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Bulls ranked 27th in AP CFB preseason polls
Cooper Byrd -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

The preseason polls are out and after winning twelve games last season, the South Florida Bulls are nowhere to be found in the top 25.

The Bulls finished 27th behind teams like UCF and UCLA despite soundly beating the Bruins last season and having a much better season than the Golden Knights albeit losing the head-to-head matchup.

The rationale is likely due to the fact that the Bulls were so dependent last season on Troy Henry and that their quarterback situation isn't much better. They also lost some firepower on defense and both their coordinators.

ESPN also picked UCF to win the South and Oklahoma to win the North. The Golden Knights, who haven't won a conference title since 2010, are the only ranked Big 12 teams.

Preseason Top 25
1. Michigan
2. Texas A&M
3. Notre Dame
4. Wisconsin
5. Minnesota
6. Penn State
7. Alabama
8. Florida State
9. Ohio State
10. USC
11. Michigan State
12. UCLA
13. Navy
14. Stanford
15. Nebraska
16. Tennessee
17. Georgia Tech
18. Louisville
19. Clemson
20. Missouri
21. Auburn
22. Virginia Tech
23. UCF
24. Miami
25. Arizona State
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27. USF
36. Oklahoma
38. Texas
43. Kansas State
46. Baylor
47. West Virginia
49. Oklahoma State
50. Texas Tech
52. TCU
82. Kansas
118. Iowa State

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Can Bulls Survive Early Season Gauntlet?
Anthony Washington -- The Tampa Bay Chronicles

It won't take long for fans of the USF Bulls to find out just how good they are going to be this season.

The Bulls face three top ten opponents in their first give games and have a road trip to unranked Oklahoma which could turn out to be a tougher matchup than on paper. USF opens the season on the road against #10 USC before hosting games against Iowa and #3 Notre Dame and then back on the road for a tough two week stretch of at Oklahoma and at #7 Alabama.

USC is coming off an eleven win season that culminated with a Rose Bowl victory over preseason #1 Michigan. Against Iowa, they'll face off against one of the country's top running back tandems and cornerback Sonny Underwood. Underwood is an elite cornerback with eight career interceptions that was once a USF target on the recruiting trail. Oklahoma is replacing a lot of talent on offense but have some of the best corners in the Big 12 in Chad Bell and James Anderson.

Notre Dame is also undergoing a youth movement as they reload but with five-star quarterback John Daniels, they're a tough team and those around the country believe that as well with their high preseason ranking.

And then there's Alabama. Philip Griffin has had to wait his turn but many believe him to be among the best quarterbacks in the country and Neil Griffin is a tank at 262 pounds and running the way he does. He rushed for 952 yards last season but could be among the leading rushers by this season's end.

2023 USF Schedule
Sep. 2 at #10 USC
Sep. 9 vs. Iowa
Sep. 16 vs. #3 Notre Dame
Sep. 18 at Oklahoma
Sep. 30 at #7 Alabama
Oct. 2 vs. Oklahoma State
Oct. 21 at Texas Tech
Oct. 28 at Baylor
Nov. 4 vs. TCU
Nov. 11 at West Virginia
Nov. 18 vs. Texas
Nov. 24 vs. #23 UCF

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South Florida Bulls release initial depth chart
Cooper Byrd -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

The South Florida Bulls have released their first official depth chart of the season and for the most part there were no surprises.

The running back position had three co-starters and the receivers were the same as last season as far as starters. The offensive line did see two new starters in Jimmie Hurd and Bernard Livingston on the left side while Brad Jones switched to center and won the starting job.

