Strength in Unity.

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SEC Championship Game Preview: vs. #13 Tennessee Volunteers
Record: 9-3, 7-2 SEC
Head Coach: Quentin Taylor (26-12 at Tennessee, 3rd year, 36-15)
Offensive Coordinator: James Coley (Spread)
Defensive Coordinator: Robert McGee (4-3 D)

Team Leaders
Passing: Charles Grant (1785 yards, 18 TD, 4 INT, 156.0 rating)
Rushing: Corey Crooks (961 yards, 6.1 ypc, 7 TD)
Receiving: Willian Landrum (45 receptions, 613 yards, 7 TD)
Defense: Demarcus Fagan (57 tackles, 17 TFL, 5.5 sacks, 3 PBU)

Team Rankings
Points Per Game: 33rd
Total Offense: 56th
Rushing Offense: 45th
Passing Offense: 70th
Total Defense: 33rd
Rushing Defense: 39th
Passing Defense: 49th
Turnover Differential: 14th

Team Schedule
at Florida State: W 31-13
at Oklahoma: W 31-25
vs. Arkansas: W 27-26
at Texas State: W 44-10
vs. #14 Texas: W 41-38
vs. Georgia: L 24-21
vs. Missississippi State: L 24-17
vs. San Diego State: L 27-17
at #10 Ole Miss: W 27-23
at Texas A&M: W 45-28
vs. Vanderbilt: W 45-17
at Kentucky: W 42-23

Injuries
TENN WR #87 Tim Holt, Sophomore | 6'2", 208lbs | 82 ovr, 84 spd, 85 acc, 80 cth
TENN S #27 Ray Mirvil, Rs Senior | 5'10", 189lbs | 89 ovr, 95 spd, 95 acc, 79 awr, 86 tkl, 75 mcv, 83 zcv
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USF RB #4 Bobby Jackson, Sophomore | 5'9", 188lbs | 86 ovr, 97 spd, 90 acc, 82 btk, 71 car, 98 elu (out - season)
USF QB #1 Jeff Jones, Junior | 6'2", 194lbs | 93 ovr, 67 spd, 66 acc, 99 awr, 90 thp, 87 tha (out - season)
USF CB #2 Joe Jackson, Junior | 6'0", 188lbs | 90 ovr, 93 spd, 87 acc, 95 awr, 98 mcv, 96 zcv, 89 press (probable)

