The First Academy football’s Sean Kentish commits to FIU

The 6-foot-4, 305-pound offensive lineman selected the Panthers over offers from Cornell, Liberty and Georgia State.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 a.m. May 5, 2025

Sports
High Schools

The First Academy football’s Sean Kentish, a 6-foot-4, 305-pound offensive lineman, has announced his commitment to play college ball for the FIU Panthers.

“I am grateful to announce I am committed to FIU,” he wrote in a post on X. “Thankful for my coaches, family, teammates and support around me!”

Kentish selected the Panthers over offers from Cornell, Liberty and Georgia State.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.