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Gators could move on from Little as Gators expected to make a move for USF's Francois Sr.
Jimmy Steele -- The Gainesville Sun

With his first season in the books, Alex Little might not be guaranteed a second one after the Florida Gators won just one game this past season. According to multiple sources, the Gators are at least one program that are expected to make a run at current USF head coach Malcolm Francois Sr.

Francois Sr's future at USF has been in limbo the past few months due to off the field scandals that could see sanctions come down on the Bulls football program which may include scholarship losses, vacated championships and a suspension for Francois Sr.

Blake Gold of the Swamp 247 Podcast confirmed The Gainesville Sun's initial reporting that there is interest from both sides, should Little be fired:

If they do move on from [Little], a name that I was wondering about was USF offensive coordinator Mario Greer and what I got consistently from people that would know about this, would be involved in the decision making and in the fundraising process for buyouts and that stuff is 'why stop there? Go for the big fish'. I was then told that back channel conversations have been had, there is interest, from both parties, and there is a scenario where he ends up here. Now how likely is that? Who knows but this thing is real.

Gold cited Francois Sr's desire to remain in the state of Florida as one of the reasons he might pick the Gators if his tenure at USF does come to an end as well as his 'infatuation' with true freshman quarterback Kyle Clemens and his potential, who Francois Sr. sought after on the field this past season to speak to following the Bulls 28-16 victory over the Gators.

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#3 TEX (12-1, 9-1) | 7 |17 | 17 | 6 || 47
#1 USF (12-1, 9-1) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 || 35
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Texas puts a halt to USF's undefeated season
Texas kept throwing their best shot and each time, the Bulls would come up off the canvas.

A blitz off the edge on 4th and short proved to be the haymaker as Jeff Jones' pass fell incomplete due to the pressure, sealing Texas' 47-35 win over USF to win the SEC and most likely punch their ticket into the College Football Playoffs.

Jones was intercepted twice, including once in the endzone, which proved to be the difference maker as USF continued to lose bodies, ending the game without receiver Marques Iosefo, tight end Chris Wallace and safety Zach Mack, all key players who left with injuries.

While Jones' two interceptions proved costly, Texas' Brandon Rogers could do no wrong. After USF managed to tie the game following a slow start, Rogers broke several tackles en route to a 61-yard touchdown run, emblematic of what was an uncharacteristically sloppy and poor performance from USF's top ranked defense.

Once USF tied the game once more, Rogers had another big play, this time with his arm as he completed a 57-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Utley with 1:24 left in the game. On the same drive, USF had gotten the Bulls to 3rd and 16 but allowed a 20-yard completion to not only keep the Texas offense on the field but allow them to retake the lead.

USF's offense then failed to score while Texas went down the field in less than 39 seconds and kicked a field goal to extend their lead to ten.

The Bulls got it going to open the second half, stopping the Texas offense first and then scoring a touchdown to make it a three point only to have Texas lead their own methodical drive before punching it in from one-yard out. USF responded with their first big play of the game as Bobby Jackson broke off a 75-yard touchdown run on the first play of the next drive.

Not to be outdone, Rogers found Jermaine Rogers for a 59-yard completion on the next drive. Four plays later, the quarterback punched it in to extend the lead. Jones would be intercepted on the next play which led to another field for Texas.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[TEX] C. Mitchell, 12 Yd pass from B. Rogers (3:46)
[USF] M. Iosefo, 8 Yd pass from J. Jones (0:19)

Quarter 2
[TEX] B. Rogers, 61 Yd run (7:39)
[USF] M. Smith, 13 Yd pass from J. Jones (1:56)
[TEX] T. Utley, 57 Yd pass from B. Rogers (1:16)
[TEX] D. Davidson, 39 Yd FG (0:00)

Quarter 3
[USF] J. Jones, 6 Yd run (3:56)
[TEX] L. Fields, 1 Yd run (3:24)
[USF] B. Jackson, 75 Yd run (3:14)
[TEX] B. Rogers, 1 Yd run (2:20)
[TEX] D. Davidson, 37 Yd FG (0:41)

Quarter 4
[USF] B. Jackson, 3 Yd run (5:15)
[TEX] B. Rogers, 1 Yd run -- 2pt failed (3:25)
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#1 South Florida Bulls
QB Jeff Jones: 31 of 51, 353 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, sacked once.
HB Bobby Jackson: 8 carries, 111 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Matthew Smith: 8 receptions, 85 yards, touchdown.
TE Chris Wallace: 7 receptions, 119 yards.
WR Marques Iosefo: 4 receptions, 49 yards, touchdown.
LB Chris Williams: 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
DE Rick Hunter: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
DT Dallas Thomas: 2 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