Tennessee Volunteers Projected Starters
QB #11 Charles Grant, Senior | 6'3", 221lbs | 94 ovr, 78 spd, 76 acc, 80 awr, 92 thp, 92 tha
HB #26 Corey Crooks, Rs Senior | 6'0", 222lbs | 87 ovr, 90 spd, 91 acc, 85 btk, 84 car
WR #85 William Landrum, Sophomore | 6'0", 196lbs | 83 ovr, 85 spd, 85 acc, 80 cth
WR #80 Marcus Wilson, Junior | 6'3", 215lbs | 78 ovr, 92 spd, 81 acc, 75 cth
WR #89 Kasey Robinson, Rs Senior | 6'2", 205lbs | 79 ovr, 87 spd, 83 acc, 81 cth
TE #86 Todd Pittman, Junior | 6'6", 248lbs | 71 ovr, 76 spd, 84 acc, 80 cth, 64 rbk
LT #66 Adrian Barnes, Freshman | 6'5", 287lbs | 62 ovr, 74 pbk, 72 rbk, 74 str
LG #79 Tony Watson, Sophomore | 6'2", 269lbs | 83 ovr, 85 pbk, 85 rbk, 89 str
C #74 Isaac Toth, Rs Junior | 6'0", 316lbs | 82 ovr, 90 pbk, 79 rbk, 73 str
RG #72 Christian Roth, Rs Sophomore | 6'5", 305lbs | 76 ovr, 82 pbk, 83 rbk, 79 str
RT #62 Shaun Lynch, Rs Senior | 6'7", 318lbs | 85 ovr, 76 pbk, 93 rbk, 83 str
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DE #90 Adam Harris, Rs Junior | 6'2", 259lbs | 83 ovr, 74 spd, 88 acc, 74 str, 85 pmv, 83 fmv, 86 bsh
DE #94 Kurt McKinley, Rs Senior | 6'3", 262lbs | 85 ovr, 75 spd, 96 acc, 81 str, 83 pmv, 91 fmv, 79 bsh
DT #98 Thomas Greene, Rs Senior | 6'6", 302lbs | 79 ovr, 82 acc, 77 str, 78 pmv, 81 fmv, 79 bsh
DT #95 Lonnie Jolly, Rs Sophomore | 6'2", 315lbs | 77 ovr, 70 acc, 80 str, 82 pmv, 80 fmv, 80 bsh
LB #51 Raymond Clark, Rs Junior | 5'11", 222lbs | 83 ovr, 81 spd, 94 acc, 60 awr, 77 tkl, 87 bsh, 84 zcv
LB #52 Jeremy Wright, Senior | 6'0", 256lbs | 90 ovr, 85 spd, 90 acc, 54 awr, 86 tkl, 97 bsh, 84 zcv
LB #3 DeMarcus Fagan, Rs Junior | 6'2", 230lbs | 82 ovr, 83 spd, 95 acc, 46 awr, 74 tkl, 87 bsh, 76 zcv
CB #31 Kyle Pope, Senior | 5'10", 174lbs | 89 ovr, 94 spd, 96 acc, 72 awr, 90 mcv, 94 zcv, 94 press
CB #44 Scott Allen, Junior | 5'10", 196lbs | 88 ovr, 92 spd, 92 acc, 66 awr, 96 mcv, 97 zcv, 99 press
NB #30 Mark Huff, Rs Junior | 5'11", 192lbs | 84 ovr, 94 spd, 87 acc, 69 awr, 92 mcv, 96 zcv, 83 press
S #27 Ray Mirvil, Rs Senior | 5'10", 189lbs | 89 ovr, 95 spd, 95 acc, 79 awr, 86 tkl, 75 mcv, 83 zcv
S #21 Alvin Matthews, Rs Senior | 6'6", 221lbs | 84 ovr, 89 spd, 93 acc, 62 awr, 79 tkl, 77 mcv, 86 zcv
K #12 Noah Lewis, Sophomore | 5'11", 182lbs | 86 ovr, 87 kpw, 86 kac
P #17 Cody Carter, Sophomore | 6'2", 203lbs | 75 ovr, 85 kpw, 67 kac

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#15 USF (10-3, 8-2) | 14 | 21 | 14 | 14 || 63
#13 TENN (9-4, 7-3) | 17 | 3 | 10 | 14 || 44
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Vols strike early but Bulls, freshman QB Spence strike back to win SEC Championship
The first play from scrimmage went 76-yards for the Tennessee Volunteers as they tried to win their first SEC championship since 1998. Despite the best efforts of their offense in the first half, the drought will continue.

Making their first career starts, USF true freshmen Joey Spence and Dionte McCarthy threw for 440 yards and rushed for 178 yards respectively with Spence tying a school record with seven touchdown passes in USF's 63-44 win over Tennessee on Saturday night to win their second SEC championship in three years and fifth since joining the conference in 2026.

The Vols offense was humming in the first half with two rushing touchdowns but USF was able to counter with two touchdowns from Spence before USF's defense was able to force Tennessee to settle for back to back field goals in the redzone while Spence continued to find endzone.

Already up 21-20, USF went for it on 4th and goal from the one-yard line with less than two minutes left and weren't able to get it. However, on the next play, Wesley Adams intercepted Charles Grant and returned it for a touchdown.

After another interception from Grant, Spence was able to find Derek Young behind the defense for a 49-yard gain and that was all she wrote as USF put the game away in the second half with their running game despite two second half interceptions from Spence.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[TENN] C. Crooks, 76 Yd run (7:45)
[USF] M. Iosefo, 24 Yd pass from J. Spence (4:32)
[TENN] A. Coker, 55 Yd run (3:49)
[USF] D. Young, 36 Yd pass from J. Spence (2:12)
[TENN] N. Lewis, 40 Yd FG (0:00)

Quarter 2
[USF] J. McDowell, 15 Yd pass from J. Spence (6:39)
[TENN] N. Lewis, 33 Yd FG (4:23)
[USF] W. Adams, returned interception 10 Yds (1:35)
[USF] D. Young, 49 Yd pass from J. Spence (0:07)

