Good Morning, FAU Family. The Florida Atlantic football team will use its bye week to focus on the details. 

With the first 2025 American Conference matchup on the horizon, hosting Memphis at Flagler Credit Union Stadium on Sept. 27, Coach Zach Kittley is using the extra time of preparation to evaluate, adjust, and provide opportunities. 

Holding developmental scrimmages at the Hagerty Family Track and Field complex, the Owls are looking at younger players and seasoned veterans alike who seek to make an impact on the team in the coming weeks. 

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

📸 Your OWLFLICS Of the Week
🎥 Episode 6 of Inside the Owls’ Burrow
🦉 And much, much more

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🔼 Action Shots. Florida Atlantic fans, here are this week's OWLFLICS', presented by Baptist Health South Florida, showcasing the top photos from FAU Athletics each week.

This week, photos of women's soccer celebrating a goal in their 4-0 win in their non-conference finale versus North Dakota State; men's golf holding hardware after a dominant performance at the Myrtle Beach Golf Trips Intercollegiate; volleyball's Olivia Hart during a strong performance versus Arkansas State, and more.

🔼 Burrow’s Back. Episode 6 of Inside the Owls' Burrow's 2025 football season will air tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 18, at 10 a.m. ET, where it originates each week throughout the fall on FanDuel Sports Network Florida. It will re-air Saturday, Sept. 20, at 11:30 a.m.

The weekly show's sixth installment of the fall will feature Forte talking one-on-one with first-year Hagerty Family Head Football Coach Zach Kittley about Shula Bowl XXIII and the Owls' bye week schedule. Tight Ends Coach JaJuan Dulaney sits down for the show's weekly feature, and "Where are They Now" will highlight FAU alum Raekwon Williams, a Boca Raton real estate agent. Finally, Enyce Sledge sits down for "Pads Off."

🤓 Run. It. Back. Who was the first football player in FAU's history to return a kickoff for a score?

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

🦉 ONE BIG THING

Paradise Pops Off. Although the Florida Atlantic football team is idle this week, Paradise will still be packed with events.

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*All Times Are in ET

Thursday, Sept. 18
⚽️ Women’s Soccer @ Rice (Houston, Texas) @ 8 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 19
🏐 Volleyball vs. George Washington @ noon | Live Stats
🌊 Swimming & Diving vs. Indian River @ 2:15 p.m.
🏐 Volleyball vs. Stetson @ 7 p.m. | Live Stats

Saturday, Sept. 20
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ All-American Tournament (Cary, North Carolina) @ Time TBA
🏐 Volleyball vs. Bethune-Cookman @ 7 p.m. | Live Stats

Sunday, Sept. 21
🎾 Women’s Tennis @ All-American Tournament (Cary, North Carolina) @ Time TBA
🎾 Men’s Tennis @ All-American Tournament (Cary, North Carolina) @ Time TBA
⚽️ Men’s Soccer @ Temple (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) @ 1 p.m. | Watch

🦉 Go here for the complete Florida Atlantic University Athletics Calendar

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The Answer: Kerrith Whyte, Jr.

Kerrith Whyte Jr. was the first, and to date, only FAU football player to return a kickoff for a score, accomplishing the feat in a 2017 game against Louisiana Tech and again in 2018 against Old Dominion. Watch this week’s episode of Inside the Owls’ Burrow for more on this.

🦉 Happy Wednesday, Owl Fam!