Quarterbacks
#15 James Pittman, Rs Junior | 6'6", 226lbs | 82 ovr, 85 spd, 85 acc, 80 thp, 79 tha
#9 Mike McFarland, Rs Sophomore | 6'4", 203lbs | 82 ovr, 73 spd, 75 acc, 88 thp, 81 tha
#17 Nick Williams, Freshman | 6'5", 205lbs | 76 ovr, 67 spd, 80 acc, 89 thp, 82 tha

Running backs
#1 Gerald Mitchell, Sophomore | 6'0", 203lbs | 83 ovr, 90 spd, 84 acc, 85 btk, 82 car, 73 trk, 88 elu OR
#25 David Fuller, Freshman | 6'0", 205lbs | 79 ovr, 89 spd, 87 acc, 76 btk, 73 car, 85 trk OR
#33 Derrick Green, Freshman | 5'11", 205lbs | 77 ovr, 88 spd, 86 acc, 76 btk, 72 car, 82 trk
#12 John Dixon, Rs Junior | 6'3", 217lbs | 80 ovr, 97 spd, 83 acc, 71 btk, 99 car

H-back
#40 Terrance Holland, Senior | 6'1", 259lbs | 86 ovr, 83 spd, 81 str, 83 btk, 84 car, 80 trk, 76 rbk, 73 cth
#34 Ryne Fox, Freshman | 6'5", 265lbs | 65 ovr, 69 spd, 76 str, 77 btk, 73 car, 74 trk, 67 rbk, 68 cth

Wide receivers
X
#4 William Stone, Junior | 6'0", 211lbs | 90 ovr, 97 spd, 95 acc, 79 cth
#88 Steve Townsend, Freshman | 6'1", 181lbs | 67 ovr, 93 spd, 80 acc, 61 cth

Z
#85 Joel Bass, Sophomore | 6'3", 221lbs | 81 ovr, 91 spd, 93 acc, 82 cth
#80 Chad Hale, Rs Senior | 6'2", 192lbs | 82 ovr, 92 spd, 92 acc, 82 cth
#81 David Ryan, Freshman | 6'1", 208lbs | 65 ovr, 92 spd, 87 acc, 62 cth

Y
#3 Andrew Vincent, Junior | 6'0", 179lbs | 89 ovr, 95 spd, 96 acc, 87 cth
#18 Shane Peterson, Freshman | 6'0", 183lbs | 72 ovr, 88 spd, 88 acc, 70 cth


Tight ends
#26 Erik Bass, Senior | 6'0", 251lbs | 85 ovr, 91 spd, 89 acc, 81 cth, 73 rbk
#87 Martin Rushing, Rs Junior | 6'7", 271lbs | 82 ovr, 78 spd, 86 acc, 79 cth, 81 rbk
#83 Jacob Dickson, Rs Freshman | 6'4", 249lbs | 75 ovr, 76 spd, 76 acc, 72 cth, 76 rbk

Offensive Line
LT Jimmie Hurd, Rs Sophomore | 6'8", 303lbs | 75 ovr, 87 str, 74 pbk, 89 rbk
LG Bernard Livingston, Rs Sophomore | 6'5", 296lbs | 84 ovr, 90 str, 85 pbk, 92 rbk
C Brad Jones, Junior | 6'4", 310lbs | 79 ovr, 83 str, 89 pbk, 83 rbk
RG Frank Lucas, Rs Senior | 6'4", 332lbs | 85 ovr, 90 str, 78 pbk, 98 rbk
RT Derek Charles, Senior | 6'6", 311lbs | 86 ovr, 91 str, 82 pbk, 93 rbk
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C Joel Dixon, Rs Sophomore | 6'1", 294lbs | 80 ovr, 80 str, 81 pbk, 86 rbk
C Clay Smith, Rs Sophomore | 6'3", 297lbs | 78 ovr, 83 str, 79 pbk, 87 rbk
T Charles Joseph, Rs Sophomore | 6'7", 309lbs | 73 ovr, 82 str, 75 pbk, 88 rbk
T Tanner Patton, Rs Freshman | 6'7", 307lbs | 73 ovr, 86 str, 75 pbk, 82 rbk
T Darryl Williams, Freshman | 6'8", 287lbs | 72 ovr, 84 str, 77 pbk, 77 rbk
G Bobby Davis, Freshman | 6'2", 309lbs | 69 ovr, 82 str, 72 pbk, 77 rbk
G Joe Payne, Rs Sophomore | 6'4", 300lbs | 68 ovr, 86 str, 82 pbk, 73 rbk
C Craig Williams, Freshman | 6'4", 289lbs | 64 ovr, 75 str, 72 pbk, 72 rbk

