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College Football: 5 Group of Five teams that’ll be on upset alert in Week 11

By Daniel Morrison

TAMPA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 23: Head coach Jeff Scott of the South Florida Bulls reacts during the first half against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Raymond James Stadium on October 23, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
TAMPA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 23: Head coach Jeff Scott of the South Florida Bulls reacts during the first half against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Raymond James Stadium on October 23, 2020 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /
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BOCA RATON, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 09: Kaylan Wiggins #7 of the FIU Golden Panthers tries to avoid the tackle by Hosea Barnwell V #54 of the Florida Atlantic Owls in the second half at FAU Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA – NOVEMBER 09: Kaylan Wiggins #7 of the FIU Golden Panthers tries to avoid the tackle by Hosea Barnwell V #54 of the Florida Atlantic Owls in the second half at FAU Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Boca Raton, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /

4. FAU (at FIU)

Always an intense rivalry game, the FAU Owls will head South to Miami to take on the FIU Panthers on Friday night. It’s a rivalry game called the Shula Bowl, and in recent years Lane Kiffin has made it a one-sided game. The closest from Kiffin’s three seasons in Boca Raton came in 2017, when FAU won by 28. This season, FAU is 3-1 and FIU is 0-3.

At a glance, FIU stands no chance.

Here’s the thing, Kiffin is gone and FAU’s offense has struggled in year one under Willie Taggart. Through those four games quarterback Nick Tronti only has 490 passing yards. Their leading rusher, Malcolm Davidson, only has 195 yards on the season. The offense hasn’t gotten past 24 points this season and twice was held to 10 points or less.

With an offense that unstable FAU will always be vulnerable, especially in a rivalry game.

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