Strength in Unity.

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Bulls' commit Ward cancels official visits to Miami, Florida State and UCF after mystery visit
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports USF Insider

Behind closed doors, USF head coach Malcolm Francois has been campaigning for one of USF's verbal commits --- who were initially committed to Skip Holtz and not his staff -- to become an ambassador for the class. Instead, they kept taking visits to other schools and some even decommitted.

Francois finally has his ambassador and it took a bit of coyness and an overnight car trip as four-star running back Leon Ward re-committed to the Bulls and shut down his recruitment, cancelling any plans of a visit to Florida State, Miami and UCF.

Ward was initially expected to be on campus this weekend when the Bulls play East Carolina in a weekend that will feature QB Grant Oliver, WRs Tyrone Gibbons and Chris Walker, OTs David Mitchell and Terry Scales, LBs Alfred Jordan, DBs Antwan Shaw and Tavarious Bailey and TEs Thomas Moore and Mike Henry. With the visit coming up, Ward started to be in more direct contact with Francois and Francois made a surprise visit to Ward's game on Friday night. Francois then visited Ward at his home and right there on the spot, Ward and his family agreed for the four-star running back to go to Tampa and spend Saturday on campus.

"It was like 2 A.M. when we were on the road," said Ward on the Stampede Podcast hosted by X-Man and Caesar, "It was actually cool and stuff, I got to see coach [Francois] outside of a football setting and he's a cool dude."

Ward's visit on Saturday was different then his other typical visits to USF. This time, he was just an observer to the team's regular day as they lifted, practiced and got a chance to eat with the team. NCAA rules forced Ward to pay for his own meal as this wasn't an official visit. By the end of the day, Ward committed to the Bulls and shut down his recruitment.

Listed at six-feet and 186 pounds with legit 4.4 speed, Ward joins an interesting mix at running back. Leading back Marcus Shaw is a senior and Michael Pierre will be a red-shirt senior next season, leaving the starting slot wide open for the 2015 season. With a year of college strength and conditioning along with nutrition, Ward should be a contender to get some snaps in 2014 before becoming a legitimate feature back option as a sophomore.

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Defense struggles mightily as QB carousel continues in Tampa as Pirates tame Bulls
October 19th, 2013 -- Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)
East Carolina Pirates (6-1, 4-0 American) at South Florida Bulls (2-4, 1-2 American)



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ECU - 21 / 10 / 10 / 14 // 55
USF - 7 / 7 / 14 / 14 // 42
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
6:36 (ECU) M. Dobson, 16 Yd pass from S. Carden
4:45 (ECU) M. Dobson, 16 Yd run
1:46 (USF) M. Pierre, 18 Yd run
1:20 (ECU) M. Dobson, 66 Yd run

Quarter 2
7:11 (ECU) W. Harvey, 44 Yd FG
0:59 (USF) S. Bench, 1 Yd run
0:01 (ECU) D. Johnson, 4 Yd pass from T. Tignor

Quarter 3
6:31 (USF) M. McFarland, 20 Yd pass from S. Bench
3:45 (USF) S. Price, 15 Yd pass from S. Bench
2:38 (ECU) W. Harvey, 29 Yd FG
0:39 (ECU) M. Dobson, 25 Yd run

Quarter 4
7:37 (ECU) L. Ray, 17 Yd pass from S. Carden
4:27 (USF) C. Dunkley, 2 Yd pass from B. Eveld
2:02 (ECU) D. Webster, 10 Yd pass from S. Carden
0:47 (USF) M. Shaw, 10 Yd pass from B. Eveld

South Florida Bulls (2-5, 1-3)
QB Bobby Eveld, Senior: 11 of 18, 162 yards, 2 touchdowns.
QB Steven Bench, Sophomore: 8 of 13, 110 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 11 carries, 39 yards, touchdown.
QB Mike White, Freshman: 1 of 9, 4 yards, 2 interceptions.
HB Marcus Shaw, Senior: 14 carries, 62 yards.
HB Michael Pierre, RS Junior: 4 carries, 75 yards, touchdown.
TE Sean Price, Sophomore: 5 receptions, 85 yards, touchdown.
WR Andre Davis, Junior: 3 receptions, 74 yards.
CB Chris Bivins, sophomore: 11 tackles.

East Carolina Pirates (7-1, 5-0)
QB Shane Carden, RS Junior: 31 of 42, 377 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions.
P Trent Tignor, RS Senior: 3 of 4, 44 yards, touchdown.
HB Michael Dobson, RS Senior: 17 carries, 207 yards, 3 touchdowns.
WR Danny Webster, Junior: 8 receptions, 125 yards, touchdown.
WR Justin Hardy, RS Junior: 7 receptions, 92 yards.
S Damon Magazu, Senior: 11 tackles, interception.
S Chip Thompson, Senior: 8 tackles, interception.
CB Josh Hawkins, RS Sophomore: 3 tackles, 2 interceptions.
OLB Derrell Johnson, Senior: 2 tackles, interception.

