I was reluctant last week to make any prediction, but this week I am going all in…

USF 54
FAMU 13

…and it won’t be that close.

Quick without looking it up: What was the last time USF was 0.500?

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –– Florida A&M football started the season on the right note with a 28-10 win in the Orange Blossom Classic to start the season 1-0, and Marcus Riley set the tone with his 96-yard opening kick return touchdown.

Riley's performance helped him earn the week one Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer and Special Teams Player of the Week awards.

Riley started the game with a bang for the Rattlers, returning the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. Riley finished with 120 return yards off two returns and a touchdown. Riley's return abilities forced Jackson State to avoid kicking it to him later in the game.

The PFF grades illustrates where there was success and what we all saw that South Florida needs to work on.

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It’s only halftime

Timmie McClain in for UCF and leads them to a TD.

FAMU head coach Willie Simmons talked about building off the win over Jackson State and preparing for South Florida.

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Once the USF Athletics department uploads Alex Golesh's weekly press conference video I will post it.

Since FAMU doesn't have a Rivals site, we won't have a Behind Enemy Lines feature on Thursday.

Intern Jack Ward will have a game preview on Friday.

Has just been appointed to the CFPlayoff committee

https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2023/09/04/utah-ad-mark-harlan-joins-college/

Was able to watch the majority of the game live on TV. There were a few players that walked off the field after an injury time out. No noticeable limp. Any lingering injuries from this game that might linger into the next game?

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Brown to star an GB still out with injury. Archie to back up per pregame show.

Opened up at -13.5 with an over/under of 57, and has now been bet down to -11.5 about a week ago. and amazingly the over/under has moved all the way up to 70.5.

That's alot of points for a defense that I suspect will be better, and a brand new offense missing its best two weapons from last year.

The Alex Golesh era of USF football kicks off today at Western Kentucky.

Please keep all game chatter in this thread.

South Florida opens its season at Western Kentucky. @jackward9 previews the matchup.

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A few thoughts:

• Defense is markedly better, particularly in the secondary (WKU has quite a few drops)
• Offense was unstoppable in the 1st quarter with a pretty wide range of play calls, but play calling was Rod Smith-like in the 2nd quarter
• While both offenses are playing fast, the speed of the players look slower than I expected
• Its hot, so conditioning will play a bog role in the second half.

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Since who is on our home schedule apparently has zero impact on attendance (looking at you @Bulls95) I say we add a school that's an even bigger doormat than we are, and who is close geographically.

They were playing Kent State.
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