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Tyler Harris scored a career high 32 points and South Florida surged past UCF in the second half to win 85-72.

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The Bulls aim to bounce back from Wednesday’s loss to Cincinnati when it renews its longtime War On I-4 rivalry with UCF today at noon at Yuengling Center. The game may be viewed on ESPNU. Please keep all game chatter in this thread.


I don't normally start game threads this early but this Noon tip has thrown me off of my normal game day routine and I didn't want to forget to start the game thread.

So much talent leaves the state and now it seems like Deion is building his Florida pipeline.

Do you think he could have pulled the talent to USF that he’s getting to Boulder?

I don’t care what anyone says about a coaches attitude on the sideline. It matters! Watching Sirianni run up and down the field and interacting with all the players is a huge deal! He’s a rising star and we are stuck with lame duck Bolwes as a non motivating grouch. I hate it. As far as USF. Is I really Del prado was the same way and I hope we didn’t make a huge mistake letting him go. Our team played all out for that guy and I was really upset we let him walk

South Florida head coach Brian Gregory talks win over UCF.

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via South Florida Athletics Press Release

TAMPA, JAN. 20, 2023 – South Florida Football Head Coach Alex Golesh and Head Strength and Conditioning Coach George Courides (core-EEE-dis) announce the Bulls’ full strength and conditioning staff as offseason workouts get underway ahead of spring football beginning in March.

Courides, who came to USF after six seasons serving on the strength and conditioning staff for Iowa State football (2017-22), will work with four other staff members on the Bulls’ physical development throughout the year.

David Norris joined the USF staff as director of applied science/speed development after spending the 2022 season at Stanford as an assistant sports performance coach. Prior to joining Stanford, Norris was an assistant strength and conditioning coach for San Jose State (2021) football, in addition to working with track & field and women's soccer. He has previous experience at Baylor, Florida Atlantic, Wagner, the U.S. Army Military Academy and the College of William & Mary. Norris played football at UAB and Richmond and is BSc, CSCS, and USAW Level 1 certified.

Frank Failace was named director of football sports performance and comes to USF after serving the last four seasons as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for ECU (2019-22) football. At ECU, he also had athletic performance oversight of ECU track and field (sprinters/hurdlers), along with women’s lacrosse and men’s golf. Failace has also served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football (AAF) and spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons as an intern with the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and is also Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) per the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa).

The Bulls also named Matt Garcia and Cody Hopkins as assistant strength and conditioning coaches.

Garcia comes to USF after serving an internship on the Ohio State strength and conditioning staff in 2022, working under nationally recognized strength coach Mickey Marotti. A graduate of Mount Union, Garcia previously served an internship at Iowa State, where he was part of developing the most successful graduating class in program history, and at his alma mater Mount Union. He earned a degree in exercise science with a minor in psychology from Mount Union, where he played running back and was part of the 2017 Division III National Championship team. He also was an all-state athlete at Phoenixville (PA) High School, where he set the program’s single season rushing record in his senior season.

Hopkins spent the 2022 season as a development performance quality control analyst at Nebraska, where he oversaw the training of the primary skill and big skill positions. He also served on staffs at Iowa State and South Dakota and began his coaching career as an intern at Florida State, where he worked with Seminole football. Hopkins played fullback at Wayne State College where he earned his exercise science degree and a minor in coaching.

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Courides worked with Golesh for three seasons (2017-19) at Iowa State and was part of the major turn-around that saw the program go from three wins to a Fiesta Bowl victory.

Prior to his arrival in Ames, Courides served two seasons as a full-time intern in the NFL, working for the New York Jets strength and conditioning staff (2015-16). Courides also served as the head strength and conditioning coach at Phoenixville Area High School (Pa.) in 2015 and was a graduate assistant for the East Stroudsburg University strength staff in 2014.

He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), earned both his bachelor’s degree (2008) and master’s degree (2015) at East Stroudsburg State where he was a member of the rugby team, helping the team win the 2007 Eastern Pennsylvania Rugby Union (EPRU) title.

Starting CB Justin Hodges is currently in the Orange County Jail.

South Florida plays its third game in six days when it hosts Central Florida Saturday. We have what to watch for.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

People would be pissed and a crybaby QB and his helicopter daddy would transfer

"Damn man, Lane Kiffin uses the portal right," one fan wrote on Twitter. "He has a returning starter who threw for almost 3,000 yards last year and went ahead and brought in elite transfers Walker Howard and Spencer Sanders. Absolutely rules."

"Portal King," wrote Yahoo's Dan Wetzel.

Portal King

Tomorrow, the USF men's basketball program is hosting an alumni brunch. Following that, the former players will be allowed to watch the current team practice in Yuengling Center. I've confirmed that Charlie Bradley, Chucky Atkins, Radenko Dobras and Dominique Jones will be among the alumni to attend.

