yeah some NFL dudes on the roster.
Strength in Unity.
Strength in Unity.
1. Led by Wright and crew, USC knocks off Pac-12 opponent Arizona State.
2. The shocker of the week is #6 Florida State falling to ACC rival Boston College.
3. The Big 12 spotlight is on the Oklahoma - TCU game this weekend.
4. Michigan notches their first Big Ten win of 2013 against Rutgers.
5. LSU holds on to beat Tennessee 31-28.
6. Oregon beats California but loses De'Anthony Thomas for 8 weeks.
7. The home fans had everything to do with Nebraska winning this one.
8. Minnesota is floored in a lopsided 24-7 Big Ten loss to Iowa.
Week 6 Notable Games
#23 TCU (3-1, 0-1) at #22 Oklahoma (2-2, 1-0)
Virginia Tech (3-1, 1-0) at #11 North Carolina (5-0, 1-0)
Boston College (3-0, 2-0) at #25 USC (3-1, 2-1)
Arizona State (3-1, 1-1) at #10 Notre Dame (4-1, 0-0)
NCAA Players of the Week
Vendric Mark (HB, Northwestern) :: W vs. Penn State :: 19 carries, 119 yards, 3 receptions, 34 yards, 3 total touchdowns.
Nevin Lawson (CB, Utah State) :: W vs. San Jose State :: 4 tackles, 6 interceptions.
AAC Players of the Week
Kenny Harper (HB, Temple) :: W vs. Tulane :: 28 carries, 148 yards, 4 touchdowns.
Jefferson Ashiru (OLB, UConn) :: W vs. Navy :: 9 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack, fumble recovery.
Strength in Unity.
Bulls lose out on local three-star center Shane Moore
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports USF Insider
Three-star center Shane Moore out of Pinellas Park, Florida committed to Florida International University over the weekend. Moore, once considered a USF lean, held offers from the Bulls as well FAU, Georgia State, South Alabama and even Florida.
This is one of the first recruiting losses for first-year head coach Malcolm Francois and it's a notable one for a few reasons. There are two seniors on the interior offensive line which will need to be replaced and Moore is within an hour's drive of the USF campus. Losing him to an in-state school that is hours away is especially painful.
Bulls fans should brace themselves for a few more losses. Three-star defensive tackle Kris Whitaker is expected to commit to Florida Atlantic over the new few weeks while three-star center Phil Horne is considered a 'done deal' to Alabama according to some members of the USF coaching staff. The staff is also not optimistic about the team's chances of flipping current UCF commit Drew Graham or being able to keep four-star defensive end Sheldon Corbett away from committing to Georgia Tech.
There is good news, however. The team recently offered unranked JUCO offensive linemen Russ Martin out of the Pensacola area and are making significant headway in the recruitment of linebacker Gary Prince out of Louisiana. Prince has an offer to LSU but many are picking USF to lock up a commitment from the three-star linebacker.
Strength in Unity.
White burns redshirt in debut but defense fails to make stop in fourth quarter as Bearcats win
October 5th, 2013 --Nippert Stadium (Cincinnati, OH)
South Florida Bulls (1-3, 0-1 American) at Cincinnati Bearcats (4-1, 1-1)
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USF - 7 / 7 / 0 / 14 // 28
CIN - 10 / 3 / 10 / 10 // 33
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
7:48 (CIN) R. Abernathy IV, returned kickoff 98 Yds
3:22 (USF) A. Davis, 17 Yd pass from S. Bench
1:00 (CIN) T. Milano, 28 Yd FG
Quarter 2
3:42 (CIN) T. Milano, 40 Yd FG
1:22 (USF) D. Montgomery, 24 Yd pass from M. White
Quarter 3
3:55 (CIN) T. Milano, 22 Yd FG
1:26 (CIN) B. Kay, 9 Yd run
Quarter 4
2:43 (CIN) T. Milano, 26 Yd FG
2:33 (USF) D. Tice, returned kickoff 102 Yds
1:56 (CIN) J. Harrison, 22 Yd pass from B. Kay
0:25 (USF) M. Shaw, 2 Yd pass from M. White
South Florida Bulls (1-4, 0-2)
QB Mike White, Freshman: 15 of 23, 185 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 6 carries, 50 yards.
QB Steven Bench, Sophomore: 7 of 9, 53 yards, touchdown, interception.
