƌĞsuccess is being planted.

A fresh face at head coach, a change to a new defensive scheme, and an ƵƉƚĞŵƉŽ ŽīĞŶƐĞ ǁŝůů ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚ ĨĂŶƐĨƌŽŵƚƵƌŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƉĂƉĞƌͲďĂŐŚĞĂĚƐƚŚŝƐseason. Five wins won’t qualify FAU for a bowl game and won’t even result in a ϱϬϬƌĞĐŽƌĚďƵƚĂŌĞƌůĂƐƚǇĞĂƌ /ůůƚĂŬĞit.

Wouldn’t you?

By Rolando Rosa

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