Monday's morning quarterback: It's a big week for South Florida football
Sep 5, 2017College football returns this week.A long preseason is almost over for the Dolphins.Yeah, it’s shaping up to be a pretty good week here in South Florida.Our big week of football actually kicks off on Monday as a handful of high school teams get after it a few days late thanks to bad weather.There are some fun matchups in Broward County on Monday including Cooper City-Cypress Bay, McArthur-Flanagan and West Broward-Plantation.Thursday is going to be pretty busy not only with the Dolphins going to Minnesota for their final unofficial tune-up game, but Butch Davis makes his debut on the FIU sideline as the Panthers travel north to face UCF in Orlando.Ohio State also visits Indiana in a pretty nice Thursday college football showdown on ESPN.FIU coach Butch Davis works the sideline during the Panthers’ spring game on April 7. AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com On the high school gridiron, South Florida powers Booker T. Washington and Central square off at Traz Powell while Flanagan heads to Palm Beach to visit Oxbridge Academy.Friday’s prep lineup features Columbus-Northwestern (Traz) and Chaminade-Madonna at Miramar.Saturday is a huge day for college football fans everywhere.3 Days Until Kickoff! #PawsUppic.twitter.com/yqqTOWCRWd— FIU Football (@FIUFootball) August 28, 2017While last weekend’s games served as a nice soft opening for college football, this Saturday is packed with great matchups.Locally, Mark Richt and the Hurricanes kick off their 2017 season at Hard Rock Stadium against Bethune-Cookman — a nice appetizer for next week’s trip to Arkansas State with the Seminoles waiting in Tallahassee on Sept. 16.Once the Canes and Wildcats are done, the Florida Gators and Michigan Wolverines battle it out at the Cowboys’ stadium near Dallas on ABC.Following that is perhaps the biggest opening weekend game in college football history when the Seminoles battle Alabama in Atlanta.FAU coach Lane Kiffin meets the media following a practice in Boca Raton. George Richards/Miami Herald staff grichards@miamiherald.com While many are watching Jimbo Fisher s... (Miami Herald)