Defensive Line
LDE
#11 Stephen Hill, Rs Senior | 6'2", 260lbs | 88 ovr, 88 spd, 94 acc, 87 str, 81 tkl, 68 pmv, 65 fmv, 90 bsh
#91 Kelvin Davis, Sophomore | 6'5", 259lbs | 76 ovr, 75 spd, 78 acc, 77 str, 83 tkl, 82 pmv, 71 fmv, 86 bsh
#90 Travis Scott, Sophomore | 6'2", 267lbs | 73 ovr, 67 spd, 81 acc, 75 str, 78 tkl, 80 pmv, 79 fmv, 85 bsh

RDE
#98 John Mansfield, Rs Senior | 6'0", 254lbs | 82 ovr, 73 spd, 72 acc, 81 str, 79 tkl, 79 pmv, 88 fmv, 89 bsh OR
#96 Mark Robinson, Rs Sophomore | 6'6", 261lbs | 83 ovr, 71 spd, 82 acc, 85 str, 83 tkl, 86 pmv, 88 fmv, 80 bsh
#56 Derrick Farris, Rs Senior | 6'3", 256lbs | 81 ovr, 85 spd, 82 acc, 83 str, 80 btkl, 55 fmv, 87 fmv, 84 bsh
#95 Dale Bolen, Rs Sophomore | 6'3", 262lbs | 77 ovr, 76 spd, 94 acc, 76 str, 75 tkl, 79 pmv, 73 fmv, 86 bsh

NT
#99 Jeremy Daniels, Junior | 6'2", 297lbs | 87 ovr, 78 acc, 85 str, 91 pmv, 90 fmv, 83 bsh
#93 Daniel Elliott, Junior | 6'2", 282lbs | 77 ovr, 70 acc, 87 str, 80 pmv, 77 fmv, 86 bsh
#92 Josh Brown, Rs Sophomore | 6'5", 293lbs | 77 ovr, 73 acc, 87 str, 83 pmv, 79 fmv, 85 bsh
#97 Gary Griffin, Freshman | 6'6", 265lbs | 75 ovr, 77 acc, 72 str, 78 pmv, 79 fmv, 79 bsh
#94 Marcus McCauley, Freshman | 6'2", 270lbs | 66 ovr, 66 acc, 75 str, 76 pmv, 76 fmv, 72 bsh

Linebackers
SAM
#52 Montrell Jennings, Rs Junior | 5'11", 237lbs | 82 ovr, 85 spd, 94 acc, 80 tkl, 85 bsh, 81 zcv
#44 Matt Collins, Rs Freshman | 6'5", 234lbs | 73 ovr, 79 spd, 85 acc, 80 tkl, 77 bsh, 70 zcv
#59 Brandon Walker, Freshman | 6'1", 224lbs | 69 ovr, 76 spd, 79 acc, 79 tkl, 77 bsh, 68 zcv

MIKE
#55 Dallas Gross, Freshman | 6'0", 234lbs | 79 ovr, 80 spd, 82 acc, 84 tkl, 83 bsh, 84 pur
#54 John Reed, Sophomore | 6'3", 218lbs | 79 ovr, 81 spd, 79 acc, 85 tkl, 83 bsh, 83 pur
#53 Skyler Wilson, Sophomore | 6'3", 207lbs | 76 ovr, 78 spd, 89 acc, 72 tkl, 77 bsh, 88 pur
#57 Dan Miller, Freshman | 6'2", 235lbs | 69 ovr, 79 spd, 78 acc, 82 tkl, 71 bsh, 67 pur

