J.T. Wilcox is an award-winning sports journalist who has worked in South Florida for more than a decade. He authors "The Bald Predictions" blog and "The Baldcast" podcast.
Not only will FIU be making its fourth-ever appearance in a bowl game, but the Golden Panthers will also need to dust off their passports since they’ve been invited to play in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl on December 21 at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.
While Saturday’s scrimmage will be the seventh practice of the Hurricanes, it will also serve as the first taste of what college football really is for many of UM’s freshmen.
