As always a PFF grade of 60 is considered average, 10+ snaps is the margin where you can actually draw conclusions from things and penalties weigh big against positions.

QBs
Byrum Brown 53.7 PFF in 37 snaps, 56.3 run grade, 54.9 pass grade, 88.7 NFL QBR.

Bryce Archie 40.8 PFF in 18 snaps, no runs, 41.1 pass grade, 52.5 NFL QBR.

Offensive Performers +10 snaps
WR- Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen 76.8 PFF in 35 snaps
WR- Michael Brown Stephens 68.1 PFF in 39 snaps
WR- Joshua Hardeman 67.8 PFF in 31 snaps
SLT- Joshua Porter 61.6 PFF in 21 snaps
RB- Kelley Joiner Jr. 59.4 PFF in 15 snaps
SLT- Sean Atkins 56.0 PFF in 52 snaps
TE- Gunnar Greenwald 53.7 PFF in 13 snaps
RB- Ta'Ron Keith 53.4 PFF in 18 snaps
TE- Payten Singletary 53.0 PFF in 24 snaps
RB- Nay'Quan Wright 52.9 PFF in 21 snaps

Additional Snaps
WR- Keshaun Singleton 4
SLT- JeyQuan Smith 1
RB- Yasias Young 1

OFFENSE LINE
LG- Cole Best 59.8 PFF in 49 snaps, 73.0 pass blk, 54.5 run blk
C- Mike Lofton 57.5 PFF in 55 snaps, 63.9 pass blk, 54.2 run blk
RG- Zane Herring 55.7 PFF in 55 snaps, 41.8 pass blk, 57.5 pass blk
RT- Derek Bowman 52.4 PFF in 55 snaps, 59.4 pass blk, 45.5 run blk
LT- Jack Wilty 49.4 PFF in 55 snaps, 47.7 pass blk, 47.9 run blk
LG- Cole Skinner 54.0 PFF in 6 snaps

DEFENSE

Performers
DE- Decarius Hawthorne 85.1 PFF in 55 snaps exceptional 84.8 run D
LB- DJ Gordon IV 73.0 PFF in 18 snaps
RE- Jason Vaughn 70.9 PFF in 46 snaps
DT- Dinellson Exume 70.3 PFF in 17 snaps
DT- Bernard Gooden 70.2 PFF in 52 snaps
LB- Rodney Hill 69.1 PFF in 20 snaps
S- Caqavious Berryhill 68.2 PFF in 26 snaps
NT- Doug Blue Eli 67.8 PFF in 50 snaps
S- Jaelen Stokes 67.1 PFF in 17 snaps
DE- Michael Williams II 66.7 PFF in 23 snaps
LB- Mac Harris 66.6 PFF in 57 snaps
S- Tawfiq Byard 62.9 PFF in 32 snaps
CB- Brent Austin 58.7 PFF in 52 snaps
S- D'Marco Augustin 58.1 PFF in 33 snaps
RE- D.J. Harris 57.7 PFF in 22 snaps
NT- Jacquez Williams 55.4 PFF in 20 snaps
NB- Kajuan Banks 52.7 PFF in 23 snaps
CB- James Chenault 52.6 PFF in 41 snaps
LB- Rico Watson 51.2 PFF in 51 snaps
S- Tavin Ward 51.0 PFF in 44 snaps
LB- Jamie Pettway 50.7 PFF in 45 snaps
CB- Aamaris Brown-Bunkley 50.6 PFF in 25 snaps
CB- Ben Knox 50.4 PFF in 32 snaps
LB- Jhalyn Shuler 47.6 PFF in 10 snaps

Additional Defensive Snaps
NB- Jarvis Lee 9
RE- Ira Singleton 5

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the four-star will be in town for his official visit just about a week before his recruitment ends, too

To paraphrase an old Jane’s Addiction song “Nothing’s Shocking” 🫢

The Sanders are using CU like a cheap Tijuana hooker, as former board denizen, SoCalBull, used to write.



The bottom has potential to really fallout next week as the Buffs play their arch rival Colorado State. A loss there will start the negative vortex of doom collapse in Boulder. #Woot

Head Coach Pri Piantadosi-Lima announces the Bulls first ever Exhibition Schedule

TAMPA, Sept. 30, 2024 – The University of South Florida Bulls Beach Volleyball program and head coach Pri Piantadosi-Lima have announced the inaugural fall exhibition schedule featuring four stops.

