Good Morning, FAU Family. Florida Atlantic football is set to participate in the 2025 American Conference Kickoff, which runs through today at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C.

First-year head coach Zach Kittley, along with redshirt junior quarterback Caden Veltkamp and redshirt senior defensive tackle Bryce Langston, will represent the Owls as they preview the 2025 season, their third as an American Conference member.

Fans of all 14 American teams will enjoy unprecedented access to press conferences, a behind-the-scenes look at the television coverage, and meet-and-greet opportunities for some of the top coaches and players in the nation.

🎤 FULL RUNDOWN 🏈

What else do we have mixed into today’s Brew? Check it out below!

🏀 MBB/WBB 2025-26 opponents have been announced
⚾️ Kniebbe signs professional contract with Baltimore Orioles
🦉 And much, much more

Number of the Day: 3️⃣6️⃣

We’re counting down the days to the return of Florida Atlantic football on August 30 at Maryland! In honor of the countdown reaching 36 days, we look back at the 2018 season. Florida Atlantic scored a total of 36 offensive touchdowns, with top-tier RB Devin Singletary accounting for 22 of those.

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🔼 High-Octane Hoops Ahead. The American has announced league play opponents and locations for the Florida Atlantic MBB team ahead of the 2025-26 season. Dates and times are TBA.

For their lone matchups in 2026, the Owls will host Charlotte, East Carolina, and Tulsa. FAU finished with a combined 6-0 record against these three teams in the previous season. On the road, the Owls will meet North Texas, Rice, and UAB for the only time.

Making a trip to Paradise and hosting a home game versus Florida Atlantic are: Memphis, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, UTSA, and Wichita State. The Memphis Tigers, the reigning conference champions, are the only team in the American to face the Owls twice in each of their first three regular seasons.

🔼 Bring. It. On. The American has announced the conference matchups for the Florida Atlantic 2025-26 WBB season. Dates and times are TBA.

All teams will play an 18-game conference schedule. The Owls will play six opponents at home and on the road, while the other six opponents will be played just once, either at home or away.

2025-26 American Conference Opponents
Home and away opponents: South Florida, Charlotte, North Texas, UAB, Tulsa, and Wichita State
Home-only opponents: Rice, UTSA, and Tulane
Away-only opponents: Temple, East Carolina, and Memphis

🔼 Bird’s Eye View. Florida Atlantic junior pitcher Todd Kniebbe has signed a professional contract with the Baltimore Orioles.

Kniebbe missed the 2025 season due to injury but has bounced back in a big way with the Keene Swamp Bats of the Northeast Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) this summer. The native of DeBary, Florida, boasts a 0.81 ERA, complemented by 23 strikeouts in 11 innings.

18 former Owls are now signed to active professional contracts. Since John McCormack took over head coaching duties in 2009, 110 players have signed contracts to continue their professional baseball careers. 

🔼 This One’s a Keeper. Florida Atlantic head men's soccer coach Joey Worthen has announced a 15-game regular season schedule for the 2025 campaign—the Owls' fourth as a member of the American Conference. The conference home opener will be a highly anticipated rematch of the last two postseason tournaments—a South Florida showdown with FIU on Sept. 26.

The slate begins on August 21 with the home opener against Creighton. Omaha (August 24) and Jacksonville (August 28), then visit Paradise to round out a three-match homestand to start the season. The Owls will play eight American Conference matches.

⚽️ : FULL RUNDOWN

🤓 This past MBB season, Coach John Jakus helped the Owls to finish with a winning record in conference play for how many consecutive seasons?

Got a guess? Scroll to the bottom to find out!

🦉 ONE BIG THING

The Call is Coming From Inside the House. As part of the 25 Years of FAU Football celebration, we’ve been reliving some iconic moments like this one from years past.

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*All Times Are in ET

Thursday, Aug. 14
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Loyola - Season Opener @ 7 p.m. | Live Stats | Tickets

Saturday, Aug. 23
🏐 Volleyball vs. Miami Dade - Season Opener @ 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 30
🏈 Football @ Maryland - Season Opener @ Noon TV: Big Ten Network | Radio: Fox Sports 640 South Florida

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The Answer: Five!

Entering their third season in the American, the Owls have tallied a record of 24-12 in league play, tied for the second most wins in the conference. In his debut collegiate head coaching campaign in 2024-25, John Jakus led the Florida Atlantic MBB team to a fifth-place 10-8 finish, marking the program's fifth consecutive season with a winning record in conference play.

🦉 Have an amazing weekend, Owl Fam!