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Bulls end season with four road games but get light load to begin the season
Cooper Byrd -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

It won't take long for the 2028 USF Bulls to have a chance to make history.

The Bulls open their season with a home matchup against the Arkansas Razorbacks and with a win would give USF the longest home winning streak in NCAA history. They are currently tied with the Miami Hurricanes at 52, their last home loss coming against Wisconsin, almost a decade ago.

Their next three games are all home games with two of them being SEC opponents in Kentucky and Georgia before going on the road against #14 Ole Miss and then back home against #5 Notre Dame, likely their toughest test of the season.

USF will get a chance to avenge last season loss to Auburn with another road trip to Jordan-Hare before hosting #23 Tennessee for their last home game of the season. After that, it's four straight road games against Florida teams.

2028 USF Schedule
Sep. 2 vs. Arkansas
Sep. 9 vs. Boise State
Sep. 16 vs. Kentucky
Sep. 23 vs. Georgia*
Sep. 30 at #14 Ole Miss*
Oct. 7 vs. #5 Notre Dame**
OPEN
Oct. 21 at Auburn
Oct. 28 vs. #23 Tennessee***
Nov. 4 at #21 Miami
Nov. 11 at #11 Florida State
Nov. 18 at Florida*
Nov. 24 at Central Florida*

*denotes night game (subject to change)
** denotes Homecoming
*** denotes Senior Night

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Oklahoma's Dukes, Tallahassee's Daniel first to commit to Bulls 2029 class
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports USF Insider

Oklahoma State University and Florida State University saw two top local prospects from their respective stomping grounds commit elsewhere this past week.

At a 7on7 camp hosted by Rivals, five-star athlete Louis Dukes (Owasso, Oklahoma) and four-star athlete David Daniel (Tallahassee, Florida) both committed to the University of South Florida in a joint, surprise announcement that stole the show. While not on the same team for the tournament, Daniel and Dukes will be at the next level.

"It felt right," said Dukes, "We have a group chat with a lot of the [USF recruits] and when I said something about committing soon, David [Daniel] replied back like 'let's do it' and then everyone started blowing up the chat like 'do it right now, do it' so we just decided to go ahead and make the move."

Dukes, who was quarterbacking at the event, has been recruited as a receiver by the Bulls. He held offers from Tennessee, Pittsburgh and North Carolina who all primarily like him at quarterback. Dukes says he's open to the move and its one of the reasons why he chose the Bulls as he wants to be coached up by head coach Malcolm Francois Sr. who is also the program's WR coach.

Daniel is another versatile athlete that the Bulls are getting who plays both corner and receiver as well as some running back for his high school. His lack of a top end speed will likely land him at running back at the next level although the USF coaching staff is waiting until he gets on campus to make a decision as safety is not out of the question for him.

With their commitments, the Bulls now already have two commits within the 247 top 75.

2029 USF Recruiting Class
WR Louis Dukes IV [ATH #9]: 6'4", 210lbs | Owasso, OK | 5-star | 4.54 40-yd dash, 325 Bench Press Max, 345 Squat Max
HB/DB David Daniel [ATH #28]: 6'2", 221lbs | Tallahassee, FL | 4-star | 4.60 40-yd dash, 340 Bench Press Ma, 300 Squat Max

2029 USF Recruiting Board
TE Derrick Hunter [TE #2]: 6'5", 255lbs | Miami, FL | 5-star | USF, Florida State, Miami, Alabama, Ole Miss
HB Anthony Montgomery [HB #3]: 6'1", 207lbs | Miami, FL | 5-star | Ole Miss, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Oregon, USF
DE John Hamby [DE #1]: 6'2", 245lbs | Greensboro, NC | 5-star | Alabama, Notre Dame, USF, Ohio State, Texas
WR Travis Lewis [WR #5]: 6'4", 189lbs | Oak Forest, IL | 5-star | USF, Michigan State, Arkansas, Arizona, Louisville
C Daniel Moore [C #1]: 6'3", 296lbs | Warner Robbins, GA | 5-star | Georgia Tech, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida State, USF
OL/DL Michael Bowser [ATH #13]: 6'6", 268lbs | Tampa, FL | 5-star | USF, Miami, Florida State, Mississippi State
T Kenneth Smith [T #7]: 6'6", 292lbs | Galena Park, TX | 4-star | Texas, Oklahoma, USC, Nebraska, USF
C Kyle Moss [C #3]: 6'2", 313lbs | Bridge City, FL | 4-star | Navy, Georgia Tech, USF, Ohio State, Colorado
DT Dwayne Callahan [DT #6]: 6'4", 300lbs | Tallahassee, FL | 4-star | Texas A&M, Stanford, Virginia Tech, Wisconsin, USF
OLB Mark Johnson [OLB #3]: 6'2", 226lbs | Fairland, MD | 4-star | Minnesota, Michigan State, USF, UCLA, Nebraska
ILB Bill Pace [ILB #10]: 6'1", 242lbs | Homeland Park, SC | 4-star | USF, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Iowa
ILB Curtis Carter [ILB #11]: 5'11", 223lbs | Hallandale, FL | 4-star | USF, Florida, Miami, Florida State, Alabama
G Elton Hopkins [G #6]: 6'4", 286lbs | Palm Beach, FL | 4-star | Georgia Tech, Ohio State, Navy, Colorado, USF
HB Sean Adams [HB #11]: 6'1", 213lbs | Forest Park, GA | 4-star | USF, Navy, Wisconsin, Clemson, Georgia Tech
TE Chance Fisher [TE #9]: 6'5", 257lbs | West Milford, NJ | 4-star | USF, Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Michigan State
ILB Willie Lawrence [ILB #61]: 5'10", 244lbs | Tamiami, FL | 3-star | USF, Florida International, Mississippi State, UCF, Vanderbilt
CB Adam Kelly [CB #30]: 5'11", 179lbs | Tampa, FL | 3-star | USF, Florida Atlantic, Miami, Georgia Southern
T James Jones [T #93]: 6'7", 303lbs | Tampa, FL | 3-star | USF, Florida Atlantic, UCF, Florida State, Florida International