#3 Texas Longhorns
QB Brandon Rogers: 25 of 27, 412 yards, 2 touchdowns, sacked 4 times, 11 carries, 58 yards, 3 touchdowns.
HB Leo Fields: 12 carries, 57 yards, touchdown.
HB Tony Williams: 7 carries, 39 yards, 6 receptions, 41 yards.
WR T.J. Utley: 5 receptions, 116 yards, touchdown.
WR Chase Kennedy: 4 receptions, 56 yards.
WR Jermaine Rogers: 3 receptions, 110 yards.
S Jason Mitchell: 9 tackles.
S Jonathan Green: 6 tackles, 2 interceptions.

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Notables Coaches on the Hot Seat
1. Alex Little (1-11 at Florida, 1st year)
2. Matt Wallerstedt (1-11, 23-39 at Missississippi State, 5th year)
3. Tony Levine (1-11, 10-26 at NC State, 3rd year)
4. Major Applewhite (2-10, 46-65 at TCU, 9th year)
5. John Papuchis (4-8, 23-37 at Oklahoma, 4th year)
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Notable G5 Coaches on the Rise
1. Chris Washington (12-1 at Utah State, 1st year)
2. Robert Bowman (8-4, 24-36 at UNLV, 5th year)
3. William Johnson (12-1, 17-8 at Ohio, 2nd year)
4. Kevin Harper (11-2 at Middle Tennessee State, 1st year)
5. Tim Beckman (8-5, 96-51 at Fresno State, 11th year)
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Conference Championship Schedule
ACC Championship Game
#12 UCF (11-2, 9-1) -- 31
#9 Notre Dame (10-3, 8-2) -- 6

Big Ten Championship Game
#21 Nebraska (9-4, 6-4) -- 35
#7 Ohio State (10-3, 9-1) -- 49

Big XII Championship Game
#13 Missouri (11-2, 8-2) -- 35
#16 Kansas State (11-2, 9-1) -- 30

C-USA Championship Game
Rice (8-5, 6-3) -- 20
#17 Middle Tennessee State (11-2, 9-0) -- 38

MAC Championship Game
Northern Illinois (8-5, 7-3) -- 6
#8 Ohio (12-1, 9-1) -- 23

MWC Championship Game
Fresno State (8-5, 5-4) -- 35
#19 Utah State (12-1, 9-0) -- 38

Pac-12 Championship Game
#4 Stanford (10-3, 8-2) -- 23
#2 USC (12-1, 10-0) -- 30

SEC Championship Game
#3 Texas (12-1, 9-1) -- 47
#1 USF (12-1, 9-1) -- 35

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AP Top Eight

#1 Texas
Record: 12-1, 9-1 SEC Champions
Notable Wins: W 35-32 at #13 Kentucky, W 48-38 at Georgia, W 47-35 vs. #4 USF (SEC Championship Game)
Loss: L 38-35 vs. #11 Tennessee

#2 USC
Record: 12-1, 10-0 Pac 12 Champions
Notable Wins: W 30-10 at Oregon, W 34-0 vs. #21 Colorado, W 28-6 vs. #15 Notre Dame, W 30-23 vs. #10 Stanford (Pac 12 Championship Game)
Loss: L 45-21 at #4 USF

#3 Tulsa
Record: 12-0, 4-0 AAC Champions
Notable Wins: W 45-21 vs. Tulane
Loss: None
Notable Note: Only two games vs. teams with winning record (Tulane, 9-3; Temple, 6-5)

#4 USF
Record: 12-1, 9-1 SEC Runner Up
Notable Wins: W 56-7 vs. Georgia, W 62-0 vs. #5 Ohio State, W 49-20 vs. #22 LSU, W 45-21 vs. #2 USC, W 26-16 at #20 FSU, W 28-17 at #8 UCF
Loss: L 47-35 vs. #1 Texas (SEC Championship Game)

#5 Ohio State
Record: 10-3, 9-1 Big Ten Champions
Notable Wins: W 31-24 vs. #14 Michigan State, W 41-27 vs. #11 Penn State, W 49-35 vs. Nebraska (Big Ten Championship Game)
Losses: L 21-14 vs. #7 Ohio, L 62-0 at #4 USF