WILL
#8 Travis Hughes, Freshman | 6'5", 211lbs | 79 ovr, 84 spd, 98 acc, 75 tkl, 87 bsh, 77 zcv
#58 Calvin Franz, Rs Freshman | 6'1", 231lbs | 72 ovr, 86 spd, 82 acc, 80 tkl, 80 bsh, 55 zcv
#50 Alex Miller, Rs Freshman | 6'2", 251lbs | 70 ovr, 84 spd, 92 acc, 77 tkl, 75 bsh, 63 zcv

Secondary
LCB
#2 Jason Garcia, Junior | 6'1", 189lbs | 91 ovr, 99 spd, 96 acc, 93 mcv, 93 zcv
#23 Ronnie Gay, Junior | 6'3", 176lbs | 77 ovr, 95 spd, 85 acc, 84 mcv, 88 zcv
#27 Dan Ross, Junior | 6'0", 173lbs | 74 ovr, 89 spd, 92 acc, 84 mcv, 83 zcv

RCB
#5 Ray Hill, Sophomore | 6'0", 181lbs | 78 ovr, 90 spd, 90 acc, 87 mcv, 82 zcv OR
#24 Sid Robinson, Freshman | 6'1", 175lbs | 77 ovr, 92 spd, 89 acc, 80 mcv, 88 zcv
#30 Cody Johnson, Sophomore | 5'11", 188lbs | 68 ovr, 89 spd, 86 acc, 81 mcv, 75 zcv
#22 Cedric Whaley, Sophomore | 6'0", 195lbs | 67 ovr, 89 spd, 85 acc, 80 mcv, 80 zcv

FS
#32 Jake Lott, Freshman | 6'1", 205lbs | 80 ovr, 90 spd, 89 acc, 84 mcv, 82 zcv, 75 tkl
#28 Corey Johnson, Freshman | 5'11", 179lbs | 72 ovr, 93 spd, 91 acc, 72 mcv, 79 zcv, 59 tkl
#21 Malcolm Francois, Sophomore | 5'11", 176lbs | 68 ovr, 92 spd, 89 acc, 67 mcv, 77 zcv, 52 tkl

SS
#7 Edgar Thompson, Junior | 6'0", 204lbs | 91 ovr, 90 spd, 92 acc, 82 mcv, 83 zcv, 92 tkl
#20 Pierre Hodge, Rs Junior | 6'0", 200lbs | 80 ovr, 88 spd, 92 acc, 64 mcv, 82 zcv, 78 tkl

NCB
#6 Ray Thompson, Sophomore | 6'1", 189lbs | 85 ovr, 89 spd, 90 acc, 79 mcv, 79 zcv, 89 tkl
#35 Chris Wade, Rs Junior | 6'1", 179lbs | 83 ovr, 88 spd, 95 acc, 74 mcv, 74 zcv, 83 tkl

Specialists
K Kevin Justice, Freshman | 6'0", 160lbs | 65 ovr, 63 kick power, 68 kick accuracy
P Marcus McClelland, Freshman | 6'0", 208lbs | 72 ovr, 77 kick power, 67 kick accuracy
R Malcolm Francois, Sophomore | 5'11", 176lbs | 68 ovr, 92 spd, 89 acc, 88 agility

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Week 1 Top Stories
1. The American season begins on a high note for Tulsa, beating Charlotte
2. Georgia's Jones is POTW after season-opening win over LSU.
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Week 2 Notable Games
South Florida (0-0, 0-0) at #10 USC (0-0, 0-0)
#2 Texas A&M (0-0, 0-0) at Florida (0-0, 0-0)
LSU (0-1, 0-1) at #17 Georgia Tech (0-0, 0-0)
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Players of the Week
QB John Clemens (Arkansas): 14 of 26, 247 yards, 4 touchdowns, 19 carries, 116 yards.
S Marcus McGee (Utah): 3 tackles, interception.
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WR Larry Thompson (Iowa State): 268 all purpose yards, 2 total touchdowns.
OLB Todd Peoples (Iowa State): 6 tackles, interception.
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Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#10 Steve Robinson [WR #4]: 6'1", 196lbs | Aberdeen, WA | University of Southern California