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Run of the Bulls ‣ USF Football News
Andrew Lake -- 247 Sports Staff Writer

‣ USF OL coach Jim Michalczik tinkers with OL; moves Simpson to offensive tackle

New USF offensive line coach Jim Michalczik doesn't have his starting five for the offensive line, no matter what message boards will have you believe. So much so that he's moving his most experience player, guard Chris Simpson, all over the place throughout fall camp.

Simpson has played both guard spots and both tackle spots in practices and through two scrimmages, most recently playing right tackle. While Michalczik has remained mum on the subject during press availabilities, the clips of scrimmage show Simpson, number 78, lining up all over the offensive line.

In the most recent scrimmage, the most common combo at the offensive line was redshirt junior James King at left tackle, redshirt senior Robbie Wade at left guard, redshirt junior Jason Harrington at center, sophomore Nick Matthews at right guard and Simpson at right tackle.

When Matthews kicks inside at center, redshirt junior Andrew Smart has been the replacement at right guard.

‣ Massey no longer part of the program

Former USF running back Donte Massey has enrolled at El Camino College in Torrance, California.

The second-year running back was arrested last March for carrying a concealed firearm and possession of 20 grams or less of marijuana. A former four-star recruit, the south Floridian native missed the spring game as a result of his arrest and hadn't been spotted at practices but continued to be listed on the team's official roster.

As is the norm, the program did not comment on the situation although Massey's enrollment at El Camino College confirmed what many suspected.

‣ Bulls agree to future home-and-home series with Texas, Oregon; Oklahoma in the works

The University of South Florida will face off against the Texas Longhorns in 2030 in Tampa and in 2033 in Austin, the school announced on Monday. They also agreed to play Oregon at home in 2031 and in Eugene in 2035.

The announcement gives the Bulls a booked non-conference schedule until 2032 with rumors of a series potentially being in the works with the University of Oklahoma.

The hold up has reportedly been the Sooners 'unwillingness' to come to Tampa and instead agree on a neutral site battle with the Bulls making the trip to Norman as well. Both sides have re-engaged following the agreement with Texas, according to a source close to the situation. Following USF's tumultuous exit from the Big 12, it was unclear if Big 12 teams would schedule non-conference matchups with the Bulls. With Texas agreeing to do so already, it opens the door for other Big 12 teams to consider the move.

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Bulls release first official depth roster; update roster ahead of Arkansas opener
Cooper Byrd -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

The University of South Florida has released its first official depth chart of the season ahead of it's season opener against Arkansas.

There were a few surprises, particularly along the offensive line with Andrew Smart being the starter at right guard and Chris Simpson, whose started every game of his career at right guard, kicking out to right tackle. The drama at receiver continues with no official starter being named.

Here is the official depth chart with notably no one wearing the number one jersey.

Quarterbacks
#7 Jay Jackson, Rs Senior | 5'11", 208lbs | 99 ovr, 90 spd, 88 acc, 87 thp, 93 tha
#10 Antonio Whitehead, Rs Freshman | 5'11", 216lbs | 81 ovr, 86 spd, 87 acc, 87 thp, 82 tha
#19 George Mobley, Junior | 6'0", 201lbs | 79 ovr, 77 spd, 76 acc, 83 thp, 85 tha
#14 James Brown, Freshman | 6'2", 221lbs | 67 ovr, 72 spd, 67 acc, 75 thp, 78 tha
#18 Todd Woods, Freshman | 6'2", 210lbs | 60 ovr, 63 spd, 61 acc, 79 thp, 71 tha

