Florida International withstood a rainy Thursday opening night atmosphere en route to a convincing 41-16 victory over the North Texas Mean Green. The Panthers' Heisman Trophy candidate, WR-KR T.Y. Hilton, accounted for 283 all-purpose yards, including 132 on seven receptions.

Find out why former NFL scout Cornell Gowdy doesn't agree with DraftNasty.com's 2nd round grade on Troy's Jerrel Jernigan in his pro prospect recap of the R&L Carriers Bowl from this past Sunday.

Mike Henshaw, the son of former NFL coach George Henshaw, is a former NFL scout with the New Orleans Saints. Hired by the Saints in the summer of 2007, Mike worked in the Personnel/Scouting department, assisting directors of personnel and Pro/College scouts. Mike went on to stay with the Saints for two seasons (2007 & 2008), and finished his stint prior to the 2009 regular season. His well-rounded experiences included evaluating players from around the league as well as prospects from NFL Europe, the Arena Football League and the CFL. Henshaw also was in charge of rating current professional players and preparing the club for acquisitions through free agency or the waiver wire. Other important duties Henshaw dealt with were assisting Pro Scouts with weekly opponent advance reports, maintaining the scouting data base, and the free agent board after each daily transaction. Here's his report on the Tuesday night MTSU vs Troy game in Troy, Alabama.