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Hardaway unloads his entire coaching staff 2 months before the opening game. Rick Stansbury was the chief recruiter for the majority of the roster. Gone. Chemistry has to be awful no matter how talented they are.

I have some tix avail for Sat. Only want them to go to USF fans.

Keys to the game

1. Score a lot of points

2. Stay healthy.

That’s it.

By Rich Cirminiello [VP of College Awards]



Who’s Hot



QB Jason Bean, Kansas



In last night’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl, UNLV could not contain Kansas which won its first postseason game since 2008. The 9-4 Jayhawks racked up 591 total yards, most off the right arm of Bean, one of the nation’s trustiest backups. While the battle-tested senior did throw three interceptions in the 49-36 win he also completed 19-of-28 passes for 449 yards and a school record tying six touchdowns, three apiece to receivers Lawrence Arnold and Luke Grimm.



QB Byrum Brown, South Florida



The future in the Bay Area is very bright. The Bulls capped a breakout season under first-year head coach Alex Golesh with a Boca Raton Bowl blowout of Syracuse, 45-0. Brown finished his debut season as the starter by once again showing off his multidimensional skillset. The redshirt freshman from Raleigh accounted for 299 yards and three touchdowns, all through the air, while also catching a pass and being the game’s leading rusher.

QB Darren Grainger, Georgia State



The backfield of Grainger and RB Freddie Brock gashed Utah State Saturday in a 45-22 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl victory. Brock, the Maine transfer with only six carries all season, rushed 24 times for a Georgia State-record 276 yards, including bursts of 31, 43, 58 and 60 yards. Grainger was even better. He completed 19-of-22 passes while accounting for 368 total yards and five total touchdowns. Those five scores tied his own single-game school record.



QB Gio Lopez, South Alabama



The 68 Ventures Bowl was the scene of the passing of the baton as Lopez showed why he’s the future under center in Mobile. The true freshman from Huntsville shared snaps with veteran Desmond Trotter, earning MVP honors in a 59-10 demolition of Eastern Michigan. Looking like a Tua Tagovailoa doppelganger, the accurate lefty diced up the Eagles for 192 yards and three touchdowns on 14-of-19 passing. Lopez also rushed for a game-high 88 yards and a score in a harbinger of what’s to come at South Alabama.



FB Emmanuel Michel, Air Force



Defense and a relentless ground game. It was a time-tested recipe for success for Air Force in Saturday’s 31-21 Armed Forced Bowl win over 11-1 James Madison. Michel spearheaded a rushing attack that churned out 351 yards versus a top-ranked Dukes’ run defense allowing just 62 yards per game. The senior from Lawrenceville, Ga. turned 35 carries into a career-high and Air Force bowl-record 203 yards and a pair of touchdowns.



RB Darius Taylor, Minnesota



The Gophers were a different team in the Quick Lane Bowl with Taylor who missed the previous five games with a leg injury. In a homecoming of sorts, the true freshman from Detroit rushed for a career-high 208 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries as Minnesota captured its seventh straight bowl game, 30-24, over Bowling Green. With Taylor carrying an offense led by first-time starting QB Cole Kramer, the Gophers reached 30 points for just the third time all year. He’ll be the face of the attack in 2024 and one of the Big Ten’s premier running backs.



QB Ethan Vasko, Coastal Carolina



Starter Grayson McCall missed a chunk of the season and ultimately transferred to NC State. The silver lining? It gave the Chanticleers an opportunity to develop Vasko as the heir behind center. The redshirt freshman transfer from Kansas got the nod in early November and peaked in Saturday’s Hawaii Bowl win against San Jose State. He threw for 199 yards and a season-high three scores while displaying his athleticism by rushing for a team-best 50 yards on 17 carries.

A realtor.

Jeff Scott was recently introduced as a new hire of a realty company citing his passion and experience in home building.

Just wow.

We hired a guy that didn’t even have the determination to stay in Football. Dude was just a sham the entire time

Many alumna think CCS is where we set the program back years. Imo it was Jeff Scott. 3 wins in 3 years is just unreal

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This was pretty funny

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Any updates on our injuries?

I am wondering when the Go USF Bulls website plans to add the baseball team roster. I want to know who is back, who is new...heck, just who is on the team! Kelly if you have any contacts in the SID's office can you ask them what's up with the lack of a posted roster. It's the second week of classes. They ought to know who is admitted or not by now I would think. Sometimes it's hard to be a fan of the green and gold...

