prior to ole miss, rouco was the head coach at fiu in his hometown of miami, fla. and led the panthers to a 55-94 overall record. in his first season at the helm, rouco guided fiu to the semifinal game of the sun belt conference championships, the longest postseason run for the program since 1998. he mentored four players to all-sun belt conference status, including two-time honorees ivan almonte and alex galindo. freddy asprilla was the 2009 sbc freshman of the year.