Running backs
#22 Dion Rogers, Rs Sophomore | 5'11", 213lbs | 77 ovr, 94 spd, 94 acc, 71 btk, 72 car, 90 elu
#32 Ronnie Smith, Rs Junior | 6'0", 199lbs | 82 ovr, 91 spd, 94 acc, 83 btk, 75 car, 88 elu
#3 Pookie Harrell, Freshman | 5'11", 210lbs | 79 ovr, 94 spd, 88 acc, 74 btk, 72 car, 86 elu
#43 Joe Marshall, Rs Freshman | 6'3", 214lbs | 67 ovr, 89 spd, 80 acc, 65 btk, 60 car, 71 elu

Wide receivers
X
#80 James Harper, Rs Senior | 6'5", 236lbs | 86 ovr, 97 spd, 99 acc, 89 cth OR
#81 Derrick Byrd, Sophomore | 6'4", 214lbs | 85 ovr, 90 spd, 96 acc, 85 cth
#17 Bobby Arnold, Junior | 6'2", 203lbs | 79 ovr, 93 spd, 87 acc, 67 cth

Z
#85 Andrew Rivas, Junior | 6'6", 219lbs | 83 ovr, 89 spd, 96 acc, 82 cth OR
#5 Pat Newsome, Freshman | 6'5", 218lbs | 82 ovr, 89 spd, 94 acc, 81 cth
#11 Nigel Medley, Freshman | 6'1", 200lbs | 81 ovr, 86 spd, 90 acc, 83 cth

Y
#4 Corey Montgomery, Sophomore | 6'1", 199lbs | 85 ovr, 99 spd, 95 acc, 82 cth
#8 Jeremiah McCullough, Sophomore | 5'11", 182lbs | 82 ovr, 91 spd, 93 acc, 78 cth
#12 Jimmy Ingram, Rs Sophomore | 5'10", 191lbs | 82 ovr, 89 spd, 92 acc, 78 cth


Tight ends
#88 J.J. Francois, Sophomore | 6'3", 242lbs | 78 ovr, 90 spd, 90 acc, 78 cth, 73 rbk
#84 Nick Thompson, Rs Junior | 6'1", 233lbs | 78 ovr, 78 spd, 75 acc, 77 cth, 78 rbk
#9 Brent Slaughter, Freshman | 6'5", 226lbs | 70 ovr, 87 spd, 89 acc, 77 cth, 60 rbk
#83 Josh Smith, Freshman | 6'4", 242lbs | 66 ovr, 80 spd, 83 acc, 65 cth, 67 rbk
#89 Lance Fields, Freshman | 6'4", 242lbs | 60 ovr, 68 spd, 71 acc, 61 cth, 66 rbk

Offensive Line
#73 LT James King, Rs Junior | 6'6", 333lbs | 89 ovr, 90 pbk, 91 rbk, 89 str
#67 LG Robbie Wade, Rs Senior | 6'0", 316lbs | 89 ovr, 82 pbk, 98 rbk, 83 str
#75 C Nick Matthews, Sophomore | 6'2", 283lbs | 83 ovr, 84 pbk, 88 rbk, 88 str
#62 RG Andrew Smart, Rs Junior | 6'3", 314lbs | 80 ovr, 76 pbk, 94 rbk, 87 str
#78 RT Chris Simpson, Senior | 6'3", 315lbs | 90 ovr, 98 pbk, 86 rbk, 92 str
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#72 T Jim Weisbecker, Rs Freshman | 6'4", 320lbs | 68 ovr, 79 pbk, 78 rbk, 76 str
#76 T Marcus Clark, Rs Senior | 6'5", 300lbs | 81 ovr, 83 pbk, 84 rbk, 89 str
#65 T Bryan McDonald, Rs Junior | 6'6", 329lbs | 80 ovr, 87 pbk, 87 rbk, 86 str
#61 T Ben Brown, Freshman | 6'4", 315lbs | 77 ovr, 84 pbk, 80 rbk, 79 str
#71 G Lamar Felder, Freshman | 6'5", 280lbs | 74 ovr, 83 pbk, 79 rbk, 77 str
#60 G Stephen Brown, Rs Sophomore | 6'4", 331lbs | 64 ovr, 78 pbk, 73 rbk, 76 str
#79 C Jason Harrington, Rs Junior | 6'1", 315lbs | 77 ovr, 83 pbk, 80 rbk, 77 str
#68 C John Rawlins, Rs Freshman | 6'0", 311lbs | 74 ovr, 79 pbk, 78 rbk, 79 str [redshirt -- transfer]

Defensive Line
LDE
#33 Cornelius Ross, Freshman | 6'4", 241lbs | 78 ovr, 75 spd, 80 acc, 77 str, 81 pmv, 83 fmv, 81 bsh OR
#13 Jason Hamilton, Freshman | 6'4", 248lbs | 77 ovr, 72 spd, 81 acc, 84 str, 82 pmv, 60 fmv, 75 bsh
#90 Justin Young, Sophomore | 6'4", 253lbs | 76 ovr, 72 spd, 73 acc, 80 str, 84 pmv, 83 fmv, 81 bsh

