FIU Opens on Right Note

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T.Y. Hilton had 131 all-purpose yards after 4:02. That put him on a pace for 1,965 yards — for the game.

Rhodes, Carroll and Hilton got FIU out of a hole on its next possession, which began at the FIU 7. Rhodes ran for 8, then Carroll painted an 18-yard parabola into Hilton’s arms down the left sideline behind an infuriated John Shorter. A play after Carroll hit Glenn Coleman for 11 yards as Coleman fell out of bounds, Rhodes authored a 19-yard essay on running.

Rhodes started inside to his right and disappeared beneath the mass of 261-pound defensive tackle Ryan Boutwell. A whirl somehow extricated Rhodes from Boutwell, and the running back sprinted to his left with linebacker Zachary Orr slapping the back of his jersey. Rhodes outraced Orr and the rest of the North Texas defense to the end zone for a 21-0 FIU lead with 2:16 left in the first.

Quarterback inexperience presented FIU the ball 1:15 later. North Texas lined up five-wide with no backs on second and 8. When FIU blitzed, North Texas quarterback Derek Thompson should’ve known he had about two Mississippis at most to get rid of the ball. Instead, Thompson tarried and freshman linebacker Luis Rosado tattooed him with a hit that dislodged the ball. Andre Pound recovered at the North Texas 32.

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