The 1991-92 Bulls will be honored during Saturday's Alumni Day festivities, when USF faces UCF (game time is Noon ET).

Bulls going for two in a row tonight at 7 p.m. against Cincinnati. Just ran into Chad Dollar outside of the visitor locker room.

Please keep all game chatter in this thread.

Brian Gregory talks loss to Cincinnati.

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Five media members attended but only one of us asked any questions.

Three Bulls scored in double figures but Cincinnati was too much Wednesday night at Yuengling Center.

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I figured this would be easier to track.


Head Coach- Alex Golesh
Quarterbacks Coach- Joel Gordon
Running Backs Coach- Matt Merritt
Wide Receivers Coach- Matthew Middleton
Tight Ends Coach- Clay Patterson
Offensive Line Coach- Tyler Hundanick

Defensive Coordinator- Todd Orlando
Defensive Line Coach- Kevin Patrick
OLB Coach/Special Teams- Chad Creamer
Cornerback Coach- Matt Birkett
Safeties Coach- James Rowe

Off the field:
Chief of Staff- Andrew Warsaw
Director of Scouting- Will Bahler

I am thinking that Golesh will call plays.

Boda covers Coastal OV; expected to take OVs to UNLV and USF before NSD.

South Florida hosts Cincinnati tonight in and we have What To Watch For.

GAME PREVIEW

... The portal doesn't reopen until May 1st and will go until May 15th (after Spring ball).

I could see a few names enter late (meaning tomorrow), but it seems like there won't be any movement until May.

Also, I think it's safe to assume that any additions moving forward will join the team in the summer with NSD coming up.

Looks like we are starting early today. CAG has another commitment based on his simple #Come to the Bay and one horn showing. Let’s hope!

Recruits here this weekend are so far….
RJ Perry, a massive OT in the portal from Tennessee COMMIT
Dominick Gonnella, a RB in the portal from North Dakota State COMMIT
Seth Jones, WR in the portal from Baylor COMMIT
Jayden Gray, DE in the portal from Iowa State
Romello Brinson, WR Miami Northwestern, from portal from Miami

Two teams in search of their first win in 2023 battle in Greenville, NC.

Game is on ESPN2 at 1 p.m. ET.

Please keep all game chatter in this thread.

Bulls cheer units solidify standing as best in the nation, join Kentucky as only programs to win three straight national titles



ORLANDO, FLA., JAN. 16, 2023 – For the third straight year, head coach Gillian Guadagnino’s USF Coed Cheer Team brought home a national championship as USF Coed Cheer claimed a third straight national title in the D1A Large Coed category and USF All Girl Cheer won the D1A Game Day title at the Universal Cheerleading Association (UCA) College Nationals at Walt Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando, January 13-15.

Three seasons after claiming the program’s first-ever national championship in 2021, the USF Coed Cheer Team led by Guadagnino and assistant coaches Ronnie Patrick and Savannah Wright has established itself as the standard bearer in collegiate cheer with its third-straight championship. USF joined Kentucky as the only programs to win three straight national championships.



“I am so excited for our cheer program and our current team members, the majority of which are first year members and had not competed on the collegiate level before these championships,” Guadagnino said. “They worked extremely hard, performed beautifully and should be very proud.”



With assistance from volunteer coaches Adarius Payne and Noah Webb this year, the Bulls raised the championship trophy over teams from second-place Kentucky, third-place Ohio State, fourth-place UCF and fifth-place Oklahoma, while Alabama, Western Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana Lafayette, Liberty and Toledo finished six through 11. The Coed Team also claimed a bronze medal in the D1A Large Coed Game Day category, while the partner stunt couple also reached the finals.



Competing for the 2023 USF Coed Cheer team at nationals were: Ansley Topchik, Ashlyn Pinner, Brandon Gray, Bri Wilson, Chloe George, Dylan Price, Erica Scarborough, Evan Tollinchi, Gabe Oliveira, Gabe Rodriguez, Harly Sultuska, Joey Apisa, Jovon Penny, Lucas Campbell, Madison Holland, Ramsey Robinson, Sarah Wood, Tatum Reel, Thomas Crawford and Trent Hayden.



USF Coed renewed national competition in 2016 following a 13-year hiatus and progressively climbed up the leaderboard to become a dominant program, finishing 12th (2017), 8th (2018), 4th (2019), 5th (2020) and finally No. 1 in 2021, 2022 and again in 2023.



Meanwhile, USF’s All Girl Cheer Team, led by head coach Sandy Clarke and assistants Kelly Budnick, Leighton Clarke and Jessica Shefman, improved upon their fourth place showing in 2022 by winning a national championship in the Division IA Game Day competition. The Bulls bettered second-place Bowling Green, third-place Temple, fourth-place San Diego and fifth-place South Alabama.