RDE
#97 Marcus Smith, Rs Senior | 6'1", 273lbs | 85 ovr, 75 spd, 86 acc, 82 str, 86 pmv, 99 fmv, 84 bsh OR
#15 Nate Stewart, Sophomore | 6'4", 271lbs | 81 ovr, 81 spd, 85 acc, 83 str, 86 pmv, 72 fmv, 82 bsh

NT
#98 James Faulk, Rs Senior | 6'4", 311lbs | 83 ovr, 84 acc, 88 str, 82 pmv, 82 fmv, 81 bsh OR
#82 E.J. Jones, Rs Junior | 6'3", 317lbs | 80 ovr, 80 acc, 80 str, 92 pmv, 86 fmv, 80 bsh
#94 Chris Mark, Freshman | 6'4", 306lbs | 75 ovr, 76 acc, 76 str, 82 pmv, 79 fmv, 79 bsh
#91 Rodney Williams, Rs Sophomore | 6'2", 307lbs | 75 ovr, 71 acc, 78 str, 86 pmv, 80 fmv, 73 bsh
#99 Kevin Simon, Freshman | 6'3", 311lbs | 67 ovr, 69 acc, 78 str, 73 pmv, 70 fmv, 75 bsh

Linebackers
RUSH
#6 B.J. Patton, Rs Junior | 6'6", 257lbs | 82 ovr, 82 spd, 97 acc, 83 tkl, 89 bsh, 87 pur, 86 pmv, 80 fmv, 58 zcv
#93 Jim Horner, Rs Junior | 6'1", 251lbs | 69 ovr, 74 spd, 95 acc, 73 tkl, 87 bsh, 79 pur, 77 pmv, 76 fmv, 56 zcv

MIKE
#54 Marcus Rhoden, Junior | 5'11", 240lbs | 85 ovr, 82 spd, 86 acc, 80 tkl, 90 prc, 84 bsh, 85 pur, 78 zcv
#52 Gary Adkins, Freshman | 6'1", 250lbs | 76 ovr, 80 spd, 89 acc, 72 tkl, 77 prc, 79 bsh, 85 pur, 76 zcv

WILL
#55 Greg Booth, Sophomore | 6'1", 225lbs | 78 ovr, 86 spd, 99 acc, 78 tkl, 79 prc, 72 bsh, 89 pur, 81 zcv OR
#56 Kenny Frye, Rs Junior | 6'3", 237lbs | 77 ovr, 82 spd, 85 acc, 78 tkl, 76 prc, 85 bsh, 78 pur, 76 zcv
#51 Mike Jackson, Freshman | 6'1", 234lbs | 67 ovr, 82 spd, 91 acc, 76 tkl, 68 prc, 75 bsh, 64 pur, 56 zcv

SAM
#23 Greg White, Junior | 6'5", 252lbs | 77 ovr, 79 spd, 92 acc, 79 tkl, 86 bsh, 83 pur, 88 pmv, 86 fmv, 60 zcv
#53 Reggie Harper, Rs Sophomore | 5'11", 251lbs | 77 ovr, 86 spd, 91 acc, 76 tkl, 77 bsh, 75 pur, 80 pmv, 86 fmv, 73 zcv
#57 Jason Lindsey, Rs Sophomore | 6'1", 231lbs | 76 ovr, 83 spd, 82 acc, 83 tkl, 77 bsh, 72 pur, 63 pmv, 63 fmv, 61 zcv

Secondary
LCB
#21 Pierre Francois, Senior | 5'9", 188lbs | 85 ovr, 91 spd, 97 acc, 97 mcv, 72 zcv, 92 press
#28 Jay Burke, Sophomore | 5'11", 192lbs | 80 ovr, 94 spd, 91 acc, 84 mcv, 88 zcv, 83 press
#27 Sam Harris, Rs Sophomore | 5'11", 198lbs | 78 ovr, 93 spd, 87 acc, 85 mcv, 86 zcv, 82 press

RCB
#24 Jonathan Mirvil, Senior | 6'2", 168lbs | 86 ovr, 93 spd, 91 acc, 92 mcv, 93 zcv, 79 press
#28 Jay Burke, Sophomore | 5'11", 192lbs | 80 ovr, 94 spd, 91 acc, 84 mcv, 88 zcv, 83 press
#29 Andrew Wright, Freshman | 5'11", 181lbs | 75 ovr, 91 spd, 84 acc, 84 mcv, 80 zcv, 77 pess

NICKEL
#25 Marcus Hodge, Junior | 5'11", 182lbs | 82 ovr, 94 spd, 84 acc, 90 mcv, 91 zcv, 80 press
#28 Jay Burke, Sophomore | 5'11", 192lbs | 80 ovr, 94 spd, 91 acc, 84 mcv, 88 zcv, 83 press

