News and Press Releases

Head Coach Butch Davis Opening statement… “It’s spectacular to have won this game. These kids, the things that our entire football team has done for the last 10 or 11 months have been amazing. The hard work, the dedication, the unselfishness – you don’t win nine football games and set a school record for the…

Superlatives • A 3-yard touchdown run by Toledo’s Bryant Koback just 23 seconds into the game was the fastest score in Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl history, surpassing the previous mark of 1:17 by Richie James of Middle Tennessee in 2015. • That drive covered only 3 yards, which is the shortest drive in Bahamas Bowl…

NASSAU, Bahamas – Toledo and FIU each had their final practice of the season and met with the media at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Thursday in preparation for tomorrow’s Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl. The game is scheduled for 12:30 pm EST on ESPN. Photo Gallery – Press Conference Hearing from both head coaches and…

Head Coach Butch Davis Opening statement… “First of all, it’s a great honor to be here. Our players are super excited. I think absolutely everybody associated with FIU, from President Mark Rosenberg, our athletic director Pete Garcia, and the student body is excited. Our band got off the plane today and was marching around the…

Head Coach Jason Candle Opening Statement “On behalf of our university, our athletic department, and certainly the whole city of Toledo, we want to say we appreciate all the hospitality that’s been given to us this week. It’s been a tremendous opportunity for our young people to get out of the country and see a…

NASSAU, Bahamas – Already splitting time between preparing for the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl and enjoying Atlantis, several players from FIU and Toledo added something else to the mix on Wednesday afternoon by giving back to some Nassau youth. The afternoon started with representatives from the Rockets and the Panthers spending time with kids of…

NASSAU, Bahamas — With less than 48 hours remaining until kickoff at the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl, the focus in the FIU and Toledo locker rooms is starting to shift from fun to football. “We got out here and relaxed a little bit, then started to pick up the intensity and get in a good…

Quotes from Visit to Ranfurly Homes Ranfurly Homes Assistant Administrator Princess Burrows On what it’s like to have FIU and Toledo visit Ranfurly Homes … “Well, this is a great experience, and the children look forward for it every year – to the clinic; to the game on [December 21]. We’re so delighted that they are…

Offensive Coordinator Rich Skrosky On the experience in the Bahamas… “I was talking to a couple other assistants who have been to more bowls than I have, and they said this bowl, in terms of location and the bowl activities with the kids, staff, and families, it’s as good as it can get. Obviously the…

Defensive Coordinator Brian George On second day of practice… “Obviously the environment here is a little bit different from the one we came from. We left a cold and cloudy Toledo to come down to the Bahamas and it’s been nothing short of beautiful. We have tried as a coaching staff and players to treat…