⚡ CFB Dashboard

- – In its 2026 season opener, the Florida Atlantic football team fell to Florida by a score of 66-21 on Saturday evening at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. - The Gators then scored on their ensuing possession for a 7-0 lead.

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- Florida Atlantic starting quarterback Caden Veltkamp missed on-field work throughout spring 2026 while rehabilitating an injury from the 2025 season, but used all 15 practices to study defensive reads and strengthen his leadership. - Veltkamp is expected to return for his final college season and lead Florida Atlantic at Florida on Sept. 5. - Veltkamp enters 2026 after finishing 2025 first nationally in completions per game at 28.75, third in passing yards per game at 303.4, sixth in total offense and seventh with 3,641 passing yards.

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- Intel: Week 1 preview ➡️ Countdown to Kickoff!

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- Florida Atlantic entered spring practice with its defensive base schemes already installed after expanding winter OTAs from six in 2025 to 10 in 2026, allowing the staff to shift more quickly toward finishing and evaluating playmakers. - FAU retained its entire full-time defensive staff and much of its support staff, providing continuity while it integrates a large group of new players. - Redshirt senior defensive lineman CJ Doggette Jr. returns as the physical leader of FAU's front, a priority unit for a schedule featuring three option teams in the first seven games plus run-oriented Florida and FIU offenses. - FAU's specialists combine returning continuity from Walker Adkinson and Alex Grace with veteran additions Collin Rogers and Reed Chandley, who had already worked together for six weeks before spring practice began. - Linebacker Joseph Sipp said early playbook work has let him play faster by mastering alignments and assignments before padded practice, while FAU intends to treat special teams aggressively as an extension of its offense.

- Florida Atlantic's defense produced multiple takeaways and forced several three-and-outs during its fifth spring practice, with especially strong results in the red zone. - Coordinator Brett Dewhurst is building the turnover plan around four-man pressure that moves the quarterback off his spot, complemented by selective five- and six-man pressures and zone defenders trained to break on the ball. - FAU charted every attempt to attack the football throughout winter conditioning and spring meetings after making turnover margin a program-wide priority for offense, defense and special teams. - Illinois transfer Tyson Rooks adds length to a secondary designed around complementary body types and skill sets, reuniting with defensive-backs coach Antonio Fenelus at FAU.