FS
#31 Fred Jones, Freshman | 6'1", 184lbs | 79 ovr, 90 spd, 91 acc, 73 mcv, 76 zcv, 83 tkl, 79 hit power OR
#28 Jay Burke, Sophomore | 5'11", 192lbs | 80 ovr, 94 spd, 91 acc, 84 mcv, 88 zcv, 65 tkl, 75 hit power
#16 Jermaine Robertson, Junior | 5'10", 177lbs | 78 ovr, 90 spd, 91 acc, 87 mcv, 82 zcv, 59 tkl, 74 hit power
#26 Jason Lawson, Rs Sophomore | 5'11", 180lbs | 73 ovr, 89 spd, 81 acc, 79 mcv, 81 zcv, 66 tkl, 72 hit power

SS
#2 Paul Williams, Junior | 5'11", 205lbs | 89 ovr, 89 spd, 98 acc, 82 mcv, 85 zcv, 87 tkl, 76 hit power
#20 Ralph Gray, Senior | 6'0", 200lbs | 80 ovr, 87 spd, 87 acc, 72 mcv, 79 zcv, 79 tkl, 72 hit power
#30 Brandon Benjamin, Freshman | 6'2", 200lbs | 75 ovr, 88 spd, 90 acc, 67 mcv, 77 zcv, 82 tkl, 75 hit power

Specialists
K #96 Sheldon Davis, Sophomore | 6'1", 205lbs | 80 ovr, 76 kick power, 85 kick accuracy
P #37 Spencer Quinn, Sophomore | 5'10", 172lbs | 68 ovr, 64 kick power, 73 kick accuracy
R #3 Pookie Harrell, Freshman | 5'11", 210lbs | 79 ovr, 94 spd, 88 acc
R #8 Jeremiah McCullough, Sophomore | 5'11", 182lbs | 82 ovr, 91 spd, 93 acc

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Week 1 Top Stories
1. #1 Alabama's high hopes are dismantled on opening weekend following loss to Georgia.
2. North Carolina dressed down Tennessee in front of their home crowd.
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Week 2 Notable Games
#21 Stanford (0-0, 0-0) at #3 UCLA (0-0, 0-0)
#2 Georgia Tech (0-0, 0-0) at #4 Notre Dame (0-0, 0-0)
#5 Oklahoma (0-0, 0-0) at #11 Ohio State (0-0, 0-0)
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Players of the Week
QB Terrell Koch (UCF): 23 of 33, 328 yards, 14 carries, 83 yards, 5 total touchdowns.
CB Mario Washington (UNC): 2 tackles, 2 interceptions.
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QB Anthony Reid (Florida): 22 of 26, 321 yards, 21 carries, 115 yards, 4 total touchdowns.
S Kevin Bain (Georgia): 5 tackles, interception.
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Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#14 Louis Dukes [ATH #9]: 6'4", 210lbs | Owasso, OK | 5-star | University of South Florida
#32 Clayton Leak [T #1]: 6'6", 285lbs | Raceland, LA | 5-star | Ohio State University
#34 Andrew Jackson [C #2]: 6'1", 261lbs | Helena, AL | 5-star | University of Alabama
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Notable Florida Recruiting Commitments
#75 David Daniel [ATH #28]: 6'2", 221lbs | Tallahassee, FL | 4-star | University of South Florida

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Week 2 Preview: vs. Arkansas Razorbacks
Last Season Record: 3-9, 2-7 SEC
Head Coach: Rhett Lashlee (0-0 at Arkansas, 1st year)

Returning Career Leaders
Passing: None
Rushing: Jonathan McNair (1111 yards, 4.7 ypc, 48.3 ypg, 9 TD)
Receiving: Adam Manson (24 receptions, 330 yards, 3 TD)
Defense: Derrick Lewis (101 tackles, 25 TFL, 7.5 sacks)

