AI-assisted summary
The Owls' defense needs to play a disciplined game to counter Maryland's offense.
The transfer of quarterback Caden Veltkamp and wide receiver Easton Messer from Western Kentucky provides FAU with an established offensive connection.
BOCA RATON — September 15, 2007.
That was the last, and only, time Florida Atlantic beat a team from the Big Ten Conference on the football field.That day, the Owls, then a member of the Sun Belt Conference, pulled off a shocking 42-39 upset over the Minnesota Golden Gophers .
Fast forward to 2025, and FAU — now part of the American Athletic Conference — will once again try to make history against another Big Ten opponent when the Owls open their season against the Maryland Terrapins on Aug. 30 in College Park, Maryland. They won