TAMPA, JULY 30, 2024 – South Florida football continued to see players recognized nationally on Tuesday when senior offensive guard Zane Herring(Madison, Fla.) was named to the Outland Trophy Watch List. The Outland Trophy has been awarded to the best college football interior lineman since 1946.

In his first season at USF after transferring from Florida State, Herring started 12 games at guard in 2023 and helped the Bulls offense rank No. 17 nationally producing 451.6 yards per game. The Bulls averaged 182 yards per game on the ground and saw quarterback Byrum Brown post the first 3,000-yard passing season in program history.

Herring has also earned preseason accolades from Lindy's and Athlon, which both picked him as a First Team All-AAC selection, and Phil Steele, who selected him Second Team All-AAC.

USF returns 19 starters in 2024 (nine on offense, eight on defense, and two specialists) from a team that set 12 team and 16 individual program records while going 7-6 (a program-best six-game turnaround) and claiming a 45-0 Boca Raton Bowl victory over Syracuse in 2023.

The Bulls return record-setting starting quarterback Brown, 85 percent of their rushing yards, 84 percent of their receiving yards and four primary starters on the offensive line. On defense, USF returns nine of its top 11 tacklers led by Shuler, who logged a team-best 97 stops to go with 8.5 tackles for loss in 2023.

The Bulls open the season Aug. 31 vs. Bethune-Cookman in Raymond James Stadium before road games at Alabama (Sept. 7) and Southern Mississippi (Sept. 14) and a home clash with Miami (Sept. 21).

BULLS ON PRESEASON NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS
Maxwell Award Byrum Brown, QB
Outland Trophy Zane Herring, OG

Starting a running list of guys who have confirmed they are coming

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Sean Poret is visiting FSU this weekend. I'm curious about that. They've lost some traction with one of their top OL targets in recent days.

Bulls return 19 starters, 84 percent of rushing and receiving yards



TAMPA, JULY 23, 2024 – Entering its second season under head coach Alex Golesh, South Florida football was picked fourth in the AAC Preseason Media Poll announced Tuesday at the AAC Kickoff event in Arlington, Texas.



In the 2023 poll, the Bulls were picked 13th before Golesh led the team to the greatest turnaround in program history and the second-best in FBS football with a six-win improvement capped by a 45-0 rout of Syracuse in the Boca Raton Bowl.



Golesh and returning starting quarterback Byrum Brown(Raleigh, N.C.) and senior cornerback Ben Knox (DeLand) are in Dallas for the Kickoff event. Golesh was set to address the gathered media at the podium at noon on Tuesday. That can be viewed live on ESPN+.



The media picked Memphis (23 first place votes) first followed by UTSA (4), Tulane (2), South Florida and conference newcomer Army (1) rounding out the top five.



Brown, who set USF season marks for passing yards (3,292), touchdowns (26), completions (276), and completion percentage (64.6%) in his first season in Golesh’s offense, leads a Bulls offense that also returns senior wide receiver Sean Atkins(Viera), who set program records with 92 receptions for 1,054 yards in 2023 and was named a 2024 preseason All-American by Phil Steele. Brown also added 809 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground to join Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels of LSU as the only FBS players to post 3,000-plus passing yards and 800-plus rushing yards in 2023.



Brown, Atkins, offensive guard Zane Herring (Madison), running back Nay’Quan Wright (Opa Locka), center Mike Lofton (Clearwater), offensive tackle Derek Bowman(Magnolia, Texas), wide receiver Naiem Simmons (Cherry Hill, N.J.),), cornerback Aamaris Brown-Bunkley (Tampa), defensive tackle Rashad Cheney (Atlanta), linebacker Jhalyn Shuler (Abbeville, S.C.), safety Jaelen Stokes (Auburndale) and kickers John Cannon (Fort Lauderdale) and Nico Gramatica (Tampa) where among the Bulls to earn preseason all-conference recognition from national publications.



USF returns 19 starters in 2024 (nine on offense, eight on defense, and two specialists) from a team that set 12 team and 16 individual program records while going 7-6. The Bulls return record-setting starting quarterback Brown, 85 percent of their rushing yards, 84 percent of their receiving yards and four primary starters on the offensive line. On defense, USF returns nine of its top 11 tacklers led by Shuler, who logged a team-best 97 stops to go with 8.5 tackles for loss in 2023.



USF opens the season on Saturday, Aug. 31 in Raymond James Stadium when the Bulls take on Bethune-Cookman in a 7:00 p.m. kick on ESPN+. The Bulls also have non-conference dates at Alabama (Sept. 7/7 pm/ESPN), at Southern Miss (Sept. 14/7 pm/ESPN+) and vs. Miami (Sept. 21).



2024 American Athletic Conference Preseason Media Poll

Is that Bry’s pet name for him?


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I am sure there are at least a couple Spinal Tap fans out there...

Nigel Tunfel: "I'm really influenced by Mozart and Bach, and it's sort of in between those, really. This piece is called 'Lick My Love Pump'."

IRVING, Texas – The American Athletic Conference has announced the men’s basketball league schedule pairings for the 2024-25 season.



Every team in The American will play 18 league games, including six of its 12 conference opponents twice and the other six once – three at home and three on the road.



The complete 2024-25 men’s basketball composite schedule with dates and times will be announced at a later date. The first conference play dates will be December 31, 2024 and will run through March 9, 2025. The 2025 American Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship will be held at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, March 12-16.




So USF only host North Texas, Rice and Tulsa and is on the road only at Charlotte, UTSA and Tulane. Home/Away matchups with UAB, ECU, FAU, Memphis, Temple and Wichita State.

The St Pete city council is about to vote on the Rays development deal and whether or not MLB will stay in the TB area. So far they've votes the same way as they did last time (5-3 in favor). The big vote in coming soon after the public has their say.

Kelly, every time I click on the link to the main page, I get an error code saying "Oops, We Fumbled" and a different site's name appears on the upper left corner. Today's honorary member site is MagnoliaPreps! I have to search "usf rivals message board" to get to the Bullpen. Is it a site glitch?

6 years, $50 million

Wow.

If they continue to improve in football and put that type of money behind it, they could be something.

It is a bit of a slow time for news and I am grateful that you have been trotting out commit stories, but there is one other commit I would love to hear from this summer. That would be our only 2026 commit, Elijah Dias. Would love to hear if he is still 100% committed to the Bulls. What his goals are for his junior year. Has he added any weight (he is listed here at 186 and is a linebacker recruit). He has time to put on weight, but I am wondering if he is working on that. I realize, Dave, that it is a long ways to December 2025, but I still appreciate his commitment (reservation) to us at this point. Would love to hear from him if you have time to track him down. Thanks Kelly.

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