BOCA RATON – FAU finally has former Florida St. linebacker Kain Daub on the field.
Now the Owls have to decide where on they field they want him.
OwlAccess.com first reported two weeks ago that Daub planned to join FAU. He didn’t receive clearance to practice until Tuesday morning.
“He’s a special skill set,” FAU coach Lane Kiffin said. “We’ve just got to figure out where it best fits with what we already have.”
Daub signed with Florida St. out of Jacksonville-Sandalwood but never saw the field for the Seminoles. He spent last season at ASA College in New York, where he gained his Associate’s degree earlier this summer.
At that point quarterback De’Andre Johnson was among the Owls who reached out.
Johnson and Daub played youth football together and were briefly teammates at Florida St.
“I mean, I kind of, you know, threw a little pitch in there,” Johnson said. “It’s just good to have him.”
Officially listed at 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, Daub could play linebacker or defensive end for the Owls. On Tuesday he did both, starting several drills as a linebacker before switching units to work as a stand-up defensive end.
Daub impressed Kiffin with his quickness and speed.
The addition of Daub is another in a series of roster moves made by FAU in the opening two weeks of camp that include the addition of former Colorado St. Zach Stefo and former Syracuse signee James Pierre, both of whom quickly earned spots on the two-deep.
Hired in December, Kiffin has left little doubt about his intention to completely re-shape FAU’s roster. He told players early in camp to expect the roster to be in flux.
“We tell them we’re preparing them for the NFL,” Kiffin said. “This is what it’s like, guys coming in from the waiver wire, guys coming in to create more competition.”
More roster additions could happen in the coming days.
Contrary to internet reports, former Pitt defensive tackle Jeremiah Taleni did not join the Owls on Tuesday. FAU listed Taleni, who was dismissed from Pitt for an unspecified violation following spring practice, on its initial camp roster but has since removed him pending his ability to take the field.
Taleni is still expected to become an Owl as a graduate transfer once some academic hurdles are cleared.
Kiffin said the roster turnover hasn’t become a problem among his players.
“We’re going to always be in the process of trying to do the best thing for our program, for our team,” Kiffin said. “That’s what we’ve been doing and they know it so it doesn’t come as a surprise. We don’t have issues in our [meeting] rooms because we told them up front just like everything in our program, this us how it’s going to be.”
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