QB Bobby Eveld, Senior: 2 of 3, 29 yards, interception.
HB Marcus Shaw, Senior: 15 carries, 93 yards.
TE Sean Price, Sophomore: 6 receptions, 60 yards.
WR Andre Davis, Junior: 4 receptions, 47 yards, touchdown.
WR Deonte Welch, RS Junior: 3 receptions, 67 yards.
WR Chris Dunkley, RS Junior: 2 receptions, 43 yards.
LB Dede Lattimore, RS Senior: 12 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
DE Aaron Lynch, RS Sophomore: 4 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
CB Joshua Brown, RS Senior: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
Tulsa Golden Hurricanes (2-1, 1-0)
QB Brandon Kay, RS Senior: 23 of 38, 283 yards, touchdown, 2 interceptions.
HB Ralph David Abernathy IV, Junior: 14 carries, 18 yards.
WR Chris Moore, RS Sophomore: 6 receptions, 73 yards.
WR Anthony McClung, Senior: 3 receptions, 52 yards.
WR Alex Chisum, Junior: 3 receptions, 45 yards.
OLB Nick Temple, Junior: 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions.
LB Greg Blair, RS Senior: 4 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
CB Leviticus Payne, Sophomore: Tackle, interception.
Next Game: at Connecticut (3-2, 2-0 American)
Strength in Unity.
1. Oklahoma notches a conference win against TCU behind the arm of Bell.
2. Oregon stays unbeaten with a 38-31 vs. conference rival Colorado.
3. #7 Georgia loses a shocker to SEC opponent Tennessee 26-23.
4. All eyes will be on the Texas - Oklahoma game this week.
5. Penn State squeaks by Indiana in conference play.
6. Oklahoma State takes it to Kansas State 27-10 in conference play.
Week 7 Notable Games
#6 Texas (5-0, 2-0) at #21 Oklahoma (3-2, 2-0)
California (4-2, 1-2) at #20 UCLA (3-1, 0-1)
NCAA Players of the Week
Sabian Holmes (WR, Texas A&M) :: W vs. Army :: 17 receptions, 318 yards, 4 touchdowns.
Dylan Reda (OLB, Southern Miss) :: W vs. FIU :: 10 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
AAC Players of the Week
Chandler Whitmer (QB, UConn) :: W vs. Tulane :: 22 of 39, 447 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Nick Temple (OLB, Cincinnati) :: W vs. USF :: 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions.
Strength in Unity.
As Horne commits to Troy, four-star DE Corbett could be next in-line
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports USF Insider
For the second time in the last three weeks, a USF target has committed elsewhere. Three-star center Phil Horne out of Vestavia Hills, Alabama committed to in-state Troy University. While that is no surprise, the next statement is. Horne could very well end up being classmates with four-star defensive end Sheldon Corbett.
Corbett was a USF commit since his sophomore season but the last few weeks, he has been trending towards Georgia Tech. Corbett took a surprise visit to Troy last weekend and according to sources, they are now a "real player" to land the six-foot-seven defensive end. USF went from defending their spot for Corbett to now being seen as a distant third behind pack leader Troy followed by Georgia Tech.
The writing seems to be on the wall and has been for some time that USF is going to lose Corbett. What is Plan B? It's out-of-state 3-star defensive ends Travis Elbert (Maryville, TN) and David Conley (Elroy, NC). Neither of them were considered "takes" as of a few weeks ago but if and when Corbett commits elsewhere, expect full court pressure to try to land these two defensive ends. They have similar builds around 240 pounds and six-foot-three and aren't nearly the athlete that Corbett is.
There is some good news for Bulls fans. Not only is freshman Mike White going to make his first career start this week against UConn, three-star QB Grant Oliver has scheduled a visit with the Bulls on Oct. 26 when they host East Carolina. 4-star HB Leon Ward is also expected to be at that game as well as four-star receiver Tyrone Gibbons, three-star receiver Chris Walker and offensive tackle prospects David Mitchell and Terry Scales along with tight end Thomas Moore. It's shaping up to be a busy weekend for the Bulls as safety Tavarious Bailey, cornerback Antwan Shaw and linebacker Alfred Jordan are also expected to be on campus during that weekend.
