Schnellenberger wants Florida teams to mix it up

There are no playoffs in Division I college football, but Florida Atlantic coach Howard Schnellenberger has an idea to determine the best college football team in Florida. ''What we'd like to do is have Central Florida, South Florida, FAU and FIU play a round-robin,'' Schnellenberger said Tuesday as the Sun Belt Conference Football Media Days wrapped up in the Big Easy. ``Then have Florida, Florida State, and Miami play each of us one time. We would play four games within the state before we get into conference play and do this for four years. Do you know what that could do for the state of Florida?'' Although the possibility of that happening is unlikely, Schnellenberger might be on to something. ''I love it, let's get it going and on pay-per-view,'' said FIU coach Mario Cristobal, whose Golden Panthers play USF and FAU this... [read full story]