Powell was part of team that helped secure last two recruiting classes ranked among the best outside of the autonomous four conferences
TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 19, 2025 – University of South Florida Football Head Coach Alex Golesh has announced the promotion of Ryland Powell to director of on-campus recruiting.
“Ryland has been a big part of our success in recruiting over the last two years, has a tremendous work ethic, and has been integral in elevating the manner in which we host prospects on our campus to an elite level,” Golesh said. “I’m excited to see her take the next step in her career and lead our on-campus recruiting.”
Powell, who enters her third season with the program in 2025, has served as the assistant director of on-campus recruiting the last two years helping USF secure classes in 2024 and 2025 that both ranked among the very best outside the autonomous four conferences. USF’s 2024 class was ranked No. 1 in the American Athletic Conference and among all non-autonomous four conference teams, while the 2025 class was ranked second among both.
USF welcomed 40 new Bulls this year, including 27 members of the 2025 Recruiting Class and 13 transfer portal additions.
In 2024, USF capped its second-straight winning season with a second-straight bowl victory, downing San Jose State 41-39 in a five-overtime thriller in the Hawai’i Bowl on Dec. 24. The Bulls are one of just 15 teams to have posted a bowl or College Football Playoff win in each of the past two seasons and the only one to have scored 40 or more points in each of those victories.
Up Next:
The Bulls open spring practice on March 25 with the annual USF Pro Day following on March 26. The USF Spring Game is set for April 26at Corbett Stadium on the USF campus.
TAMPA, FLA., FEB. 19, 2025 – University of South Florida Football Head Coach Alex Golesh has announced the promotion of Ryland Powell to director of on-campus recruiting.
“Ryland has been a big part of our success in recruiting over the last two years, has a tremendous work ethic, and has been integral in elevating the manner in which we host prospects on our campus to an elite level,” Golesh said. “I’m excited to see her take the next step in her career and lead our on-campus recruiting.”
Powell, who enters her third season with the program in 2025, has served as the assistant director of on-campus recruiting the last two years helping USF secure classes in 2024 and 2025 that both ranked among the very best outside the autonomous four conferences. USF’s 2024 class was ranked No. 1 in the American Athletic Conference and among all non-autonomous four conference teams, while the 2025 class was ranked second among both.
USF welcomed 40 new Bulls this year, including 27 members of the 2025 Recruiting Class and 13 transfer portal additions.
In 2024, USF capped its second-straight winning season with a second-straight bowl victory, downing San Jose State 41-39 in a five-overtime thriller in the Hawai’i Bowl on Dec. 24. The Bulls are one of just 15 teams to have posted a bowl or College Football Playoff win in each of the past two seasons and the only one to have scored 40 or more points in each of those victories.
Up Next:
The Bulls open spring practice on March 25 with the annual USF Pro Day following on March 26. The USF Spring Game is set for April 26at Corbett Stadium on the USF campus.