Arkansas Razorbacks Projected Starters
QB #5 Jonathan Moore, Rs Junior | 6'3", 212lbs | 82 ovr, 82 spd, 83 acc, 84 thp, 79 tha
HB #36 Dan Jones, Rs Sophomore | 6'0", 210lbs | 88 ovr, 88 spd, 91 acc, 91 btk, 83 car
WR #12 Adam Mason, Senior | 6'0", 188lbs | 83 ovr, 89 spd, 88 acc, 86 cth
WR #86 Kris Brown, Senior | 6'4", 213lbs | 80 ovr, 86 spd, 88 acc, 76 cth
WR #89 Neal Parker, Rs Junior | 6'4", 213lbs | 80 ovr, 95 spd, 94 acc, 73 cth
TE #11 Joseph Whitaker, Sophomore | 6'3", 241lbs | 75 ovr, 75 spd, 76 acc, 73 cth, 76 rbk
LT #67 Brett Simmons, Rs Senior | 6'6", 344lbs | 83 ovr, 84 pbk, 87 rbk, 82 str
LG #73 Thomas Kemp, Rs Junior | 6'5", 306lbs | 84 ovr, 80 pbk, 90 rbk, 89 str
C #69 Jermaine Taylor, Rs Junior | 6'4", 287lbs | 84 ovr, 88 pbk, 86 rbk, 81 str
RG #60 T.J. Horne, Rs Junior | 6'6", 301lbs | 85 ovr, 81 pbk, 90 rbk, 89 str
RT #66 Steve Brown, Rs Senior | 6'4", 323lbs | 81 ovr, 92 pbk, 78 rbk, 83 str
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DE #61 Bobby Thomas, Freshman | 6'5", 267lbs | 67 ovr, 63 spd, 73 acc, 80 str, 74 pmv, 61 fmv, 76 bsh
DE #94 Ty Gillett, Rs Senior | 6'0", 253lbs | 87 ovr, 77 spd, 95 acc, 77 str, 88 pmv, 88 fmv, 86 bsh
DT #64 Derrick Lewis, Senior | 6'3", 293lbs | 90 ovr, 77 acc, 87 str, 91 pmv, 91 fmv, 91 bsh
DT #99 Curtis Chase, Senior | 6'3", 275lbs | 84 ovr, 82 acc, 81 str, 83 pmv, 65 fmv, 76 bsh
LB #56 Adam Nash, Rs Sophomore | 6'3", 208lbs | 76 ovr, 72 spd, 86 acc, 53 awr, 72 tkl, 90 bsh, 75 zcv
LB #58 Tyler Fowlkes, Rs Senior | 5'11", 227lbs | 85 ovr, 88 spd, 85 acc, 60 awr, 78 tkl, 96 bsh, 69 zcv
LB #54 Jerry Washington, Rs Senior | 6'2", 255lbs | 90 ovr, 85 spd, 99 acc, 61 awr, 79 tkl, 87 bsh, 83 zcv
CB #20 Travis Peters, Rs Junior | 6'0", 188lbs | 88 ovr, 92 spd, 95 acc, 70 awr, 90 mcv, 94 zcv, 94 press
CB #24 Jimmy Horne, Rs Sophomore | 5'10", 180lbs | 79 ovr, 93 spd, 88 acc, 86 mcv, 83 zcv, 85 press
NB #35 Wayne Roberts, Rs Sophomore | 5'10", 173lbs | 77 ovr, 89 spd, 91 acc, 88 mcv, 88 zcv, 77 press
S #45 Harry Bellamy, Rs Senior | 6'1", 188lbs | 85 ovr, 84 spd, 98 acc, 77 awr, 85 mcv, 82 zcv, 76 tkl
S #49 Maurice Franklin, Rs Senior | 6'2", 194lbs | 85 ovr, 91 spd, 96 acc, 67 awr, 77 mcv, 83 zcv, 76 tkl

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#6 USF (1-0, 1-0) | 14 | 3 | 14 | 14 || 45
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Bulls Set NCAA Record With 53rd Consecutive Home Win With Victory Over Arkansas
With a touchdown on their first drive and the defense forcing a turnover on the second, the beginning of the USF and Arkansas game had all the makings of a blowout.

The game appeared to reverse its course when the Rhett Lashee led Razorbacks brought the game back within three points at the half with Arkansas receiving the second half kickoff with a chance to take their first lead of the game.

Two quarters later, it was business as usual with South Florida running away with the 45-14 victory on Saturday and breaking the NCAA record for most consecutive wins at home.

In the team's 53rd straight win at Raymond James Stadium, redshirt senior Jay Jackson threw for 241 yards and rushed for another 65 yards with four total touchdowns in his first start. Dion Rogers rushed for 121 yards, including three runs of over 20+ yards while true freshman Pookie Harrell added 88 yards on the ground as well.

The star of the day was outside linebacker Greg White who dominated the first half, recording four tackles for loss before finishing the game with five. The defensive line was able to neutralize the line of scrimmage and slow down Lashlee's offense.

Lashlee spent last season as the team's offensive coordinator before taking the head coaching job at Arkansas.

With a strong lead in the fourth quarter, Bulls fans got a glimpse of the future as redshirt freshman quarterback Antonio Whitehead closed the game going 2 of 2 for 27 yards and a touchdown toss to Corey Montgomery. He also rushed for 26 yards.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[USF] J. Jackson, 1 Yd run (5:10)
[USF] P. Harrell, 1 Yd run (3:20)

Quarter 2
[ARK] N. Parker, 33 Yd pass from J. Moore (6:12)
[USF] S. Davis, 35 Yd FG (3:00)
[ARK] J. Moore, 80 Yd run (2:45)

Quarter 3
[USF] D. Byrd, 10 Yd pass from J. Jackson (5:23)
[USF] J. Jackson, 9 Yd run (2:36)

Quarter 4
[USF] J. McCullough, 7 Yd pass from J. Jackson (4:44)
[USF] C. Montgomery, 14 Yd pass from A. Whitehead (1:49)
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#9 South Florida Bulls
QB Jay Jackson: 20 of 31, 241 yards, 2 touchdowns, interception, 11 carries, 65 yards, 2 touchdowns.
QB Antonio Whitehead: 2 of 2, 27 yards, touchdown, 3 carries, 26 yards.
HB Dion Rogers: 15 carries, 121 yards.
HB Pookie Harrell: 13 carries, 88 yards, touchdown.
WR Corey Montgomery: 6 receptions, 76 yards, touchdown.
WR James Harper: 4 receptions, 38 yards.
TE Jean-Jacques Francois: 3 receptions, 48 yards.
S Paul Williams: 10 tackles, 3 tackles, sack.
OLB Greg White: 6 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, sack.
OLB B.J. Patton: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
OLB Reggie Harper: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.
DE Marcus Smith: 3 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.

