no love for 5th year seniors who aint done jack for 4 years
Strength in Unity.
Strength in Unity.
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MSST (0-1, 0-1) | 0 |0 | 0 | 7 || 7
#8 USF (1-0, 1-0) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 || 63
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USF opens the season with a blowout win over the Bulldogs
You only get one chance to make a first impression. Jason McDowell and Derek Young, two highly sought after recruits making their college debuts, did the most of their opportunity, taking their first college football touches for a touchdown.
McDowell would score once more as would three other true freshman players in quarterback Joey Spence, Sam Washington and Jarrod Green in USF's 63-7 blowout over Mississippi State in the season opener on Saturday.
USF QB Jeff Jones played just one drive in the second half before his day was over as was the case with sophomore running back Bobby Jackson. Jones threw for 243 yards and four touchdowns while Jackson led the team with 142 yards rushing and a touchdown. He also had another long touchdown that was called back due to a penalty on Young.
Spence replaced Jones and was almost perfect, aside from an interception in the third quarter. He completed 9 of 11 passes for 203 yards and threw touchdowns to three of his fellow true freshman receivers. The group of heralded recruits on offense -- Spence, McCarthy, Young, McDowell, Washington and Green -- were dubbed 'Seal Team Six' by head coach Malcolm Francois Sr. who heaped praise on them.
"They looked like veterans out there," said Francois Sr, "They push our upperclassmen and our upperclassmen push them all the time in practice so it's good to see that hard work pay off and see young guys making plays."
Mississippi State was able to move the ball throughout the game with 402 yards of total offense but couldn't finish drives, punting five times while USF never punted, going 8 for 8 on third downs and putting together 729 yards of total offense.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
[USF] J. McDowell, 15 Yd pass from J. Jones (3:43)
[USF] C. Wallace, 4 Yd pass from J. Jones (0:00)
Quarter 2
[USF] B. Jackson, 21 Yd run (3:53)
[USF] D. Young, 65 Yd pass from J. Jones (1:18)
Quarter 3
[USF] K. Oliver, 6 Yd pass from J. Jones (5:48)
[USF] J. McDowell, 43 Yd pass from J. Spence (3:00)
Quarter 4
[USF] S. Washington, 71 Yd pass from J. Spence (4:07)
[MSST] J. Glover, 6 Yd pass from J. Hughes (3:12)
[USF] J. Green, 31 Yd pass from J. Spence (2:32)
[USF] D. McCarthy, 16 Yd run (0:13)
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#8 South Florida Bulls
QB Jeff Jones: 16 of 19, 243 yards, 4 touchdowns.
QB Joey Spence: 9 of 11, 203 yards, 3 touchdowns, interception.
HB Bobby Jackson: 11 carries, 142 yards, touchdown.
HB Dionte McCarthy: 11 carries, 125 yards, touchdown.
TE Chris Wallace: 5 receptions, 69 yards, touchdown.
WR Marques Iosefo: 5 receptions, 61 yards.
WR Jason McDowell: 4 receptions, 74 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Sam Washington: 2 receptions, 91 yards, touchdown.
WR Derek Young: 2 receptions, 66 yards, touchdown.
WR Jarod Green: 1 reception, 31 yards, touchdown.
LB Chris Williams: 8 tackles, 3 tackles for loss.
Mississippi State Bulldogs
QB James Hughes: 26 of 37, 309 yards, touchdown, sacked 2 times.
HB Bryan Austin: 14 carries, 62 yards.
TE Eric Johnson: 6 receptions, 31 yards.
WR Jesse Glover: 4 receptions, 79 yards, touchdown.
WR Alex Crowder: 4 receptions, 65 yards.
WR John Gooden: 4 receptions, 60 yards.
CB Sean Cary: 8 tackles, tackle for loss.
LB Jimmy Allen: 2 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
Strength in Unity.
28-0 at the half 
Strength in Unity.
Week 1 Top Stories
1. #10 Kentucky is looking to regroup after their opening weekend loss to Oklahoma.