Quarter 3
[USF] D. Young, 24 Yd pass from J. Spence (5:02)
[USF] D. McCarthy, 31 Yd run (3:49)
[TENN] N. Lewis, 19 Yd FG (2:03)
[TENN] C. Crooks, 28 Yd run (0:13)

Quarter 4
[USF] C. Wallace, 68 Yd pass from J. Spence (6:50)
[TENN] T. Pittman, 13 Yd pass from C. Grant (4:45)
[TENN] M. Huff, 7 Yd pass from C. Grant (1:19)
[USF] J. McDowell, 29 Yd pass from J. Spence (1:07)
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#15 South Florida Bulls
QB Joey Spence: 20 of 31, 440 yards, 7 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, sacked once.
HB Dionte McCarthy: 24 carries, 178 yards, touchdown.
HB William Jones: 5 carries, 10 yards.
WR Derek Young: 6 receptions, 151 yards, 3 touchdowns.
TE Chris Wallace: 5 receptions, 125 yards, touchdown.
WR Marques Iosefo: 4 receptions, 83 yards, touchdown.
WR Jason McDowell: 3 receptions, 54 yards, 2 touchdowns.
S Mark Robinson: 8 tackles, tackle for loss.
LB Chris Williams: 8 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
S Wesley Adams: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, interceptions.
CB Joe Jackson: 4 tackles, interception.
LB Josh Anderson: 3 tackles, interception.

#13 Tennessee Volunteers
QB Charles Grant: 29 of 45, 320 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, sacked once, fumble (lost).
HB Corey Crooks: 20 carries, 255 yards, 2 touchdowns.
HB Antone Coker: 5 carries, 57 yards, touchdown.
WR Nathan Leak: 5 receptions, 68 yards.
WR William Landrum: 4 receptions, 67 yards.
TE Todd Pittman: 4 receptions, 48 yards, touchdown.
WR Marcus Wilson: 4 receptions, 37 yards.
TE Jonathan Walton: 3 receptions, 48 yards.
S Anthony Schmidt: 11 tackles.
S Alvin Matthews: 6 tackles, 2 interceptions.
CB Kyle Pope: 3 tackles, interception.
DE Kurt McKinley: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.

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Notables Coaches on the Hot Seat
1. Matt Wells (1-11, 6-18 at North Carolina, 2nd year)
2. Matt House (2-10, 12-25 at Louisville, 3rd year)
3. Chase Murphy (2-10 at Oklahoma, 1st year)
4. Scott Frost (4-8, 27-35 at Washington, 5th year)
5, Eric Barber (5-7, 15-21 at Michigan, 3rd year)
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Notable G5 Coaches on the Rise
1. Lincoln Riley (10-2, 34-17 at Florida Atlantic, 4th year)
2. Eddie Gran (5-7, 67-72 at Northern Illinois, 11th year)
3. Eric Morris (7-5, 24-14 at Central Michigan, 3rd year)
4. Scott Loeffler (8-4 at UNLV, 1st year)
5. William Johnson (9-3, 27-11 at Ohio, 3rd year)
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Conference Championship Schedule
ACC Championship Game
NC State (10-3, 9-1) -- 16
#3 Navy (13-0, 10-0) -- 24

Big Ten Championship Game
#4 Purdue (10-2, 8-2) -- 28
#6 Michigan State (12-1, 9-1) -- 31

Big XII Championship Game
#18 BYU (11-2, 8-2) -- 31
#12 Missouri (10-3, 8-2) -- 24

C-USA Championship Game
Louisiana Tech (8-5, 6-3) -- 35
#9 Middle Tennessee State (12-1, 9-0) -- 56

MAC Championship Game
Ball State (9-4, 9-1) -- 32
#23 Miami of Ohio (10-3, 8-2) -- 14

MWC Championship Game
Fresno State (8-5, 7-2) -- 24
#20 Air Force (10-3, 8-1) -- 14

Pac-12 Championship Game
#2 Oregon (13-0, 10-0) -- 38
#1 USC (12-1, 9-1) -- 17

SEC Championship Game
#15 USF (10-3, 8-2) -- 63
#13 Tennessee (9-4, 7-3) -- 44

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AP Top Eight

#1 Oregon
Record: 13-0, 10-0 Pac 12 Champions
Notable Wins: W 28-23 at #16 Colorado, W 42-37 at #6 Stanford, W 38-17 vs. #5 USC (Pac 12 Championship Game)