Next Game: at Houston

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Francois fiery press conference leaves Bulls fans with more questions than answers
Anthony Washington -- The Tampa Bay Chronicles

The typically jovial Malcolm Francois was not present at the USF Bulls press conference following the team's 55-42 loss to East Carolina. Instead, the man that stood in front of the podium in a sweat soaked polo was anything but jovial.

"It's an embarrassing performance," Francois said right off the gate with his press conference, not answering any question in particular.

Francois went on a five minute, expletive rant about his disgust with the team's performance, their character as well as the quarterback play.

"I don't know if we have 20 football players in there," said Francois, "We've got guys that are good athletes, decent athletes but I think they play football just to post some cool pictures and some dumb ass quotes and make a highlight tape of the same five plays over and over again. We're a soft team and that starts with me, I need to toughen this bunch up because this isn't a team I want to be apart of."

When asked why he was so dissapointed in this particular loss: "We didn't compete, we folded. I've been hearing these [expletive] talk about how bad they want it, how they wanted to come in here and defend their home stadium and they just laid down and got [expletive]. [East Carolina] is a good team, a real good team with a good coaching staff but fifty five points? That's ridiculous. We need to fix this, I need to fix this."

When asked why he pulled quarterback Mike White in the first quarter, he was rather blunt: "Wait for him to throw six picks? Like, at what point do you pull the guy if two interceptions in the first quarter isn't enough for you."

Francois continued talking about the quarterbacks, unprompted: "We don't have our [quarterback], yet. Frankly, I don't think he's in that room. They've all been bad, period. There's no need to sugar coat it, they've been bad quarterbacks, bad throwers of the football, just bad. I think somebody is going to need to step up and fix that because I can't make a quarterback appear out of nowhere, someone has to step up and come in and take the job."

Francois in the past has stayed away from naming a starter for the next game. This time, he was quick to call it just hours after the game: "It's Bobby [Eveld]. Maybe I was wrong to pull away from him so early in the season but I think he's our guys for at least the next quarter and who knows. If he throws six interceptions, he's going back on the bench and if he throws six touchdowns, I'll name my second born after him. We'll see."

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Week 9 Top Stories
1. Texas improves to 4-0 in Big 12 play with a 37-28 win over #24 TCU.
2. Hogan, Stanford keep on rolling with a huge 34-20 win vs. #7 Oregon State.
3. Nebraska stays unbeaten with a 55-7 win vs. conference rival Minnesota.
4. The big Pac-12 match up this week is the battle between USC and Oregon State.
5. North Carolina looks forward to facing NC State on Showdown Saturday.
6. Oregon suffers their first defeat in 2013 as they come up short against UCLA.

Week 10 Notable Games
#14 North Carolina (6-1, 2-1) at #6 NC State (8-0, 5-0)
#25 South Carolina (4-3, 4-2) at #1 Stanford (7-0, 6-0)
#11 Georgia (6-2, 4-2) at #3 Florida (6-0, 4-0)
#24 Florida State (4-3, 2-3) at Miami (4-2, 1-2)
#23 USC (6-2, 3-2) at #13 Oregon State (7-1, 4-1)

NCAA Players of the Week
Teddy Bridgewater (QB, Louisville) :: W vs. Syracuse :: 15 of 26, 201 yards, 17 carries, 146 yards, 4 total touchdowns.
Shaq Thompson (OLB, Washington) :: W vs. California :: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, forced fumble, interception.

AAC Players of the Week
Michael Dobson (HB, East Carolina) :: W vs. USF :: 17 carries, 207 yards, 3 touchdowns, 6 receptions, 59 yards, touchdown.
Josh Hawkins (CB, East Carolina) :: W vs. USF :: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 interceptions.

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Four Bulls commit over the weekend despite tough loss to East Carolina
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports USF Insider

In a weekend of campus visits that featured QB Grant Oliver, WRs Tyrone Gibbons and Chris Walker, OTs David Mitchell and Terry Scales, LBs Alfred Jordan, DBs Antwan Shaw and Tavarious Bailey and TEs Thomas Moore and Mike Henry, USF was able to come away with four commitments.

Three-star offensive tackle Terry Scales, three-star safety Tavarious Bailey, two-star JUCO offensive tackle David Mitchell and unranked JUCO offensive guard Russ Martin all committed to the Bulls.