2. Notre Dame notches their first ACC win of 2035 against South Carolina.
3. Alabama's defense pitches a non-hitter to open the 2035 season.
4. Florida almost upsets #2 Texas to open this season.
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Week 1 SEC Results
USF 63 - MSST 7 | MIA 38 - UGA 20 | TEX 38 - UF 34
OU 35 - UK 6 | ALA 42 - TCU 0 | TENN 31 - FSU 13
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Week 2 SEC Schedule
#8 USF (1-0, 1-0) at #13 LSU (0-0, 0-0)
Ole Miss (0-0, 0-0) at Auburn (0-0, 0-0)
#12 Tennessee (1-0, 1-0) at #19 Oklahoma (1-0, 0-0)
Texas A&M (0-0, 0-0) at Toledo (0-0, 0-0)
Alabama A&M at #15 Alabama (1-0, 0-0)
Florida State (0-1, 0-1) at #20 Kentucky (0-1, 0-1)
#2 Texas (1-0, 1-0) at Arkansas (0-0, 0-0)
Miami (1-0, 1-0) at Florida (0-1, 0-1)
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Week 2 Notable Games
#4 Notre Dame (1-0, 1-0) at NC State (0-0, 0-0)
#10 Purdue (0-0, 0-0) at Vanderbilt (1-0, 0-0)
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Players of the Week
QB Ben Robinson (Notre Dame): 15 of 23, 235 yards, 10 carries, 75 yards, 5 total touchdowns.
CB Desmond Robinson (Eastern Michigan): 3 tackles, 3 interceptions.
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QB Will Miller (Oklahoma): 16 of 30, 230 yards, 5 touchdowns, 13 carries, 85 yards.
CB Ray Williams (Miami): 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack, interception.
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Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#1 Maurice Bennett [WR #1]: 6'4", 206lbs | Tampa, FL | 5-star | University of South Florida
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Notable Florida Recruiting Commitments
#1 Maurice Bennett [WR #1]: 6'4", 206lbs | Tampa, FL | 5-star | University of South Florida
Strength in Unity.
Week 2 Preview: at #13 LSU Tigers
Last Season Record: 9-4, 5-4 SEC
Head Coach: Jason Malloy (87-66 at LSU, 13th year at LSU, 114-80)
Offensive Coordinator: James Robertson (Spread)
Defensive Coordinator: Jay Ransom (3-4 D)
Returning Career Leaders
Passing: J.D. Taylor (752 yards, 6 TD, 4 INT, 154.5 rating)
Rushing: D'juan Williams (935 yards, 4.8 ypc, 36.0 ypg, 8 TD)
Receiving: Vernon Williams (50 receptions, 590 yards, 3 TD)
Defense: Chris Duncan (133 tackles, 42 TFL, 10.0 sacks, 2 INT, 8 PBU 3 FF, FR)
LSU Tigers Projected Starters
QB #17 J.D. Taylor, Rs Senior | 5'11", 199lbs | 99 ovr, 91 spd, 83 acc, 99 awr, 88 thp, 92 tha
HB #35 D'Juan Williams, Rs Junior | 5'9", 193lbs | 91 ovr, 97 spd, 99 acc, 87 btk, 75 car, 99 elu
WR #87 Vernon Williams, Junior | 6'5", 215lbs | 76 ovr, 91 spd, 89 acc, 80 cth
WR #81 Corey Sellers, Senior | 6'1", 183lbs | 72 ovr, 84 spd, 81 acc, 79 cth
WR #83 Charles Bell, Freshman | 6'1", 200lbs | 71 ovr, 94 spd, 84 acc, 57 cth
TE #85 C.J. Turner, Rs Sophomore | 6'3", 253lbs | 74 ovr, 73 spd, 77 acc, 71 cth, 77 rbk
LT #75 Gary Phillips, Senior | 6'6", 325lbs | 77 ovr, 81 pbk, 81 rbk, 81 str
LG #61 Antonio Hogan, Rs Sophomore | 6'2", 293lbs | 78 ovr, 88 pbk, 79 rbk, 78 str
C #65 Bryan Brooks, Senior | 6'2", 284lbs | 87 ovr, 86 pbk, 86 rbk, 83 str
RG #72 Patrick Woods, Rs Senior | 6'2", 304lbs | 81 ovr, 93 pbk, 78 rbk, 82 str
RT #67 Alex Clarke, Junior | 6'5", 332lbs | 86 ovr, 92 pbk, 81 rbk, 88 str
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DE #96 Jose Mills, Rs Junior | 6'1", 250lbs | 75 ovr, 67 spd, 85 acc, 79 str, 80 pmv, 81 fmv, 78 bsh
DE #93 Derrick Green, Junior | 6'2", 231lbs | 87 ovr, 80 spd, 90 acc, 78 str, 86 pmv, 94 fmv, 84 bsh
NT #60 Hunter Miranda, Rs Senior | 6'1", 285lbs | 81 ovr, 68 acc, 80 str, 85 pmv, 77 fmv, 84 bsh
OLB #57 Robert Keyes, Rs Senior | 6'0", 212lbs | 79 ovr, 84 spd, 91 acc, 64 awr, 75 tkl, 77 bsh, 75 zcv, 60 pmv, 64 fmv
ILB #54 Jeff Lee, Freshman | 5'11", 229lbs | 79 ovr, 86 spd, 87 acc, 42 awr, 89 tkl, 72 bsh, 70 zcv