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Stats and numbers from PFF College



QB- Byrum Brown 57 snaps, 54.8 PFF grade, 48.9 pass, 64.7 run, 87.9 NFL QBR
QB- Bryce Archie 9 snaps, 57.6 PFF Grade, 57.0 pass, 125.0 NFL QBR
QB- Ryan Bolduc 4 snaps, 60 PFF Grade

Top offensive performers
WR- Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen 40 snaps 85.4 PFF grade, 82.3 pass
TE- Jonathan Echols 6 snaps 81.3 PFF
RB- Ta'Ron Keith 17 snaps, 72.5 PFF grade
RB- Kelley Joiner Jr. 19 snaps, 68.9 PFF grade
WR- Joshua Hardeman 19 snaps, 67.1 PFF grade
RB- Yasias Young 9 snaps 63.7 PFF Grade
WR- Michael Brown-Stephens 40 snaps 63.6 PFF grade
SLT- Sean Atkins 44 snaps, 62.5 PFF grade
FB- Evan Dangler 8 snaps, 61.9 PFF grade

Skills remaining snaps
TE- Payten Singletary 32
TE- Weston Wolff 29
WR- Joshua Porter 22
RB- Nay'Quan Wright 22
WR- Keshaun Singleton 8
SLT- Christian Helms 8
TE- Gunnar Greenwald 6
WR- JeyQuan Smith 5
WR- Cameron Cobb 4
WR- Brandon Winton 3
RB- Alvon Isaac 3
WR- Tyree Kelly 3
WR- Cade Roberts 1

Offensive Line Grades
RG- Jack Wilty 58 snaps, 71.1 PFF, 66.6 pass blk, 71.9 run blk
C- Mike Lofton 58 snaps, 69.1 PFF, 81.7 pass blk, 64.3 run blk
LT- RJ Perry 58 snaps, 65.8 PFF, 58.0 pass blk, 65.9 run blk
RG- Cole Skinner 9 snaps, 65.1 PFF, 72.8 pass blk, 64.2 run blk
RT- Nikola Milovac 12 snaps, 63.6 PFF, 23.8 pass blk, 68.7 run blk
C- Tyreek Major 9 snaps, 60.8 PFF, 72.2 pass blk, 59.9 run blk
LG- Andrew Kilfoyl 5 snaps
RT- Derek Bowman 58 snaps, 54.3 PFF, 59.9 pass blk, 52.2 run blk
LG- Deonte Bowie 12 snaps, 54.0 PFF, 14.5 pass blk, 57.2 run blk
LG- Cole Best 61 snaps (3 at C), 48.2 PFF, 64.9 pass blk, 48.9 run blk
LT- Gannon Lanning 12 snaps, 32.6 PFF, 20.4 pass blk, 49.3 run blk

OL grades were not great against a bad defense. They will need to step up a good bit.

DEFENSIVE GRADES
Top Performers
LB- Jhalyn Shuler 11 snaps, 93.2 PFF, 93.6 coverage
LB- Mac Harris 46 snaps, 91.7 PFF, 94.3 run D, 82.8 tackle
NT- Decarius Hawthorne 21 snaps, 90.5 PFF, 88.1 pass rush
DE- Rico Watson 25 snaps, 89.9, 82.9 pass rush
DT- Bernard Gooden 25 snaps, 85.5 PFF, 85.0 run D
NB- D'Marco Augustin 25 snaps, 84.1 PFF, 86.0 coverage
CB- Ben Knox 20 snaps, 81.1 PFF, 80.9 coverage
DE- Michael Williams II 28 snaps, 76.1 hit for tackling
DE- D.J. Harris Jr. 23 snaps, 74.9 PFF
OLB- Ashton Mosley 20 snaps, 74.8 PFF
DT- Doug Blue Eli 33 snaps, 73.9 PFF, 74.9 pass rush
CB- De'Shawn Rucker 32 snaps, 73.6, 80.1 tackle
LB- Langston Lang 7 snaps, 73.2 PFF
CB- James Chenault 34 snaps, 71.4 PFF
NB- Jarvis Lee Jr. 34 snaps, 67.8 PFF
NT- Braden Chisholm 5 snaps, 67.5 PFF
CB- Tavin Ward 37 snaps, 67.2 PFF
DT- Jahari Grant 29 snaps, 66.9 PFF
SS- Lewai Mitchell 11 snaps, 66.9 PFF
LB- Jamie Pettway 41 snaps, 66.7 PFF, 79.9 tackle
FS- Fred Gaskin 27 snaps, 66.2 PFF
FS- Tawfiq Byard 23 snaps, 66.2 PFF
CB- Brent Austin 27 snaps, 66.1 PFF
FS- Jaelen Stokes 20 snaps, 65.8 PFF, 79.1 Run D
SS- Caquavouis Berryhill 19 snaps, 65.1 PFF
DE- Chad Elder 15 snaps, 64.4 PFF
LB- Reggie Johnson II 11 snaps, 64.3 PFF
DE- Dinellson Exume 29 snaps, 64.2 PFF, 28.4 tackle
CB- Aamaris Brown 13 snaps, 64.2 PFF
DE- Levi Smiley 26 snaps 63.5 PFF
DE- Ira Singleton 15 snaps, 61.9

Additional Snaps low grades
SS- Deylen Platt- 27
LB- Rodney Hill- 27
SS- Kajuan Banks- 26
LB- DJ Gordon IV- 14
NB- Jermaine Dalias- 12
DT- Ryan Jenkins- 11
NT- Chenellson Exume- 9

We received votes in the Coach's poll released today, effectively ranking us 41st in the country. No G5 teams were ranked but several were receiving votes:

#27 Memphis (43 votes)
#29 Boise State (22)
#T34 Tulane (9)
#T34 UNLV (9)
#T34 Liberty (9)
#41 South Florida (5)
#T42 Air Force (4)
#T42 James Madison (4)
#T44 UTSA (3)
#T44 Appalachian State (3)
#47 Texas State (2)
#T48 Coastal Carolina (1)

FAU lost a close game at Mich St 16-10
Temple got curb stomped at Oklahoma
Army beat Lehigh
Navy beat Bucknell
uf and Miami just started
Clemson put up 3 points today I guess CJS was brought in to run that offense

If he was in a sling Saturday it would be a surprise to see him play Saturday

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Let's try to keep all the pregame chatter on one thread.