Some new offers went out over the weekend, one of them being three-star wide receiver Heath Woods out of the Bradenton area, a few miles south of Tampa. Woods was unranked a few months ago but has started to gain some attention from schools like Washington State, Arizona, Oregon State and Texas Tech. USF did not intend on signing three receivers this class and they like what they have in Gibbons and Walker but should a spot open back up in the class, Woods would fit right in.
The other offer was to unranked guard Jake Parker out of Fort Myers which is undoubtedly the team's Plan C after striking on two interior linemen this cycle. The third offer of the weekend went to cornerback Leonard Lilly out of Miami Beach. A three-star cornerback that the team projects better as a safety who is listed at six-foot-one and 188 pounds. Lilly joins fellow Miami cornerback Antwan Shaw and safety Tavarious Bailey as the only secondary targets for USF.
Strength in Unity.
White gets win in first career start behind second half comeback, opportunistic defense
October 12th, 2013 -- Rentschler Field (East Hartford, CT)
South Florida Bulls (1-4, 0-2 American) at Connecticut Huskies (3-2, 2-0 American)
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USF - 0 / 14 / 10 / 14 // 38
UCONN - 14 / 13 / 7 / 0 // 34
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
6:11 (UCONN) G. Davis, 13 Yd pass from C. Whitmer
1:33 (UCONN) L. McCombs, 3 Yd run
Quarter 2
7:47 (USF) M. Shaw, 4 Yd run
4:37 (UCONN) L. McCombs, 2 Yd run
3:58 (USF) D. Montgomery, 83 Yd pass from M. White
2:11 (UCONN) C. Christen, 24 Yd FG
0:52 (UCONN) C. Christen, 30 Yd fG
Quarter 3
5:32 (USF) M. Kloss, 25 Yd FG
3:20 (UCONN) J. Clax, 11 Yd pass from C. Whitmer
1:50 (USF) D. Montgomery, 23 Yd pass from M. White
Quarter 4
6:38 (USF) S. Price, 24 Yd pass from M. White
0:57 (USF) M. Pierre, 4 Yd run
South Florida Bulls (2-4, 1-2)
QB Mike White, Freshman: 17 of 26, 308 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, 11 carries, 35 yards.
HB Marcus Shaw, Senior: 18 carries, 178 yards, touchdown.
WR D'vario Montgomery, Sophomore: 5 receptions, 134 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Andre Davis, Junior: 4 receptions, 71 yards.
TE Sean Price, Sophomore: 3 receptions, 35 yards, touchdown.
DE Aaron Lynch, RS Sophomore: 7 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
S Fidel Montgomery, Senior: 5 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 interceptions.
UConn Huskies (3-2, 2-1)
QB Chandler Whitmer, RS Junior: 20 of 34, 318 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions.
HB Lyle McCombs, RS Junior: 23 carries, 108 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Deshon Foxx, Junior: 5 receptions, 120 yards.
TE Sean McQuillan, RS Sophomore: 4 receptions, 44 yards.
WR Geremy Davis, RS Junior: 3 receptions, 68 yards, touchdown.
LB Yawin Smallwood, RS Junior: 8 tackles.
S Andrew Adams, RS Sophomore: 7 tackles, interception.
CB Jhavon Williams, RS Freshman: 2 tackles, interception.
Next Game: Bye Week
Strength in Unity.
1. Davis and Texas knock off Big 12 opponent Oklahoma 20-17.
2. The Broncos remain unbeaten as they knock off conference foe Utah State.
3. The Pac-12 spotlight is on the Stanford - UCLA game this weekend.
4. Michigan holds on to beat Penn State.
5. TCU plows over Kansas in a convincing conference victory.
6. Virginia moves to 2-5 after their drubbing of Wake Forest.
7. Pittsburgh outpaces Virginia Tech 37-31 in ACC action.
8. Cincinnati dominates Temple defensively, wins 38-0 in American play.
Week 8 Notable Games
Virginia Tech (4-2, 2-1) at #13 Louisville (4-1, 0-1)
#22 USC (5-1, 3-1) at #12 Notre Dame (5-1, 0-0)
#20 UCLA (4-1, 1-1) at #3 Stanford (5-0, 4-0)
#16 Georgia (4-2, 3-2) at #24 Vanderbilt (4-1, 1-1)
#1 Texas A&M (7-0, 3-0) at Auburn (5-2, 3-1)
#15 Florida State (4-1, 2-1) at #21 Clemson (3-2, 2-2)
NCAA Players of the Week
Zack Greenlee (QB, Fresno State) :: W vs. Idaho :: 21 of 37, 364 yards, 6 carries, 30 yards, 5 total touchdowns.