Arkansas Razorbacks
QB Jonathan Moore: 12 of 18, 120 yards, touchdown, sacked 7 times, 21 carries, 78 yards, touchdown.
HB Dan Jones: 11 carries, 75 yards.
WR Neal Parker: 5 receptions, 75 yards, touchdown.
S Harry Bellamy: 10 tackles.
S Maurice Franklin: 8 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.
LB Jerry Washington: 7 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.

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Week 2 Top Stories
1. Ohio State opens its season on a positive note in a battle of two Top 10 teams, beating Oklahoma.
2. USC gets upset by Washington State.
3. Tennessee keeps it close but loses 31-24 to #24 Ole Miss.
4. Georgia Tech downs Notre Dame in battle of top five teams.
5. Bruins escape Stanford with overtime win.
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Week 3 Notable Games
#6 Minnesota (1-0, 0-0) at #7 Ohio State (1-0, 0-0)
#16 Colorado (2-0, 0-0) at #24 Stanford (0-1, 0-1)
#9 Notre Dame (0-1, 0-0) at Michigan (1-0, 0-0)
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Players of the Week
QB Thomas Jackson (Tulane): 23 of 31, 341 yards, 6 total touchdowns.
OLB Gary Bryant (Wake Forest): 13 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, interception.
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QB Steve Weber (Vanderbilt): 13 of 21, 332 yards, 8 carries, 21 yards, 4 total touchdowns.
S Paul Williams (USF): 10 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack, forced fumble.
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Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#14 Louis Dukes [ATH #9]: 6'4", 210lbs | Owasso, OK | 5-star | University of South Florida
#32 Clayton Leak [T #1]: 6'6", 285lbs | Raceland, LA | 5-star | Ohio State University
#34 Andrew Jackson [C #2]: 6'1", 261lbs | Helena, AL | 5-star | University of Alabama
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Notable Florida Recruiting Commitments
#75 David Daniel [ATH #28]: 6'2", 221lbs | Tallahassee, FL | 4-star | University of South Florida

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Week 3 Preview: vs. Boise State Broncos
Last Season Record: 8-4
Record: 1-0
Head Coach: Mark Criner (41-24 at Boise State, 6th year, 48-41)

Team Leaders
Passing: Howard Deloach (255 yards, 3 TD, INT, 157.7 QB rating)
Rushing: Steve Bates (127 yards, 7.1 ypc, 2 TD)
Receiving: Graham Young (8 receptions, 104 yards, 2 TD)
Defense: David Wright (8 tackles)

Team Rankings
Points Per Game: 9th
Total Offense: 13th
Rushing Offense: 15th
Passing Offense: 30th
Total Defense: 46th
Rushing Defense: 71th
Passing Defense: 31st
Turnover Differential: 8th