First, the Bulls will debut in the AVCA Beach Pairs Qualifier (East) October 12-13 in Cartersville, Georgia. The Bulls will face NCAA Ranked competitors in this Atlanta Bid Tournament including Georgia State, and Stetson University.

The following weekend, the Bulls play in Manhattan Beach, Calif. October 18-20 for the AVCA Beach Pairs Qualifier (West). The Bulls will face NCAA Ranked competitors in this Manhattan Beach Bid Tournament including the University of Southern California, the University of Washington, Stanford, LMU, Cal Berkley, and UCLA.

The Bulls then return to Tampa, Fla. for the first-ever Bulls Beach Bash October 26-27. This competition will feature the likes of tough opponents such as Tampa University, FIU, and FGCU.

Lastly, Nov. 2-3, the Bulls head to Tavares, Fla. to finish AVCA Beach Pairs Qualifying play. No teams have been released yet for this event.

In each of these AVCA Qualifier meets, the Bulls will have two pairs in the bid division, vying for a chance to qualify for the AVCA Collegiate BVB Pairs National Championships. While three other pairs will be competing in the open division against other schools.

Similar to the NCAA, but just a different governing body, the AVCA allows another stage for college beach volleyball athletes to compete against the sport’s best of the best at the collegiate level. Even though the Bulls are a club team at the moment, as they prepare to join NCAA competition for the 2026 Spring season, they’re eligible to compete for AVCA Championships.

Bulls graduate transfer Audrey Gauthier has made it to the AVCA Pairs National Championship before in Fall 2022 as a member of Stetson University and will be looking to earn a bid to return.

LFG!!!!

I look forward to a complete game by both sides of the LOS!

And his top 3 stretch from east coast to west coast?

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Golesh said it is a leg injury and they will evaluate him when they get back to Tampa. He mentioned that Bryce Archie and Brown after very different types of QBs so they will have to adjust the gameplan more if Archie is starting against Memphis in two weeks basically.

Warsaw to lead team focused on maximizing NIL opportunities and resources for all Bulls athletic programs



TAMPA, JULY 29, 2024 – Vice President for Athletics Michael Kelly has announced the addition of a new NIL Strategy unit within South Florida Athletics and has named current Associate Athletic Director/USF Football Chief of Staff Andrew Warsaw to lead the unit, adding NIL General Manager to his title.



“College athletics is changing and evolving rapidly and the University of South Florida intends to be on the forefront of that evolution,” Kelly said. “We are building a model athletic department for these modern times. As the era of permissiveness with what we can provide student-athletes and revenue sharing continues to evolve, South Florida intends to be as aggressive as we can be and continue to meet every new standard.”



Warsaw, who has worked alongside head football coach Alex Golesh as football chief of staff since December of 2022 and has nearly 20 years of collegiate and NFL operations experience, will lead an initial staff of four in the NIL Strategy department. Staff members will be tasked with identification of NIL opportunities, NIL marketing, fundraising, education, scheduling and execution of NIL commitments, and the growth of NIL resources among their duties serving USF’s nearly 500 student-athletes across 21 sports.



“This is an exciting time at the University of South Florida and a tremendous opportunity to lead a team that will have a major impact on the resources we can provide USF student-athletes and our ability to compete at the highest level across all sports,” Warsaw said. “There is a great commitment from the University and Vice President for Athletics Michael Kelly to participate in NIL opportunities at the highest level allowed. The NIL Strategy team working with our outstanding student-athletes, coaches, donors, partners, and fast-growing community will be a big part of our ability to do just that and be in a position for success as the collegiate sports landscape continues to evolve.



“There is so much opportunity here in the Bay Area and a strong desire within the community to be involved and associated with elite college athletics.”



Additional staff positions under Warsaw’s direction will include an assistant general manager, a director of NIL community development, a manager of NIL operations and a director of NIL administration.



The Fowler Avenue Collective will continue to serve as the exclusive collective of South Florida Athletics. The Fowler Avenue Collective is independent of South Florida Athletics with a mission to educate, support and market Bull student-athletes.

The South Florida football team fell in its conference-opening clash with Tulane, 45-10, at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans Saturday afternoon.



Tulane came out hot, scoring the first 31 points and forcing two early turnovers, to extend its regular season conference winning streak to 11 games, the fifth-longest streak in the nation, and won its 26th game in its last 33 overall, sixth-most nationally over that span.