Bailey posted a video of head coach Malcolm Francois' press conference in which Francois called his team 'soft' among other things with the caption "my type of hitta, coach im OTW say less".

Francois' press conference, which has drawn some criticism for his personal attack on currently players, has been well received by the recruiting class. In speaking to a few recruits such as quarterback Grant Oliver, he said he liked seeing that sort of passion from his coach. It must be added that selfishly for Oliver, Francois' unhappiness with the QB room only increases his chances of playing as a true freshman.

While USF did get four commits over the weekend, more could be on the way. In a class with five solid commitments already, USF expects a commitment soon from three-star WR Chris Walker, three-star defensive end Travis Elbert, three-star defensive tackle Ross Barron, three-star linebackers Alfred Jordan, Gary Prince and Jeffrey Reese, tight ends Mike Henry and Thomas Moore as well as defensive tackle Dennis Martin.

This gives USF around five or six more spots in the recruiting class. Among those six, USF would have a spot open for WR Tyrone Gibbons, tight end Chris Golden, cornerback Leonard Lilly and Antwan Shaw and of course, Sheldon Corbett.

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Eveld throws interception at goal-line in regulation to go into OT, Dunkley fumbles in OT as Bulls fall to Cougars
October 19th, 2013 -- Robertson Stadium (Houston, TX)
South Florida Bulls (2-5, 1-3 American) at Houston Cougars (5-2, 3-1)



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USF - 6 / 15 / 7 / 3 / 0 // 31
HOU - 7 / 14 / 3 / 7 / 3 // 34
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
2:52 (USF) T. Turner, 1 Yd run
1:40 (HOU) K. Farrow, 2 Yd run

Quarter 2
5:51 (USF) C. Dunkley, 16 Yd run
4:59 (HOU) M. Roberts, 15 Yd pass from B. Cosh
1:15 (HOU) D. Greenberry, 8 Yd pass from B. Cosh
0:45 (USF) D. Welch, 37 Yd pass from B. Eveld (2pt)

Quarter 3
6:01 (HOU) T. Cummings, 33 Yd FG
0:00 (USF) M. Shaw, 2 Yd run

Quarter 4
2:01 (USF) M. Kloss, 20 Yd FG
1:13 (HOU) D. Greenberry, 20 Yd pass from B. Cosh

Overtime
-- (HOU) T. Cummings, 32 Yd FG

South Florida Bulls (2-6, 1-4)
QB Bobby Eveld, Senior: 22 of 33, 253 yards, touchdown, 2 interceptions.
HB Marcus Shaw, Senior: 27 carries, 186 yards, touchdown.
WR Andre Davis, Junior: 6 receptions, 70 yards.
TE Sean Price, Sophomore: 5 receptions, 45 yards.
WR D'vario Montgomery, Sophomore: 4 receptions, 57 yards.
WR Deonte Welch, RS Junior: 2 receptions, 45 yards, touchdown.
LB Dede Lattimore, RS Senior: 10 tackles.
DE Aaron Lynch, RS Sophomore: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Houston Cougars (6-2, 4-1)
QB Billy Cosh, RS Junior: 32 of 35, 322 yards, 3 touchdowns.
HB Kenneth Farrow, RS Sophomore: 4 carries, 15 yards, touchdown, 8 receptions, 19 yards.
WR Daniel Spencer, Junior: 6 receptions, 65 yards.
WR Deontay Greenberry, Sophomore: 5 receptions, 87 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Markenth Ambles, RS Junior: 5 receptions, 73 yards.
WR Mark Roberts, Junior: 5 receptions, 59 yards, touchdown.
S Trevon Stewart, Sophomore: 8 tackles, interception.
LB Elandon Roberts, Junior: 2 tackles, interception.

Next Game: vs. Temple (4-4, 2-3)

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Week 10 Top Stories
1. Can Alabama defend and end LSU's 7-game winning streak?
2. The USC campus is buzzing after a victory over #13 Oregon State.
3. Texas rolls on, this time against Big 12 opponent Kansas.
4. This week's big game matches top ten Oregon and Stanford.
5. #19 Clemson should handle #13 Louisville in their ACC match-up this week.
6. Miami lifts its ACC record to 2-2 with a close win over Florida State.
7. TCU tops West Virginia in a low-scoring Big 12 skirmish.

Week 11 Notable Games
#9 Oregon (8-1, 5-1) at #1 Stanford (8-0, 6-0)
#13 Louisville (6-2, 2-2) at #19 Clemson (5-3, 3-2)
#20 Vanderbilt (6-2, 3-2) at #3 Florida (7-0, 5-0)
#11 LSU (7-1, 5-0) at #8 Alabama (7-1, 3-1)

NCAA Players of the Week
Chuckie Keeton (QB, Utah State) :: W vs. Hawaii :: 20 of 30, 260 yards, 17 carries, 55 yards, 4 total touchdowns.
Andrew Everett (DE, Old Dominion) :: W vs. FIU :: 17 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 4 sacks.

