A quick glance at FIU (FIT), and its cross-town rival FAU (FAT), shows many similarities in 2008. FIT and FAT each welcome back 55 lettermen and they both play six of their first eight games of the season on the road. That’s where the comparison stops. The Panthers managed just one win in Mario Cristobal's rookie campaign but they showed dramatic improvement as the season progressed. That’s confirmed with these numbers: FIU averaged 8.8 and allowed 48.8 PPG the first five games, but improved to 21.9 and 37.0 PPG over the final seven games. The Panthers did so behind the 2nd youngest group of players in the land (41 of 67 freshmen and sophomores). In fact, QB Wayne Younger actually outrushed Arkansas’ celebrated RB’s Darren McFadden and Felix Jones in their game against Arkansas! It will be a while before FIT becomes FAT, but the Panthers are getting there, one baby step at a time.

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