Quarterback Byrum Brown completed 12-of-18 passes for 134 passing yards, while also scoring a touchdown on the ground before leaving early in the third quarter due to injury. Quarterback Bryce Archie filled in for Brown, going 4-for-10 for 41 yards passing.



Sean Atkins collected three receptions for 20 yards on the day, moving him just five receptions away (148) from tying the program record at USF, held by Tampa native Andre Davis (2011-14) with 153. Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen had a season-best five catches for 85 yards.



Tulane scored the first 31 points before the Bulls got on the board just before the end of the first half to go to the locker room trailing 31-7. The Green Wave outgained USF 317 to 148 in the half and got a strong performance from quarterback Darian Mensah who went 12-of-14 for 242 yards and three touchdowns in the first 30 minutes before finishing 18-of-22 for 326 yards and three touchdowns on the day.



The Bulls’ defense forced a Tulane punt on the first possession of the second half. Brown led the Bulls offense back on the field, but after moving to the 34 he was sacked and rolled up on. After trainers tended to him on the field, Brown walked off for further observation with 9:10 to play in the third and Bryce Archie came on.



Archie moved the Bulls inside the Tulane 20, but another Tulane sack stalled the drive and John Cannon hit a 45-yard field goal to make it 31-10. It was Cannon’s tenth career FG of 40 or more yards, but the Bulls would get no closer.



Tulane responded with a 75-yard touchdown drive and took a 38-10 lead into the fourth quarter.



Back to the Start

The Bulls received the opening kickoff and went three-and-out. Tulane took over on its own 31 and quickly moved 69 yards with quarterback Darian Mensah completing three passes for 59 yards and Makhi Hughes’ giving the Green Wave a 7-0 lead on a five-yard run over the right side.



The Bulls were forced to punt again at midfield and Andrew Stokes pinned Tulane on their own 12. The Green Wave moved 88 yards in seven plays with Mensah hitting Dontae Fleming with a 15-yard touchdown pass that gave Tulane a 14-0 lead with 4:39 left in the first quarter.



After a sack of Brown, the Bulls were forced to punt again and Tulane took over on its own 15. The Green Wave drove 68 yards before the Bulls started to slow them down and forced a 35-yard field goal that gave Tulane a 17-0 lead.



The Bulls went three-and-out for the second time and Tulane took over on its own 11 after a 61-yard punt from Stokes. This time, USF forced a three-and-out and had good field position at its own 44 following the punt.



A Brown completion to Yaseen moved the Bulls into Tulane territory, but two plays later Nay’Quan Wright fumbled and the Green Wave pounced on it at the TU26.



The USF defense had Tulane in a third and long, but Mensah scrambled for a first down near midfield. A play later he hit Mario Williams coming across the field for a 53-yard touchdown and the Green Wave led 24-0.



With four minutes left in the half, USF took over on its own 14. The Bulls moved to the 38 before Gerrod Henderson broke through the left side, sacked Brown and forced a fumble. Tulane recovered on the Bulls 29 and two plays later the Green Wave led 31-0 after a 27-yard touchdown pass to Williams.



Brown led the USF offense back on the field with under two minutes to play. He hit Yaseen for a big gain of 51 yards to the Tulane 10. From there, Brown took care of business himself, bouncing off tacklers up the middle for a 10-yard touchdown run that got USF on the board with 34 seconds in the half.



KEY STATS

• Tulane outgained USF 317 to 148 in the first half and 528 to 201 on the day.

• USF fell to 6-6 in AAC openers and 11-11 in conference openers overall.

• USF ranked seventh in the nation in turnover margin entering the game, but gave up two turnovers in the first half and didn’t gain one on the day.



NOTABLES

• WR Sean Atkins -Sits second all-time in career receptions (148) and fifth all-time in career receiving yards (1,695) at USF.

• QB Byrum Brown – completed 12 of 18 passes for 134 passing yards while also scoring a touchdown on the ground before leaving the game due to injury early in the third quarter.

• K John Cannon – made his tenth career field goal of 40 or more yards, knocking in a 45-yard attempt.



UP NEXT

The Bulls will get an open week next week as they prepare to host Memphis for another pivotal conference game. The Bulls and Tigers will square off in an ESPN primetime clash on Friday, Oct. 11 at Raymond James Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

I thought Golesh is too low even though I think he passes on it.

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Not sure which USF is going to show up but feel like the over at 62 should be in play.

Miami losing by 7 to Va Tech at the half