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Week 2 Preview: #10 USC Trojans
Record: 0-0, 0-0
Head Coach: Lane Kiffin (122-63 at USC, 15th year, 122-63)

USC Trojans Projected Starters
QB Melvin Burke, Rs Senior | 5'11", 219lbs | 89 ovr, 57 spd, 70 acc, 88 thp, 93 tha
HB Chad Thomas, Rs Junior | 6'1", 209lbs | 93 ovr, 87 spd, 92 acc, 91 btk, 90 car, 91 elu
WR Phil Bates, Senior | 6'0", 197lbs | 91 ovr, 92 spd, 97 acc, 90 cth
WR Eddie Williams, Rs Senior | 6'2", 186lbs | 86 ovr, 85 spd, 71 acc, 94 cth
WR Brandon Burns, Senior | 6'2", 219lbs | 85 ovr, 85 spd, 99 acc, 80 cth
TE Sean Bates, Sophomore | 6'3", 264lbs | 83 ovr, 78 spd, 83 acc, 84 cth, 78 rbk
LT Jarrett Brown, Senior | 6'8", 318lbs | 90 ovr, 92 str, 90 pbk, 90 rbk
LG Michael Nelson, Junior | 6'1", 323lbs | 88 ovr, 91 str, 96 pbk, 83 rbk
C Marcus Pitts, Freshman | 6'4", 273lbs | 76 ovr, 84 str, 82 pbk, 76 rbk
RG Steve Dunn, Junior | 6'1", 274lbs | 87 ovr, 90 str, 96 pbk, 82 rbk
RT Eric Skinner, Junior | 6'3", 304lbs | 83 ovr, 89 str, 82 pbk 89 rbk
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DE Nate Hall, Senior | 6'4", 249lbs | 92 ovr, 84 spd, 93 acc, 85 str, 90 pmv, 82 fmv, 89 bsh
DE Derrick Bowman, Rs Senior | 6'4", 249lbs | 97 ovr, 80 spd, 89 acc, 83 str, 93 pmv, 99 fmv, 94 bsh
DT Adam Hodges, Rs Senior | 6'1", 299lbs | 98 ovr, 79 acc, 92 str, 98 pmv, 96 fmv, 89 bsh
DT Isaac Pettway, Rs Junior | 6'3", 300lbs | 94 ovr, 85 acc, 86 str, 99 pmv, 97 fmv, 88 bsh
OLB Carlos Vickers, Rs Senior | 6'3", 265lbs | 86 ovr, 87 spd, 98 acc, 80 tkl, 74 bsh
ILB Josh Larsen, Senior | 6'4", 234lbs | 90 ovr, 87 spd, 85 acc, 82 tkl, 97 bsh
OLB Josh Turner, Rs Junior | 6'2", 236lbs | 83 ovr, 91 spd, 99 acc, 80 tkl, 55 bsh
CB Michael Vinson, Rs Junior | 6'1", 181lbs | 89 ovr, 96 spd, 92 acc, 96 mcv, 91 zcv
CB William Daniels, Rs Junior | 6'0", 199lbs | 83 ovr, 92 spd, 93 acc, 89 mcv, 88 zcv
S Junior Jones, Senior | 6'1", 192lbs | 89 ovr, 93 spd, 94 acc, 77 mcv, 78 zcv, 89 tkl
S John Johnson, Senior | 6'5", 202lbs| 91 ovr, 91 spd, 90 acc, 76 mcv, 86 zcv, 88 tkl

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USF (0-1, 0-0) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 || 20
#10 USC (1-0, 0-0) | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 || 28
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Bulls Lose a 28-20 Heartbreaker to USC Trojans
USC couldn't have asked for a better start, forcing a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and returning it for a touchdown to start the game.