#2 Navy
Record: 13-0, 10-0 ACC Champions
Notable Wins: W 42-28 at #11 Georgia Tech, W 29-27 vs. #15 Virginia Tech, W 24-16 vs. NC State (ACC Championship Game)

#3 Michigan State
Record: 12-1, 9-1 Big Ten Champions
Notable Wins: W 42-35 vs. Ohio State, W 42-35 at #18 Rutgers, W 38-21 vs. #20 Penn State, W 31-28 vs. #8 Purdue (Big Ten Championship Game)
Loss: L 56-42 at Indiana

#4 Tulsa
Record: 10-1, 4-0 AAC Champions
Notable Wins: W 53-28 at Temple
Notable Note: Did not play a team with a winning record this season

#5 USC
Record: 12-1, 9-1 Pac 12
Notable Wins: W 56-10 at #16 Colorado, W 17-14 vs. #6 Stanford
Loss: L 38-17 vs. #1 Oregon (Pac 12 Championship Game)

#6 Stanford
Record: 10-2, 7-2 Pac 12
Notable Wins: W 32-27 at #16 Colorado, W 31-28 vs. #12 USF
Losses: L 42-37 vs. #1 Oregon, L 17-14 at #5 USC

#7 Alabama
Record: 10-2, 7-2 SEC
Notable Wins: W 36-33 at #10 Ole Miss
Losses: L 23-10 at #12 USF, L 33-29 at Georgia

#8 Purdue
Record: 10-2, 8-2 Big Ten
Notable Wins: W 24-17 at #18 Rutgers, W 45-38 at #22 Nebraska, W 24-22 vs. #19 Illinois
Losses: L 35-32 vs. Minnesota, L 31-28 vs. #3 Michigan State (Big Ten Championship Game)

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Bulls turn down invitation to Citrus Bowl as part of self-imposed penalties
Johnny Murray -- The Tampa Bay Times Sports Columnist

The University of South Florida football program will not be participating in this year's bowl season after they turned down the offer to play Rutgers in the Citrus Bowl on January 1st.

Players were informed Sunday morning that the SEC Championship game would be the last game of the season despite USF appealing the NCAA's decision to serve the Bulls a three-year bowl ban at the conclusion of their two-year long investigation into the athletic department. By self-imposing a ban, USF is trying to lessen the impact of whatever sanctions the NCAA hands down once the appeals process is finalized.

"I'm clearly disappointed," said USF head coach Malcolm Francois Sr., who university officials said was not involved in the choice to go forward with the ban. "I was under the impression the entire time that we'd be playing in a bowl game so I have the same reaction as you guys, our fans, our players."

Francois Sr. said athletic director Joanne Morris and university president Rhea Law made the decision, although a statement from the university said it was done through consultation with "university leaders, athletic administrators and outside counsel." The NCAA and the Southeastern Conference were informed.

"It is a necessary step for our university," read USF's statement.

Francois Sr. said he is not "privy to" any information that Morris and Law used during the process of trying to decide whether or not going to a bowl would be a wise move.

"I know as much as you guys," Francois Sr. told the media on Sunday, "I showed up here today to find out which bowl we were playing in so as far as these discussions go, you need to go higher than me for answers. I didn't make this decision, I wasn't consulted about it so you're asking the wrong person. You need to ask [Morris and Law], it's their show, they run it. I just coach the games I'm told to coach and prepare for."

When players were told of the decision, they took the news rather hard, Francois Sr. said. USF has won the SEC Championship Game on Saturday, beating Tennessee with a backup quarterback in true freshman Joey Spence.

USF still may receive a bowl payout from the SEC, which pools revenue from postseason games and distributes to all conference members whether they play in a bowl or not.

