TAMPA, Fla. – Can you believe we have reached the end of the first month of the 2024 college football season? For USF, the final Saturday in September marks the beginning of American Conference play. And a vital opener (Noon/ESPNU) it will be as the…
Read More USF Bulls Visit Tulane To Open American Conference PlayAuthor: Tom Layberger
Bulls Beaten By Miami At Line Of Scrimmage; USF Students Showed Up Big Time
TAMPA, Fla. – When looking at Miami’s scoring drives, it is hard not to notice the length: 75 yards, 90, 80, 80, 80, 80, 96. That is not a misprint. Not on a Saturday evening when the No. 8/11 Hurricanes piled up 592 yards in…
Read More Bulls Beaten By Miami At Line Of Scrimmage; USF Students Showed Up Big TimeUSF Defense Forcing The Issue; Expect 55,000-60,000 For Saturday Night’s Miami Game
TAMPA, Fla. – During the preseason USF coaches and players consistently spoke of how the defense was going to be more aggressive and force the issue. That has been certainly been the case for a unit that awaits quarterback Cam Ward and the Miami offense…
Read More USF Defense Forcing The Issue; Expect 55,000-60,000 For Saturday Night’s Miami GameMiami Hurricanes’ Quarterback Cam Ward Not The Only Threat To USF’s Defense
TAMPA, Fla. – Miami quarterback and Washington State transfer Cam Ward is living up to preseason hype that, among other things, saw him tabbed as the ACC’s preseason player of the year. Ward has done nothing to disappoint. Through three games he is leading an…
Read More Miami Hurricanes’ Quarterback Cam Ward Not The Only Threat To USF’s DefenseNo Odd Couple: USF’s De’Shawn Rucker And Kajuan Banks Are Fast Friends
TAMPA, Fla. – Fortunately, roommates De’Shawn Rucker and Kajuan Banks do not have to tear into each other when it comes to household chores. “We don’t have to tell one another to take out the trash,” said Rucker. “We know when to take it out…
Read More No Odd Couple: USF’s De’Shawn Rucker And Kajuan Banks Are Fast FriendsTampa Bay Rays’ Final Homestand Of 2024 Gets Underway Tuesday Night
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Rays’ last homestand of the 2024 season gets underway at Tropicana Field on Tuesday evening against the Red Sox, who are in for three games. That will be followed by a three-game weekend series versus the Blue Jays that will…
Read More Tampa Bay Rays’ Final Homestand Of 2024 Gets Underway Tuesday NightAndrew Stokes Went From The Hospitality Industry In Australia To Punting For The USF Bulls
TAMPA, Fla – Spending several years in the hospitality industry in another country does not seem to be a blueprint for launching a college football career. Alas, it has worked out very well for Andrew Stokes. Like many punters and kickers who hail from Australia,…
Read More Andrew Stokes Went From The Hospitality Industry In Australia To Punting For The USF BullsThird-Down Conversions, Failure To Finish Hurt USF Bulls In Loss To Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Bulls held Alabama to less than 200 yards through three quarters, came away with points in each of their red-zone opportunities, played a turnover-free game and recovered three fumbles. The above reads like a recipe for victory. Unfortunately for the Bulls,…
Read More Third-Down Conversions, Failure To Finish Hurt USF Bulls In Loss To AlabamaSaturday Night’s Game At Alabama Represents ‘Another Measuring Stick’ For USF Bulls
TAMPA, Fla. – De’Shawn Rucker made his first career start against Alabama in 2022 and played against the Crimson Tide three times in as many seasons (2021-23) when he was at Tennessee. Last year’s encounter was particularly tough as the Volunteers saw a 20-7 halftime…
Read More Saturday Night’s Game At Alabama Represents ‘Another Measuring Stick’ For USF BullsUSF’s Season-Opening Win Highlighted By Intensity On Both Sides Of Scrimmage
TAMPA, Fla. – Coach Alex Golesh made it clear what he liked most about his Bulls’ 48-3 rout of Bethune-Cookman on Saturday night at Raymond James Stadium: the level of intensity out of the chute and the number of players who saw the field in…
Read More USF’s Season-Opening Win Highlighted By Intensity On Both Sides Of Scrimmage