Boise State Broncos Projected Starters
QB #5 Howard Deloach, Rs Junior | 6'4", 210lbs | 74 ovr, 76 spd, 83 acc, 73 thp, 80 tha
HB #20 Steve Bates, Rs Senior | 6'2", 220lbs | 85 ovr, 91 spd, 88 acc, 87 btk, 74 car
WR #11 Bobby Carroll, Rs Senior | 6'4", 208lbs | 83 ovr, 84 spd, 83 acc, 86 cth
WR #84 Brian McMillan, Rs Junior | 6'2", 179lbs | 82 ovr, 84 spd, 90 acc, 82 cth
WR #81 Mark Roberts, Rs Junior | 6'0", 180lbs | 80 ovr, 81 spd, 87 acc, 81 cth
TE #83 Graham Young, Senior | 6'2", 235lbs | 83 ovr, 84 spd, 90 acc, 88 cth, 70 rbk
LT #69 Levi Clement, Senior | 6'4", 279lbs | 78 ovr, 82 pbk, 82 rbk, 82 str
LG #73 Kyle Sanders, Rs Senior | 6'5", 299lbs | 89 ovr, 92 pbk, 90 rbk, 83 str
C #77 Alton Ford, Rs Senior | 6'3", 319lbs | 85 ovr, 88 pbk, 84 rbk, 83 str
RG #67 Sterling Robertson, Rs Junior | 6'5", 286lbs | 82 ovr, 87 pbk, 87 rbk, 81 str
RT #74 Jim Harrison, Rs Senior | 6'6", 291lbs | 77 ovr, 81 pbk, 82 rbk, 77 str
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DE #93 Ben Lee, Rs Junior | 6'3", 279lbs | 79 ovr, 66 spd, 84 acc, 73 str, 82 pmv, 85 fmv, 86 bsh
DE #60 Maurice Roberts, Rs Senior | 6'7", 266lbs | 83 ovr, 72 spd, 86 acc, 78 str, 83 pmv, 77 fmv, 87 bsh
DT #92 Tom Merriman, Junior | 6'3", 273lbs | 78 ovr, 72 acc, 84 str, 83 pmv, 80 fmv, 80 bsh
DT #91 Will Gray, Rs Senior | 6'4", 282lbs | 77 ovr, 66 acc, 77 str, 86 pmv, 85 fmv, 87 bsh
LB #57 John Jones, Senior | 6'2", 234lbs | 80 ovr, 79 spd, 90 acc, 50 awr, 79 tkl, 82 prc, 79 bsh, 78 pur, 74 zcv
LB #53 Chad Turner, Junior | 6'1", 254lbs | 76 ovr, 85 spd, 87 acc, 53 awr, 72 tkl, 78 prc, 85 bsh, 81 pur, 72 zcv
LB #52 Grant Davis, Rs Junior | 6'0", 223lbs | 79 ovr, 82 spd, 86 acc, 58 awr, 78 tkl, 78 prc, 76 bsh, 78 pur, 86 zcv
CB #34 David Wright, Rs Senior | 6'1", 199lbs | 83 ovr, 88 spd, 91 acc, 82 awr, 93 mcv, 88 zcv, 93 press
CB #26 Justin Anderson, Rs Senior | 6'0", 185lbs | 82 ovr, 94 spd, 92 acc, 80 awr, 88 mc, 85 zcv, 86 press
NB #44 Jonathan Griffin, Junior | 5'11", 227lbs | 73 ovr, 90 spd, 84 acc, 65 awr, 80 mcv, 82 zcv, 83 press
S #27 Clarence Johnston, Rs Senior | 6'1", 216lbs | 84 ovr, 93 spd, 96 acc, 71 awr, 68 mcv, 80 zcv, 81 tkl
S #30 Bryan Dickerson, Senior | 6'1", 187lbs | 84 ovr, 82 spd, 87 acc, 66 awr, 76 mcv, 89 zcv, 82 tkl

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BOISE (1-1, 0-0) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 || 10
#4 USF (2-0, 1-0) | 3 | 7 | 14 | 14 || 38
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Boise State is Unhappy With Their Poor Showing Against USF
After dropping a wide open touchdown pass in last week's game, preseason All-American tight end Jean-Jacques Francois was benched for the first quarter.

With the team down a touchdown heading into the second quarter, Francois tied the game up with a 49-yard touchdown on third and long to keep Boise State from gaining any more confidence. His second touchdown with 7:31 left in the game would be the nail in the coffin as USF's defense dominated the Broncos on the way to a 38-10 victory.

Francois finished the game with 3 catches for 79 yards, all touchdowns or third down conversions as the Bulls offense continues to find its identity without former Heisman winner Jed White.

Leading rusher Dion Rogers left the game with an injury, setting the stage for Pookie Harrell to rush for a career high 104 yards and two touchdowns in his second game, including a 39-yard run in the second quarter.

Rogers would return and finish the game with 39 yards on the ground.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[BOISE] G. Young, 4 Yd pass from H. DeLoach (4:58)
[BOISE] J. Thompson, 37 Yd FG (4:03)
[USF] S. Davis, 36 Yd FG (1:07)

Quarter 2
[USF] J. Francois, 49 Yd pass from J. Jackson (4:24)

Quarter 3
[USF] P. Harrell, 22 Yd run (4:59)
[USF] J. Harper, 39 Yd pass from J. Jackson (0:35)

Quarter 4
[USF] J. Francois, 3 Yd pass from J. Jackson (7:31)
[USF] C. Montgomery, 31 Yd pass from J. Jackson (3:00)
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#4 South Florida Bulls
QB Jay Jackson: 22 of 33, 261 yards, 4 touchdowns, interception, sacked 2 times, 8 carries, 46 yards.
HB Pookie Harrell: 9 carries, 104 yards, touchdown.
HB Dion Rogers: 8 carries, 39 yards (left game with injury).
WR James Harper: 5 receptions, 97 yards, touchdown.
WR Corey Montgomery: 4 receptions, 73 yards, touchdown.
TE Jean-Jacques Francois: 3 receptions, 79 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Pat Newsome: 3 receptions, 44 yards.
LB Marcus Rhoden: 10 tackles, tackle for loss.
DT James Faulk: 4 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.

Boise State Broncos
QB Howard Deloach: 15 of 26, 154 yards, touchdown, interception, sacked 1 time, 14 carries, 105 yards.
HB Steve Bates: 18 carries, 67 yards.
TE Graham Young: 5 receptions, 53 yards, touchdown.
WR Brian McMillan: 3 receptions, 46 yards.
S Clarence Johnston: 9 tackles, tackle for loss.
LB Chad Turner: 6 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack.
S Bryan Dickerson: 2 tackles, interception.