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Notable Bowl Selections
Orange Bowl
#8 Purdue (10-2, 8-2)
#9 Middle Tennessee State (12-1, 9-0)

Fiesta Bowl
#7 Alabama (10-2, 7-2)
#5 Tulsa (10-1, 4-0)

Cotton Bowl
#21 Tennessee (9-4, 7-3)
#13 BYU (11-2, 8-2)

Citrus Bowl
#11 Georgia Tech (10-2, 7-2)
#10 Ole Miss (10-2, 7-2)

Outback Bowl
#14 Texas (9-3, 7-2)
#19 Illinois (9-3, 6-3)

Gator Bowl
Mississippi State (7-4, 5-4)
#20 Penn State (8-4, 6-3)

Peach Bowl
LSU (7-5, 5-4)
NC State (10-3, 9-1)

Liberty Bowl
Florida State (7-5, 4-5)
#23 Florida Atlantic (10-2, 6-2)

Music City Bowl
Georgia (6-6, 5-4)
Virginia (6-6, 3-6)

Cheez-It Bowl
Miami (6-6, 4-5)
#15 Virginia Tech (9-3, 7-2)

Independence Bowl
Texas A&M (6-6, 4-5)
SMU (6-6, 5-4)

Duke's Mayo Bowl
Notre Dame (6-6, 6-3)
Arkansas (5-7, 3-6)

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Middle Tennessee State quarterback Frank Buchanan becomes first G5 Heisman winner since 2017
Jessica West -- SI.com

For the first time since Army running back Elijah St. Hilaire won the Heisman Trophy back in 2017, a Group of Five player took home the honor as Middle Tennessee State quarterback Frank Buchanan beat out Nebraska's B.J. Hicks, Texas Tech's Marcus Thomas and UAB's Jack Johnson.

A former top ranked recruit, Buchanan led the nation with 3,933 yards passing along with 39 touchdowns as he led the Blue Raiders to a Conference USA Championship in consecutive seasons.

Buchanan emerged as a Heisman candidate during his last season performance against LSU, where he threw for 460 yards and five touchdowns. He followed it up with a seven touchdown performance against Louisiana Tech in the C-USA Championship Game.
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CFB Awards
Heisman: QB Frank Buchanan (Middle Tennessee State): 267 of 388, 3933 yards, 39 touchdowns, 7 interceptions.
Maxwell: QB B.J. Hicks (Nebraska): 199 of 344, 2709 yards, 217 carries, 1118 yards, 44 total touchdowns.
Walter Camp: QB Jack Johnson (UAB): 212 of 356, 2649 yards, 232 carries, 1245 yards, 40 total touchdowns.
Bednarik: LB Chris Williams (USF): 91 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, forced fumble, touchdown.
Nagurski: DE William Clark (Michigan State): 77 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 4 forced fumbles.
O'Brien: QB Brandon Rogers (Texas): 210 of 341, 3381 yards, 132 carries, 430 yards, 44 total touchdowns.
Walker: HB Andre Leierer (Georgia Tech): 217 carries, 1552 yards, 18 touchdowns.
Biletnikoff: WR Scott Green (Texas Tech): 103 receptions, 1475 yards, 21 touchdowns.
Mackey: TE Chris Wallace (USF): 73 receptions, 1074 yards, 9 touchdowns.
Outland: LT David Mathis (USC): 26 pancakes, 9 sacks allowed.
Rimington: C Chad Johnson (USC): 14 pancakes, 8 sacks allowed.
Lombardi: DE William Clark (Michigan State): 77 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, 4 forced fumbles.
Butkus: LB Chris Williams (USF): 91 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, forced fumble, touchdown.
Thorpe: CB Brad Stover (Oklahoma State): 37 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, 11 interceptions, 3 touchdowns, 13 PBU.
Groza: K David Alexander (Illinois): 23 of 23 FG, Long of 56, 49/51 XP.
Guy: P Bryce Prince (BYU): 47 punts, 37.3 Yd Net, 22 downed inside the 20.
Jet: S Lester Keller (Fresno State): 818 kick return yards, 422 punt return yards, touchdown.
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AP First Team All-Americans
QB Frank Buchanan, Middle Tennessee State (Jr)
HB Andre Leierer, Georgia Tech (Sr)
HB Ryan Jones, Oregon (Sr)
WR Scott Green, Texas Tech (Sr)
WR Antoine Dunn, Oregon (Jr)
TE Chris Wallace, South Florida (So)
T David Mathis, USC (Sr)
T Mike Miller, Tulsa (Sr)
G Steven Sullivan, USC (Sr)
G Steve McCoy, Ole Miss (Sr)
C Steven Deluca, Navy (Sr)
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DE William Clark, Michigan State (Sr)
DE Chad Wilkerson, Middle Tennessee State (Sr)
DT Matt Treangen, Alabama (Jr)
DT Cedric Shelton, Middle Tennessee State (Jr)
LB Orlando Jackson, Oregon (Sr)
LB Chris Williams, South Florida (Jr)
LB Garrett Bryant, BYU (Jr)
CB Brad Stover, Oklahoma State (Sr)
CB Rashad Atkinson, Illinois (Sr)
S Mark Robinson, USF (Fr)
S Wesley Adams, USF (Fr)
K David Alexander, Illinois (Sr)
P Bryce Prince, BYU (Jr)
R Lester Keller, Fresno State (Jr)