Lajaylin Smith (OLB, North Texas) :: L vs. Middle Tennessee State State :: 8 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions.
AAC Players of the Week
Trey Watts (HB, Tulsa) :: W vs. SMU :: 25 carries, 148 yards, 2 touchdowns, 6 receptions, 79 yards, touchdown.
Chris Parks (CB, SMU) :: L vs. Tulsa :: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, forced fumble, 2 interceptions.
Strength in Unity.
Graham latest of USF targets to commit elsewhere, when will Francois and USF earn a public win on recruiting trail?
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports USF Insider
Four-star linebacker Drew Graham joined a now growing list of former USF targets to have commit elsewhere with the Miami product committing to UCF over the weekend. With no games on the schedule this weekend as the Bulls are on a bye, Graham is yet another recruiting loss for head coach Malcolm Francois and the Bulls.
From a more granular point of view, Graham's commitment was expected with most of the staff taking a hands off approach with Graham for the past few weeks. Nevertheless, USF was once in the race for a talented four-star linebacker that in a perfect world, they would pair with four-star defensive end Sheldon Corbett who is now considered a Troy lean due to his uncle being hired recently on the Troy basketball staff.
Things aren't as bleak as they appear for USF on the surface when you look at their recruiting. In two weeks, they'll have almost a dozen prospects on campus including three-star quarterback Grant Oliver who recently scheduled a visit later in the year with Wisconsin. USF is also in good standing with four-star running back Leon Ward, four-star receiver Tyrone Gibbons and pretty much went into Louisiana and are on the brink of getting a player that LSU wants in three-star linebacker Gary Prince.
Even with the Graham loss, USF is on pace to land a recruiting class with three-star LBs Jeffrey Reese, Alfred Jordan and the aforementioned Prince. The only problem? These aren't public wins and in recruiting, perception is reality. USF hasn't had a recruiting win since Francois was hired as the head coach with no new commits and only guys jumping ship.
The team had originally planned wanted for a star studded event late in the season against Memphis but then started scheduling recruits to visit next week. Why? In my opinion, it's to get some of their more locked in guys to be able to commit and/or shut down their recruitment in the case of Ward and Gibbons who are soft commits that are still planning on taking their official visits.
A quick parting shot. Gibbons has long been considered in good standing with USF and a near lock. However, he did schedule visits with Ole Miss and UCF for some time later this season after he visits USF. Simply put, that cannot happen. If Gibbons were to ever make it to the Ole Miss campus, there is a good chance the four-star wideout ends up playing in the SEC.
Strength in Unity.
1. The previously undefeated Broncos falter against Nevada.
2. Oregon takes out conference opponent Washington State 30-18.
3. All is well in Stanford as Cardinal down Pac-12 rival UCLA
4. Auburn proves once again that games aren't played on paper.
5. The big Big 12 match-up this week is the battle between Texas and TCU.
6. On a weekend full of top 25 action, #15 Clemson matches up with #12 Georgia.
7. With a better than expected defense, Oregon State climbs to the #7 spot.
Week 9 Notable Games
#2 Stanford (6-0, 5-0) at #7 Oregon State (7-0, 4-0)
#24 TCU (5-2, 2-2) at #6 Texas (6-0, 3-0)
#12 Georgia (5-2, 4-2) at #15 Clemson (4-2, 3-2)
#19 Florida State (4-2, 2-2) at #8 N.C. State (7-0, 4-0)
#23 UCLA (4-2, 1-2) at #3 Oregon (8-0, 5-0)
NCAA Players of the Week
Bradley Marquez (WR, Texas Tech) :: W vs. West Virginia :: 5 receptions, 183 yards, 4 touchdowns.
Detrick Bonner (S, Virginia Tech) :: W vs. Louisville :: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, 2 interceptions.
AAC Players of the Week
Shane Carden (QB, East Carolina) :: W vs. Navy :: 19 of 32, 364 yards, 3 total touchdowns.
Robert Seals (OLB, SMU) :: W vs. Memphis :: 14 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, interception.