#6 Navy
Record: 10-2, 7-2 ACC
Notable Wins: W 27-17 at #8 UCF
Losses: L 24-20 vs. Georgia Tech, L 24-21 vs. #15 Notre Dame
Notable Note: Only two wins vs. teams with winning record (UCF, 11-2; Army, 7-5)

#7 Ohio
Record: 12-1, 9-1 MAC Champions
Notable Wins: W 21-14 at #5 Ohio State, W 38-21 at Northern Illinois, W 35-35 vs. Bowling Green, W 23-6 vs. Northern Illinois (MAC Championship Game)
Loss: L 30-19 vs. #17 Miami of Ohio

#8 UCF
Record: 11-2, 9-1 ACC Champions
Notable Wins: W 42-33 at Georgia Tech, W 31-6 vs. #15 Notre Dame (ACC Championship Game)
Losses: L 27-17 vs. #6 Navy, L 28-17 vs. #4 USF

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Notable Bowl Selections
Orange Bowl
#5 Ohio State (10-3, 9-1)
#6 Navy (10-2, 7-2)

Sugar Bowl
#7 Ohio (12-1, 9-1)
#8 UCF (11-2, 9-1)

Fiesta Bowl
#9 Stanford (10-3, 8-2)
#10 Penn State (10-2, 7-2)

Cotton Bowl
#13 Kentucky (9-3, 6-3)
#19 Kansas State (11-2, 9-1)

Citrus Bowl
#15 Notre Dame (10-3, 8-2)
West Virginia (6-5, 4-5)

Outback Bowl
#11 Tennessee (10-2, 7-2)
#14 Michigan State (9-3, 6-3)

Gator Bowl
Miami (7-5, 5-4)
Nebraska (9-4, 6-4)

Liberty Bowl
Georgia (7-5, 4-5)
#16 Middle Tennessee State (11-2, 9-0)

Music City Bowl
#22 LSU (8-4, 5-4)
Wake Forest (6-6, 4-5)

guaranteedRate Bowl
Oklahoma State (8-4, 6-3)
#20 Florida State (8-4, 6-3)

Gasparilla Bowl
Louisiana Tech (6-6, 5-3)
Auburn (7-5, 6-3)

Independence Bowl
Alabama (6-6, 4-5)
Clemson (6-6, 4-5)

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Georgia Tech's Watkins wins Heisman as he breaks Sanders' long time record
Jessica West -- SI.com

When you break Barry Sanders' record for most rushing yards in a single season, you probably had a pretty good year.

Georgia Tech running back Mike Watkins for Sanders' half a century long record by rushing for 2,643 yards this season and was rewarded with the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first Georgia Tech player to win the award. The redshirt senior had just thirty one carries to his name prior to his breakout campaign this past fall.

Watkins beat out Kansas State's Josh Alston, Nebraska's B.J. Hicks and USF's Jeff Jones. Watkins also took home the Maxwell, Walter Camp and Doak Walker Award trophy.
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CFB Awards
Heisman: HB Mike Watkins (Georgia Tech): 406 carries, 2643 yards, 26 touchdowns.
Maxwell: HB Mike Watkins (Georgia Tech): 406 carries, 2643 yards, 26 touchdowns.
Walter Camp: HB Mike Watkins (Georgia Tech): 406 carries, 2643 yards, 26 touchdowns.
Bednarik: LB Chris Williams (USF): 78 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, sack, forced fumble, 4 interceptions, 3 touchdowns, forced fumble.
Nagurski: DE Rick Hunter (USF): 30 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, fumble recovery.
O'Brien: QB Jeff Jones (USF): 393 of 575, 4529 yards, 52 touchdowns, 12 interceptions.
Walker: HB Mike Watkins (Georgia Tech): 406 carries, 2643 yards, 26 touchdowns.
Biletnikoff: WR Richard Felder (UCF): 77 receptions, 1401 yards, 16 touchdowns.
Mackey: TE Parker Bryan (Tulane): 90 receptions, 1539 yards, 11 touchdowns.
Outland: C Erik Hill (Texas): 21 pancakes, 7 sacks allowed.
Rimington: C Erik Hill (Texas): 21 pancakes, 7 sacks allowed.
Lombardi: DE Rick Hunter (USF): 30 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, 4 forced fumbles, fumble recovery.
Butkus: LB Chris Williams (USF): 78 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, sack, forced fumble, 4 interceptions, 3 touchdowns, forced fumble.
Thorpe: CB Richie Cowan (USF): 37 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 5 interceptions, 3 PBU.
Groza: K Javon Scott (Bowling Green): 29 of 33 FG, Long of 54, 36/37 XP.
Guy: P David Green (Texas): 41 punts, 36.0 Yd Net, 18 downed inside the 20.
Jet: HB Bobby Jackson (USF): 558 kick return yards, TD, 456 punt return yards, TD.
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AP First Team All-Americans
QB Jeff Jones, South Florida (So)
HB Mike Watkins, Georgia Tech (Sr)
HB Riley Robinson, Penn State (Jr)
WR Richard Felder, UCF (Sr)
WR T.J. Utley, Texas (Jr)
TE Parker Bryan, Tulane (Sr)
T Kyle Parker, South Florida (Sr)
T David Mathis, USC (Jr)
G Marques Jones, USC (Sr)
G Chad Mills, USC (Sr)
C Erik Hill, Texas (Sr)
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DE Rick Hunter, South Florida (Sr)
DE Brett Pope, Texas (So)
DT Ron Cox, South Florida (So)
DT Dallas Thomas, South Florida (So)
LB Jeff McKinney, USC (Sr)
LB Chris Williams, South Florida (So)
LB Louis McDonald, USC (Jr)
CB Richie Cowan, South Florida (Jr)
CB Brad Patterson, Minnesota (Sr)
S Clayton Bradford, South Florida (Jr)
S Zach Mack, South Florida (Jr)
K Javon Scott, Bowling Green (Jr)
P David Green, Texas (Sr)
R Rory Yates, Akron (Sr)