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2035 USF Bulls Records
Career Passing Yds -- QB Jeff Jones, 15011 (Previous Record: 11130, Jeff Jones, 2033-35)
Career Passing TDs -- QB Jeff Jones, 147 (Previous Record: 108, Jeff Jones, 2033-35)
Season Passing TDs -- QB Jeff Jones, 57 (Previous Record: 51, Jed White, 2033)

2035 USF All-Americans
First Team
TE Chris Wallace
LB Chris Williams
S Mark Robinson
S Wesley Adams
Second Team
LB Josh Anderson
Freshman
WR Derek Young
CB Kenny Fowler
S Mark Robinson
S Wesley Adams
KR Sam Washington

2035 USF All-SEC
First Team
TE Chris Wallace
RT Joe Williams
DT Dallas Thomas
LB Chris Williams
LB Josh Anderson
LB Nick Robinson
S Mark Robinson
S Wesley Adams
Second Team
QB Jeff Jones
DE Aaron Bean
DT Ron Cox
CB Kevin Collins
CB Kenny Fowler

2035 South Florida Bulls Stats

Passing
QB Jeff Jones, Junior: 309 of 434, 3881 yards, 39 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, sacked 20 times, 170.4 QB rating.
QB Joey Spence, Freshman: 47 of 71, 890 yards, 13 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, sacked 3 times, 215.0 QB rating.
QB Jared Barr, Rs Junior: 1 of 3, 5 yards, 47.3 QB rating.

Rushing
HB William Jones, Senior: 105 carries, 559 yards, 4 touchdowns, fumble.
HB Dionte McCarthy: 86 carries, 625 yards, 6 touchdowns, 2 fumbles.
QB Jeff Jones, Junior: 66 carries, 206 yards, 2 touchdowns, fumble.
HB Bobby Jackson, Sophomore: 58 carries, 505 yards, 3 touchdowns.
HB Jason Gibson, Rs Sophomore: 15 carries, 70 yards.
QB Joey Spence, Freshman: 12 carries, 1 yard.
WR Derek Young, Freshman: 8 carries, 26 yards, fumble.

Receiving
TE Chris Wallace, Sophomore: 73 receptions, 1074 yards, 9 touchdowns, 2 drops.
WR Derek Young, Freshman: 62 receptions, 804 yards, 10 touchdowns, drop.
WR Jason McDowell, Freshman: 50 receptions, 673 yards, 8 touchdowns.
WR Marques Iosefo, Junior: 48 receptions, 740 yards, 7 touchdowns, 4 drops.
TE Keith Oliver, Senior: 35 receptions, 297 yards, 7 touchdowns, 3 drops.
HB William Jones, Senior: 18 receptions, 127 yards.
WR Sam Washington, Freshman: 17 receptions, 355 yards, 3 touchdowns, drop.
WR Jarod Green, Freshman: 16 receptions, 237 yards, 4 touchdowns, drop.
HB Bobby Jackson, Sophomore: 10 receptions, 162 yards, 2 touchdowns.
HB Dionte McCarthy, Freshman: 9 receptions, 75 yards, 3 drops.
TE Gemara Siegel, Senior: 8 receptions, 36 yards, touchdown.
WR Michael Arrington, Sophomore: 6 receptions, 109 yards, touchdown, drop.
S Mark Robinson, Freshman: 3 receptions, 89 yards.

Blocking
LT Tony Kelly, Rs Junior: 9 pancakes, 5 sacks allowed.
LG Ed McKinney, Freshman: 16 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed.
C Brandon Franklin, Junior: 8 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed.
RG Chris Booker, Freshman: 7 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed.
RT Joe Williams, Rs Senior: 8 pancakes, 3 sacks allowed.
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TE Chris Wallace, Sophomore: 18 pancakes.
TE Keith Oliver, Senior: 12 pancakes.
WR Derek Young, Freshman: 4 pancakes.

