| ... welcome back, the faa you owls -- the owls hosted their first conference usa game in boca raton in program history. jimmie johnson joins us live from the stadium. jimmie, everyone is all aboard the lane train? jimmy: fa you -- fau with the big win. everybody cleared out the stadium a few years ago. the atmosphere was like no other because fau is the 2017 conference usa champions. there's a sense of pride in the air at florida atlantic university. the owls dominating the university of north texas " mean green" 47-17 to win the 2017 conference usa championship. >> they really appreciated, compared to the kid who gets it all the time. jimmie: the teams playing in front of a crowd of 14,000 fans. many elated fau students. jimmie: unt scoring its first points in the third quarter with a 26-yard field goal. the following drive the mean green strike with a touchdown, and another in the 4th. however, it wasn't enough to fly through boca raton with a win. the owls receiving core and backs taking advantage on every drive, and never let up. vice president of athletics at fau after the game. >> you get as your worth is deserved and it's great to see at least for this year our football program get something that they earned. jimimie: also to witness one of the biggest achievements in the university's history. the man who built this football program from the ground up. >> we're indebted to a great coaching job by lane kiffin he's been the catalyst to make all this happen. he found a way to recruit. he found a way to train them. jimmie: the owls will soon find out what bowl game they will be participating in. coach lane kiffin says he has no preference. he's just looking forward to a win. live in boca raton, jimmie johnson, wpbf 25 news. ... |