Louisiana-Lafayette’s Brooke Perry can’t out jump Florida Atlantic’s Tamara Kesser for the header during the Ragin’ Cajins’ 2-0 victory over the Owls yesterday in Boca Raton.
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"The Harmon Hop"
FAU tight end Jason Harmon leaps over a Louisiana-Monroe defender during the Owls 27-25 defeat to the Warhawks at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday.
Eye Ball
Howard University’s Matt Marshall has his eye one the ball as FAU’s Darnell King defends during the Owls’ 1-0 victory over the Bison Friday night in Boca Raton.
Football in Paradise
After a season of “Reaching Higher,” FAU Football has returned to using the “Football in Paradise” theme.
For this year’s media guide, we hauled the 2007 Sun Belt Conference Champion trophy, and the New Orleans Bowl and Motor City Bowl trophies out to the beach in Boca Raton.
What recruit wouldn’t be impressed with this combination?
One More Hurdle (Updated)
Despite the experts predictions, mine included, Frantz Joseph did not become FAU’s first draft pick this weekend. 256 names were called and Joseph’s wasn’t amongst those selected.
It might actually be a good thing. Current and former players like Tony Romo, Adewale Ogunleye, Wes Welker, Adam Vinateri, Willie Parker, Antonio Gates, Priest Holmes, Rod Smith, Kurt Warner, Jeff Garcia and Warren Moon would agree. None of them were drafted by a NFL team before eventually starring in the league.
While players drafted in the late rounds make more money short term, they can’t pick the team that would provide their best opportunity at making a roster. What’s called a “priority free agent” often is approached by multiple teams.
16 teams watched Joseph at FAU’s “pro day” last month. One of those teams will give him a shot.
UPDATE: Frantz has signed with the Oakland Raiders.
Higher Still
Meet Frantz Joseph, FAU’s soon to be first ever NFL draft pick. Frantz and his family’s story will be the subject of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” on Sunday at 8am with various repeats.
My dedicated readers have already met Frantz. Last fall I shot Frantz for a feature story in the late Unrestricted Magazine. The shot above was one of the many outtakes. He was also on the cover of last year’s FAU Football media guide.
Shot of the Week
FAU’s Anthony Mesa makes a diving catch during the Owls’ win over Stony Brook University on Saturday.
Shot of the Day
Florida Atlantic’s Emma Rossiter eyes a volley against Miami yesterday in Coral Gables.
Mike Jarvis
Head coach Mike Jarvis of Florida Atlantic gives a befuddled glare to a referee during the Owls 85-69 loss to Miami last night.
Tripleheader
My day started around 10:30am with a phone call from the Florida Panthers wondering if I could fill in for someone to shoot a portrait of Gregory Campbell in my classic “grunge” style. After locating a dirty white brick wall in the back of a rink at Incredible Ice in Coral Springs, we posed Campbell for the above frame…
Then it was up to Boca Raton for the FAU football team photo scheduled at 2pm. While the assistant coaches and a handful of players were missing (many of those who showed were wearing flip flops), we went ahead and shot it anyways at around 2:45…
Then it was down to Coral Gables for the Indiana @ Miami Women’s basketball portion of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. I shot some overheads around the bench area and came up with the image above.