Defensive
LB Chris Williams, Junior: 91 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, interception, 2 PBU, FF.
S Wesley Adams, Freshman: 79 tackles, 19 tackles for loss, 4 interceptions, 2 touchdowns, 5 PBU, FF, FR.
LB Josh Anderson, Sophomore: 55 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, sack, interception, FF.
LB Nick Robinson, Senior: 55 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 4 PBU, FF.
S Mark Robinson, Freshman: 54 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 6 interceptions, 3 PBU.
CB Jeremy Daniels, Sophomore: 39 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 8 PBU, FF.
CB Kevin Collins, Rs Junior: 36 tackles, 3 interceptions, PBU.
DE Kevin Beck, Rs Sophomore: 33 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.
CB Kenny Fowler, Freshman: 31 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, 2 PBU.
CB Joe Jackson, Junior: 30 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, PBU.
DE Aaron Bean, Senior: 21 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, FF.
LB Fred Harris, Sophomore: 20 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, interception.
S Robert Nichols, Rs Senior: 18 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, interception, PBU.
DT Ron Cox, Junior: 17 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks.
DE John Allen, Junior: 17 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, FF, FR.
DT Dallas Thomas, Junior: 10 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 6 sacks.
S Joel Bradley, Rs Junior: 8 tackles.
LB Stephen Dixon, Junior: 8 tackles.
DT Pete Ford, Senior: 8 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, FR.
LB Travis Thomas, Sophomore: 8 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 FR.
DT Matt Bush, Junior: 8 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.
WR/ST Jarod Green: 7 tackles.
DE Adam Harvey, Rs Senior: 7 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
DT Russ Bailey, Sophomore: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.

Kicking
K Mike Pleasant, Freshman: 7 of 10 FG, FG Lng of 38, 71/71 XP

Punting
P Stanley Durbin, Freshman: 18 punts, 38.8 Avg Net, 5 inside the 20.

Returning
WR Sam Washington, Freshman: 11 kick returns, 514 yards, 2 touchdowns, 17 punt returns, 198 yards.
CB Kenny Fowler, Freshman: 9 kick returns, 228 yards.

Team Stats
Scoring Offense: 40.5 PPG (5th)
Scoring Defense: 19.8 PPG (4th)

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With no bowl prep in tow, plenty of teams sniffing around USF's coaching staff
Anthony Washington -- The Tampa Bay Chronicles

One of the unintended and unforeseen consequences of USF not playing in a bowl game for the first time since 2013 as part of its self-imposed sanctions is that it's assistant coaches have plenty of time availability to interview for coaching opportunities around the country.

While there has never been a shortage of Bulls assistants taking head coaching jobs, the number might increase this off-season with several top assistants rumored to be leading candidates.

At the top of the list is defensive coordinator John Butler who has already been linked to potential openings in Oklahoma, Iowa and Washington. Butler led USF to fielding the nation's top scoring defense in his lone season in Tampa and his departure wouldn't surprise many. The names that are turning heads is long-time defensive backs coach Thomas Hayes and linebackers coach Philip Humphrey.

Humphrey joined the staff in 2029 as a linebackers coach when USF hired Pat Fitzgerald to be its defensive coordinator and Hayes has been on staff since 2027. Both are among USF's top recruiters and have remained in their respective positions despite several coordinator switches since their hiring. Hayes and Humphrey have both interviewed for the head coaching opening in Louisville and could be among the top candidates on the market for Group of 5 openings that will come available as the cycle plays out.

USF might try to keep Hayes or Humphrey with a promotion to defensive coordinator, the same can be said for current defensive line coach Gary Prince. Prince was a member of the inaugural recruiting class under head coach Malcolm Francois Sr. and after five seasons with the Bulls, he joined the coaching staff in 2021 as a graduate assistance before working as an off-field analyst and in the recruiting department until 2028 when he was elevated to defensive line coach.

An elite recruiter, Prince is considered one of the rising stars in the business and could be part of a mass exodus that takes place in Tampa this coming offseason on the coaching staff front with looming sanctions.

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