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College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game Preview: vs. #2 USC Trojans
Record: 12-1, 10-0 Pac 12
Head Coach: Lane Kiffin (232-110 at USC, 26th year)
Offensive Coordinator: T.J. Weist (Pro)
Defensive Coordinator: Justin Wilcox (4-3 D)

Team Leaders
Passing: Terrance Hardin (3156 yards, 29 TD, 11 INT, 136.4 rating)
Rushing: Kyle Lewis (955 yards, 6.0 ypc, 12 TD)
Receiving: Dale Glover (57 receptions, 697 yards, 9 TD)
Defense: Jeff McKinney (91 tackles, 28 TFL, 8.5 sacks)

Team Rankings
Points Per Game: 32nd
Total Offense: 30th
Rushing Offense: 93rd
Passing Offense: 14th
Total Defense: 2nd
Rushing Defense: 8th
Passing Defense: 11th
Turnover Differential: 38th

Team Schedule
at Washington State: W 27-21 OT
vs. Washington: W 28-21
at #10 Oregon: W 30-10
vs. California: W 38-10
vs. Utah: W 31-10
vs. Colorado: W 34-0
vs. Nevada: W 45-14
at Arizona State: W 40-34 OT
vs. Arizona: W 23-10
at #3 USF: L 45-21
at UCLA: W 51-45 OT
vs. #15 Notre Dame: W 28-6
vs. #9 Stanford: W 30-23

Injuries
USF WR Robert Givens, Junior » 89 ovr, 92 spd, 97 acc, 87 cth » 40 receptions, 564 yards, 9 touchdowns

USC Trojans Projected Starters
QB #18 Terrance Hardin, Rs Junior | 6'5", 219lbs | 90 ovr, 82 spd, 76 acc, 84 awr, 88 thp, 87 tha
Season Stats » 3156 yards, 29 TD, 11 INT, 136.4 rating

HB #35 Kyle Lewis, Rs Senior | 5'10", 197lbs | 93 ovr, 95 spd, 93 acc, 93 btk, 82 car, 89 elu
Season Stats » 955 yards, 6.0 ypc, 12 TD

WR #84 Lawrence Davis, Junior | 6'3", 203lbs | 90 ovr, 89 spd, 86 acc, 92 cth
Season Stats » 54 receptions, 774 yards, 6 TD

WR #89 Dale Glover, Sophomore | 6'4", 239lbs | 84 ovr, 90 spd, 93 acc, 82 cth
Season Stats » 57 receptions, 697 yards, 9 TD

WR #82 Bryce Reed, Rs Sophomore | 6'3", 203lbs | 83 ovr, 93 spd, 96 acc, 78 cth
Season Stats » 27 receptions, 364 yards, 4 TD

TE #10 Anthony Lilly, Senior | 6'6", 251lbs | 93 ovr, 80 spd, 81 acc, 87 cth, 84 rbk
Season Stats » 54 receptions, 737 yards, 4 TD

LT #77 David Mathis, Rs Junior | 6'6", 288lbs | 92 ovr, 86 pbk, 96 rbk, 93 str
Season Stats » 28 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed.