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Nearly 6,000 students fill north endzone in biggest opening turnout in years.



TAMPA, FLA., AUG. 31, 2024– The Bulls opened the 2024 USF Football Season presented by Tampa General Hospital, the second under head coach Alex Golesh, with a 48-3 victory over Bethune-Cookman Saturday night in Raymond James Stadium as an energetic student section of nearly 6,000, the most since the 2021 season-opener vs. Florida, cheered on.



The Bulls captured their first season-opening win since 2020 and logged their third-straight win of 34 points or more, dating to the end of the 2023 season. The opening game attendance of 36,262 was the most for an American Athletic Conference program for the 2024 opening weekend.



Three Bulls running backs and quarterback Byrum Brown scored rushing touchdowns on the night. Brown opened the scoring for the Bulls’ 2024 season with an electrifying 42-yard touchdown run in which he bounced outside and then outran the Wildcats secondary to the endzone. Brown, who led the Bulls with 11 touchdown runs in 2023, capped an 82-yard first scoring drive of the season for the Bulls. He finished 13-of-20 passing for 152 yards, giving way to Bryce Archie late in the third quarter.



Bulls newcomer Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen led the team with five receptions for 73 yards, including a 44-yard long that set up a touchdown. Kelley Joiner Jr. led the Bulls with 78 yards and two touchdowns rushing. Kicker John Cannon blasted a 53-yard field goal, the third-longest in program history, and a 40-yarder while going 4-of-4 point after attempts.



The Bulls defense forced two turnovers and held B-CU 170 yards and just 48 on the ground, giving up just three points on a 48-yard field goal and one incursion into the red zone.



Linebacker Jhalyn Shuler recorded his first interception at USF on B-CU’s second possession and returned it 29 yards to the B-CU six. Joiner Jr. plunged in from two yards out three plays later to make it 14-0.



The Bulls drove 48 yards on their next possession, making it 21-0 when running back Ta’Ron Keith plunged in from a yard out. An 18-yard completion from Brown to Sean Atkins got the Bulls moving on the drive.



The Bulls defense held B-CU to just nine yards and no pass completions through the Wildcats’ first six drives, not allowing them to get off their own goal line on two occasions and forcing a quarterback change late in the second quarter.



After forcing a second punt from inside B-CU’s five, USF drove 40 yards to make it 28-0 after a 1-yard plunge from Nay’Quan Wright.



B-CU got on the board with 22 seconds left in the first half when C Hector connected on a 49-yard field goal. The Bulls answered moving the ball quickly to the B-CU 35, setting up a career-long 53-yard field goal from John Cannon that sent the teams to the locker room with the Bulls leading 31-3.



A Cannon 40-yard field goal made it 34-3 and the Bulls made it 41-3 after Brown hit Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen for a 44-yard completion and Joiner capped the drive with a four-yard run.



The Bulls brought on Bryce Archie for their next drive and he immediately hit Michael Brown-Stephens with a 15-yard dart for a touchdown on the first play of the series.



KEY STATS

• USF out-gained B-CU 403 to 170 on the night and outran the Wildcats, 231-48.

• The Bulls forced two turnovers, turning both interceptions into touchdowns.

• USF posted its sixth 40-point scoring game under head coach Alex Golesh and their third straight dating to the 2023 season.



NOTABLES

• K John Cannon hit a career-long 53-yard field goal to end the first half. It marked the third-longest field goal in program history and the longest for a Bull since a 52-yarder from Spencer Shrader vs. Temple in 2021. It was the 13th 50-plus yard field goal in program history.

• LB Jhalyn Shuler recorded his first interception at USF (he had two at Coffeyville CC) to set up a USF touchdown before leaving the game with an injury sustained at the end of the play.

• RB Kelley Joiner Jr. led the Bulls with 78 yards and two touchdowns rushing on the night.

• The Bulls had nine first time USF starters and saw 18 true freshmen make an appearance on the night.



UP NEXT

The Bulls hit the road for the first of two games away from Tampa when they take on No. 5 Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. next Saturday. The Bulls were within one score late in their contest with the Tide last year before Alabama pulled out a 17-3 win in Raymond James Stadium. The game is set for a 7 p.m.kickoff on ESPN.

By 39.5 pts (big margin) with o/u at 60.5

WTF is this dude wearing and then it got weirder apparently? He is dressed like he is a guy in Long Island mowing his lawn in the middle of summer.

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