FAU favored to repeat at C-USA champ after change under Lane
(World News USA)

Lane Kiffin knew very little about Conference USA before he became Florida Atlantic`s head coach. Same for Butch Davis at Florida International. The high-profile coaches made immediate impacts in their new league, and at their new schools not all that far apart. FAU is the preseason favorite to repeat as league champs after a school-record 11 wins and its first C-USA title. The Owls, coming off three consecutive 3-9 seasons, overcame a 1-3 start last season and now and carry a 10-game winning streak into their 2018 opener at Oklahoma. FIU went 8-5, doubling its win total from the previous season for the team`s first winning record since joining the conference in 2013. `Way better than people...