LG #69 Marques Jones, Senior | 6'4", 297lbs | 94 ovr, 91 pbk, 94 rbk, 96 str
Season Stats » 10 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed.

C #73 Chad Johnson, Rs Sophomore | 6'0", 302lbs | 90 ovr, 90 pbk, 89 rbk, 82 str
Season Stats » 24 pancakes, 5 sacks allowed.

RG #74 Chad Mills, Rs Senior | 6'5", 339lbs | 93 ovr, 93 pbk, 92 rbk, 88 str
Season Stats » 21 pancakes, 7 sacks allowed.

RT #79 Alex Snyder, Rs Senior | 6'6", 322lbs | 85 ovr, 90 pbk, 81 rbk, 89 str
Season Stats » 14 pancakes, 12 sacks allowed.
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DE #94 Matt McDuffie, Rs Junior | 6'4", 277lbs | 85 ovr, 79 spd, 88 acc, 82 str, 64 pmv, 59 fmv, 86 bsh
Season Stats » 75 tackles, 22 TFL, 6.5 sacks.

DE #61 J.J. Walker, Rs Freshman | 6'2", 246lbs | 83 ovr, 77 spd, 83 acc, 78 str, 83 pmv, 86 fmv, 85 bsh
Season Stats » 47 tackles, 14 TFL, 3.5 sacks.

DT #90 Rodney Pino, Rs Senior | 6'5", 271lbs | 98 ovr, 86 acc, 91 str, 99 pmv, 84 fmv, 90 bsh
Season Stats » 30 tackles, 6 TFL, 1.5 sacks.

DT #95 Pete Washington, Junior | 6'4", 280lbs | 90 ovr, 83 acc, 86 str, 94 pmv, 93 fmv, 86 bsh
Season Stats » 29 tackles, 11 TFL, 2.0 sacks.

LB #54 Ben Brown, Rs Senior | 6'3", 238lbs | 84 ovr, 90 spd, 89 acc, 60 awr, 81 tkl, 91 bsh, 76 zcv
Season Stats » 64 tackles, 18 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 3 INT, 7 PBU, FF

LB #52 Jeff McKinney, Senior | 6'4", 234lbs | 91 ovr, 82 spd, 91 acc, 66 awr, 85 tkl, 88 bsh, 82 zcv
Season Stats » 91 tackles, 28 TFL, 8.5 sacks

LB #59 Louis McDonald, Junior | 5'11", 218lbs | 87 ovr, 84 spd, 94 acc, 54 awr, 85 tkl, 76 bsh, 77 zcv
Season Stats » 69 tackles, 15 TFL, 4.5 sacks, 3 INT, 4 PBU, 4 FF

CB #27 Erik Alexander, Rs Senior | 6'0", 175lbs | 95 ovr, 95 spd, 97 acc, 83 awr, 96 mcv, 99 zcv, 99 press
Season Stats » 50 tackles, 6 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 2 INT, TD, 9 PBU

CB #28 Tavares Campbell, Junior | 6'3", 176lbs | 90 ovr, 95 spd, 96 acc, 68 awr, 94 mcv, 98 zcv, 90 press
Season Stats » 16 tackles, TFL, 0.5 sack, 3 PBU

NB #24 Charles Scott, Junior | 5'10", 166lbs | 87 ovr, 93 spd, 95 acc, 73 awr, 89 mcv, 92 zcv, 93 press
Season Stats » 38 tackles, 7 TFL, 1.5 sacks, 2 INT, 4 PBU, FF

S #30 Bobby Payne, Junior | 6'1", 203lbs | 79 ovr, 91 spd, 91 acc, 64 awr, 86 tkl, 72 mcv, 71 zcv
Season Stats » 36 tackles, 2 TFL, INT, 11 PBU

S #29 Jared Townsend, Junior | 6'1", 197lbs | 90 ovr, 91 spd, 93 acc, 63 awr, 94 tkl, 74 mcv, 84 zcv
Season Stats » 66 tackles, 6 TFL, 1.5 sacks, INT, 2 PBU, 2 FF

K #8 Preston Johnson, Senior | 5'11", 190lbs | 95 ovr, 93 kpw, 98 kac
Season Stats » 17 of 20 FG, Lng of 49

P #9 David Wilcox, Senior | 5'10", 225lbs | 95 ovr, 99 kpw, 92 kac
Season Stats » 71 punts, 32.0 Avg Net, 19 downed inside the 20

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