USF would roar back, eventually taking the lead but ultimately the game ended on another turnover as the Trojans hung out to beat the Bulls 28-20 to open their season.

Philip Bates was able to beat Jason Garcia and get behind the defense for a 27-yard touchdown to give the Trojans the 28-17 lead with 3:45 left in the game. It would turn out to be the final touchdown of the game and the game winner.

The Bulls did strike back, scoring on a field goal to make it an eight point game heading into the fourth quarter. The Trojans had another good drive going when Melvin Burke was intercepted at the one-yard line by Ray Hill. USF managed to get the football out of their endzone but failed to score.

USF's defense gave them the ball once more but on the 38-yard line, James Pittman threw his second interception of the day to seal the Bulls fate.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[USC] J. Chapman, returned fumble 16 yds (9:54)
[USF] K. Justice, 42 Yd FG (5:10)

Quarter 2
[USF] W. Stone, 9 Yd run (9:54)
[USC] C. Thomas, 1 Yd run (1:38)
[USC] P. Bates, 53 Yd pass from M. Burke (0:24)

Quarter 3
[USF] D. Green, 2 Yd run (6:16)
[USC] P. Bates, 27 Yd pass from M. Burke (3:45)
[USF] K. Justice, 34 Yd FG (0:00)

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South Florida Bulls
QB James Pittman: 13 of 22, 159 yards, 2 interceptions, 15 carries, 94 yards.
HB Derrick Green: 11 carries, 69 yards, touchdown.
WR William Stone: 8 carries, 58 yards, touchdown, 3 receptions, 63 yards.
HB David Fuller: 6 carries, 28 yards.
HB Gerald Mitchell: 4 carries, 17 yards.
TE Erik Bass: 3 receptions, 30 yards.
LB Travis Hughes: 10 tackles, tackle for loss.
OLB Montrell Jennings: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
CB Ray Hill: 2 tackles, interception.

USC Trojans
QB Melvin Burke: 26 of 33, 291 yards, 2 touchdowns, interception.
HB Chad Thomas: 23 carries, 89 yards, touchdown.
WR Phil Bates: 8 receptions, 154 yards, 2 touchdowns.
TE Sean Bates: 6 receptions, 57 yards.
WR Eddie Williams: 5 receptions, 50 yards.
WR Brandon Burns: 3 receptions, 13 yards.
CB Chris Woodard: 9 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
LB Josh Larsen: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, interception.

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Week 2 Top Stories
1. Sun Devils win their Pac-12 opener 45-35 against California.
2. Nebraska's setback to Colorado drops them to #23 in latest Coaches' Poll.
3. Duncan Louisville's manages to edge FCS school by hair in season debut.
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Week 3 Notable Games
#4 Tennessee (1-0, 0-0) at #2 Texas A&M (1-0, 1-0)
Florida (0-1, 0-1) at #7 Alabama (1-0, 0-0)
#20 UCLA (0-1, 0-1) at #13 Stanford (1-0, 0-0)
Texas (0-1, 0-0) at #9 Ohio State (1-0, 0-0)
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Players of the Week
HB Tony Jenkins (BYU): 28 carries, 271 yards, 5 touchdowns.
CB Rashad Jenkins (Temple): 9 tackles, 3 interceptions.
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QB Derrick Williams (UCF): 25 of 32, 400 yards, 3 touchdowns, 15 carries, 53 yards.
CB Don Graham (Iowa State): 5 tackles, 3 interceptions.
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Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#10 Steve Robinson [WR #4]: 6'1", 196lbs | Aberdeen, WA | University of Southern California