Breaking: FAU Cancels Football Practice Due To Positive Covid Case
The situation is developing, but here is the latest from the FAU football Twitter account. Out of an abundance of caution, FAU Football has paused practices following a small number…
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From An Owl to a Dolphin: Miami Signs Former FAU DT Brandin Bryant
Another former Owl is coming back home…sort of. The Miami Dolphins announced Wednesday that they’ve signed one-time FAU defensive tackle Brandin Bryant. Bryant, who represented the Owls in 41 games…
Florida Atlantic Plans on 10-Game Schedule, As Safety Opts Out
FAU hopes to play 10 games this football season, one that includes a home opener against USF. The Owls, with first-year coach Willie Taggart, are set to kick off the…
Big Loss For FAU Football And One Conference Cancels Season
It was a tough day for college football fans all over the country. First, FAU lost one of their best defensive players when safety Quran Hafiz announced on Twitter that he…
FAU Kicks Off Preseason Practice Under New Coach Willie Taggart
First-year FAU football coach Willie Taggart finally got to see his players take the field on Wednesday, after months of virtual meetings. One of the team’s most high-profile players was…
Big Ten’s Switch to League-Only Games Affects Owls’ Schedule
Oh, snap! The Willie Taggart era at Florida Atlantic will not be starting out in Minnesota after all. The Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday that all of its fall…
FAU Leads C-USA in Recruiting for Football Ahead of Unique Season
The Owls aren’t allowing the NCAA’s temporary recruiting “dead” period from the pandemic to slow down the team’s recruiting efforts. Over the past three months, FAU has secured 15 verbal commitments…
Owls Confident about Season, as Players Test Negative for COVID
With news of student-athletes around the country testing positive for coronavirus after returning to campus, FAU football coach Willie Taggart is feeling pretty good about his university’s plan to welcome…
FAU Football Players Set to Return to Campus Beginning June 8
Rejoice, Owl fans! Brian White, Florida Atlantic’s vice president and director of athletics, announced this week that beginning June 8, football players will be able to return to campus as…
FAU Coach Willie Taggart Hopeful the Owls Will Have Football Season
As someone who has always either played or coached college football for over a quarter of century, first-year FAU coach Willie Taggart prefers not to think about a fall without…