AAC Players of the Week
Ralph David Abernathy IV (HB, Cincinnati) :: W vs. Memphis :: 20 carries, 119 yards, 2 touchdowns, 6 receptions, 91 yards, touchdown.
Dominique Robertson (OLB, Tulane) :: W vs. SMU :: 6 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 interceptions.

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Bulls put an end to losing streak, pull together and beat Owls in overtime despite losing Shaw to concussion
November 9th, 2013 -- Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, FL)
Temple Owls (4-4, 2-3 American) at South Florida Bulls (2-6, 1-4 American)



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TEM - 14 / 7 / 14 / 3 / 3 // 41
USF - 3 / 7 / 14 / 14 / 6 // 44
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
7:16 (TEM) K. Harper, 3 Yd run
4:26 (USF) M. Kloss, 49 Yd FG
2:37 (TEM) K. Harper, 29 Yd run

Quarter 2
6:13 (USF) M. Pierre, 5 Yd run
0:44 (TEM) K. Harper, 8 Yd run

Quarter 3
6:32 (USF) D. Tice, 1 Yd run
5:44 (TEM) J. Rizzo, 8 Yd pass from C. Reily
3:47 (USF) B. Eveld, 38 Yd run
0:15 (TEM) K. Harper, 3 Yd run

Quarter 4
4:40 (USF) M. Pierre, 7 Yd run
1:09 (USF) B. Eveld, 8 Yd run (2pt)
0:03 (TEM) J. Cooper Jr, 33 Yd FG

Overtime
-- (TEM) J. Cooper Jr, 50 Yd FG
-- (USF) A. Davis, 4 Yd run

South Florida Bulls (3-6, 2-4)
QB Bobby Eveld, Senior: 17 of 24, 204 yards, interception, 9 carries, 113 yards, 2 touchdowns.
HB Michael Pierre, RS Junior: 12 carries, 111 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 receptions, 41 yards.
HB Marcus Shaw, Senior: 3 carries, 27 yards (left game with concussion).
WR Andre Davis, Junior: 4 receptions, 57 yards.
LB Zack Bullock, RS Sophomore: 7 tackles, tackle for loss.
CB Joshua Brown, RS Senior: 4 tackles, interception.
DE Ryne Giddins, RS Senior: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.
DE Aaron Lynch, RS Sophomore: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.

Temple Owls (4-5, 2-4)
QB Connor Reily, RS Junior: 22 of 30, 257 yards, touchdown, interception.
HB Kenny Harper, Junior: 20 carries, 171 yards, 4 touchdowns, 5 receptions, 42 yards.
WR Deon Miller, Senior: 4 receptions, 80 yards.
WR Ryan Alderman, RS Senior: 4 receptios, 43 yards.
S Chris Hutton, Junior: 10 tackles, tackle for loss.
LB Blake Caponegro, RS Senior: Tackle, interception.


Next Game: vs. Memphis (3-6, 2-4)

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Week 11 Top Stories
1. The undefeated and confident Cardinal travel to hostile USC.
2. Spirits are high in Tuscaloosa as their Crimson Tide beat #11 LSU 52-27.
3. Gaffney's play leads Stanford to a 45-10 win over Oregon.
4. Nebraska rolls on, this time against Big Ten opponent Michigan.
5. The big Pac-12 match-up this week is the battle between UCLA and Oregon State.
6. Vanderbilt puts an end to Florida's winning streak.

Week 12 Notable Games
#2 Ohio State (9-0, 6-0) at Michigan State (7-2, 4-2)
#18 Oregon State (7-2, 4-2) at #22 UCLA (6-3, 3-3)
#12 Boston College (8-1, 5-0) at #4 NC State (9-0, 6-0)
#1 Stanford (9-0, 7-0) at #17 USC (7-2, 4-2)

NCAA Players of the Week
A.J. McCarron (QB, Alabama) :: W vs. LSU :: 22 of 27, 384 yards, 8 carries, 20 yards, 5 total touchdowns.
Travonte Boles (DT, Western Michigan) :: W vs. EMU :: 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, forced fumble, 2 fumble recoveries.

AAC Players of the Week
Kenny Harper (HB, Temple) :: L vs. USF :: 20 carries, 171 yards, 4 touchdowns, 5 receptions, 42 yards.
Thomas Niles (DE, UCF) :: W vs. Houston :: 11 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, fumble recovery.