Good Morning, Owl Nation. Get ready for a night of tropical elegance at "Touchdown in the Tropics" to support the upcoming Florida Atlantic University football season and its student-athletes. Join us at the Boca Marriott on August 22, 2024, from 6-9 PM.

Indulge in amazing food, enjoy live music, and hear from head football coach Tom Herman. This tropical-casual affair promises an unforgettable evening as we kick off the season in paradise with your hometown team.

All proceeds from this event directly benefit the FAU football student-athletes. For more information, go HERE.

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⛳️ Florida Atlantic Women’s Golf announces 2024-25 schedule
👟 Men’s and Women’s Cross-Country teams announce schedules
⏳ On This Day in FAU Athletics
🦉 And much, much more

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🔼 Here’s Your Matrix…Sans Keanu…Sorry. The American Athletic Conference has announced the schedule matrix for the 2024-25 women's basketball season.

Florida Atlantic will play an 18-game conference schedule, playing six teams twice, both home and away, and the remaining six conference opponents just once.

The Owls play Charlotte, East Carolina, Memphis, Rice, and South Florida twice, both at home and on the road. Florida Atlantic will host North Texas, Temple, and UAB and visit Tulsa, UTSA, and Wichita State.

⇢ Head here for the full-court press. ⛹🏾‍♀️

🔼To the Ellie..and Beyond. The American Athletic Conference has revealed the 2024-25 conference men's basketball matchups, highlighted by Florida Atlantic hosting USF, Memphis, Charlotte, and UAB at Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena during its 18-game AAC schedule.

Fresh off two back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history, the Owls enter their second season in the AAC with first-year Head Coach John Jakus at the helm.

Dates and times will be announced later, but the Owls are set for home-and-home matchups with Charlotte, East Carolina, Memphis, North Texas, UAB, and USF. At home only, FAU gets Rice, UTSA, and Wichita State. On the road only, the Owls are at Temple, Tulane, and Tulsa to round out the conference slate.

⇢ Go here for all the deets. 🏀

🔼Full Swing Ahead. Florida Atlantic women's golf will compete in nine events in the 2024-25 fall and spring schedule leading up to the American Conference Championship in Brooksville, Florida, next April.

Led by fourth-year head coach Heather Bowie Young, the fall schedule will include four tournaments starting September 8, with the Golfweek Fall Invite in South Carolina.

The roster will feature four returners, sophomores Charlotte Perkins and Giulia Scarcello and seniors Olivia Florence and Autumn King. The five newcomers include four freshmen and one graduate transfer.

"This fall, we welcome four freshmen and one graduate,” Coach Young said. “I'm looking forward to seeing them compete."

⇢ Go here for the full schedule. ⛳️

🔼A Race to the Finish. Florida Atlantic's men's and women's cross-country teams have announced their 2024 fall schedules.

Three regular-season races begin with the 10th annual Florida Atlantic Invitational, the team's only home meet of the year, and culminate with two postseason events. 

Head coach Alex Smolka will lead the Owls. He has been at the head of the Cross-Country program since 2001 and was recently honored by the University for his 25+ years of service to FAU. By his side are Associate Head Coach Georgette Nixon and Assistant Coach Sonja Friend-Uhl.

💨 Go here for the full RUNdown. 👟

🔼 ⏳ ON THIS DAY IN FAU ATHLETICS HISTORY: 👇🏼

🦉Five Owls Receive Invite to Play with National Teams - 2019
🏈FAU’s Bryant Named to the John Mackey Watch List - 2019

🦉 ONE BIG THING

Gaming the System. The FAU EA College Sports Football 25 video game launch party was a success!

ALSO! Don’t forget that single-game football tickets are now on sale!

🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 42 DAYS

Number of the Day: 42

That’s right; we are just 42 days away from the return of FAU Football
under the Friday Night Lights in East Lansing with Michigan State on August 30.

Did you hear that the Owls announced via @FAUFootball that a pair of 2024 season tickets would be given to the first fan that leads Florida Atlantic to a national championship victory in the game? The fan must be a follower of @FAUFootball on X and Instagram and post proof of their national championship victory – with photos and/or videos -- by tagging the Owls on both platforms. Go here for all the deets!

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🦉 PARADISE TRIVIA

⇢⇢⇢ In the “On This Day in FAU Athletics” part of the Stock Up section, we mention that Harrison Bryant was named to the John Mackey Watch List in 2019. He went on to win the award. How many Owls have won a national award before Bryant?

Think you know the answer?

Scroll to the bottom to find out!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Friday, August 30
🏈 First football game of the season @ Michigan State @ TBA

⇢ Go here for all the information on the various FAU Athletics Summer Camps. 🌞

🦉Go here for the full Florida Atlantic University Athletics Calendar

TRIVIA ANSWER 🦉

The Answer: Zero! Harrison Bryant was the first Owl in program history to win a national award!

🦉 It’s Friday, y’all!