ILB #51 Brandon Johnson, Rs Junior | 6'5", 231lbs | 74 ovr, 81 spd, 82 acc, 58 awr, 73 tkl, 82 bsh, 75 zcv
OLB #59 Chris Duncan, Senior | 6'3", 239lbs | 88 ovr, 82 spd, 97 acc, 56 awr, 78 tkl, 92 bsh, 87 zcv, 82 pmv, 80 fmv
CB #28 Chuck Jennings, Sophomore | 6'0", 192lbs | 85 ovr, 98 spd, 94 acc, 59 awr, 89 mcv, 89 zcv, 84 press
CB #37 Adrian Dowdell, Sophomore | 6'1", 181lbs | 84 ovr, 96 spd, 91 acc, 66 awr, 87 mcv, 90 zcv, 90 press
NB #31 Gary Marshall, Rs Junior | 6'2", 181lbs | 78 ovr, 82 spd, 92 acc, 83 awr, 87 mcv, 93 zcv, 82 press
S #45 Kyle Lewis, Junior | 6'1", 205lbs | 88 ovr, 99 spd, 95 acc, 64 awr, 76 tkl, 79 mcv, 84 zcv
S #22 Brady Odom, Freshman | 6'2", 197lbs | 77 ovr, 76 spd, 87 acc, 56 awr, 77 tkl, 70 mcv, 84 zcv
K #15 Joel Cooper, Freshman | 6'4", 197lbs | 80 ovr, 76 kpw, 86 kac
P #1 Greg Taylor, Senior | 5'11", 185lbs | 92 ovr, 95 kpw, 90 kac
Strength in Unity.
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#8 USF (2-0, 2-0) | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 || 42
#13 LSU (0-1, 0-1) | 0 |0 | 0 | 0 || 0
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Bulls overcome slow start and shutout Tigers in dominating fashion
It took USF a quarter and a half to get really going before things started clicking on all cylinders with Jeff Jones throwing two interceptions in his first ten passes of the day.
USF's defense didn't mind nor bat an eye, keeping LSU Tigers offense at bay during the offense's slow start and throughout the game, shutting out the Tigers en route to a 42-0 blowout win on Saturday in Baton Rouge.
Jones eventually started finding his receivers, throwing five touchdown passes to extend his lead as USF's all time passing touchdown leader with 117. He threw for 359 yards as USF's offense was able to establish the running game early and then come back over the top with a strong play action game.
USF finished the game with 185 yards rushing among their 544 yards of total offense while LSU had just 256 yards of total offense and just 151 yards through the air. The Tigers converted just two of their twelve third down attempts, reaching the red zone just once before being intercepted.
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
Quarter 2
[USF] B. Jackson, 4 Yd pass from J. Jones (4:52)
[USF] D. Young, 7 Yd pass from J. Jones (2:23)
Quarter 3
[USF] B. Jackson, 14 Yd run (6:24)
[USF] C. Wallace, 3 Yd pass from J. Jones (1:00)
Quarter 4
[USF] G. Siegel, 1 Yd pass from J. Jones (5:29)
[USF] M. Arrington, 6 Yd pass from J. Jones (1:43)
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#8 South Florida Bulls
QB Jeff Jones: 31 of 43, 359 yards, 5 touchdowns, 2 interceptions, sacked once.
HB Bobby Jackson: 18 carries, 138 yards, touchdown, fumble (recovered), 3 receptions, 29 yards, touchdown.
HB William Jones: 5 carries, 36 yards.
WR Derek Young: 8 receptions, 97 yards, touchdown.
TE Chris Wallace: 6 receptions, 64 yards, touchdown.
WR Michael Arrington: 4 receptions, 53 yards, touchdown.
WR Jason McDowell: 4 receptions, 39 yards.
LB Nick Robinson: 8 tackles.
LB Fred Harris: 5 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
S Mark Robinson: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
#13 LSU Tigers
QB J.D. Taylor: 16 of 22, 151 yards, interception, sacked 3 times, 10 carries, 18 yards.
HB D'Juan Williams: 15 carries, 74 yards.
WR Vernon Williams: 4 receptions, 72 yards.
TE Justin Weisbecker: 3 receptions, 27 yards.
WR Corey Sellers: 3 receptions, 24 yards.
S Kyle Lewis: 9 tackles, interception.
S Brady Odom: 5 tackles, tackle for loss.
CB Chuck Jennings: 5 tackles, interception.
Strength in Unity.
Week 2 Top Stories
1. In a battle of ACC opposites NC State defeats #4 Notre Dame 44-20.
2. Ole Miss is sitting pretty after conference opener against Auburn.
3. Penn State's 12th man helps them beat a feisty South Alabama team 50-43.
4. Texas improves to 2-0 in league play with a win in Fayetteville.
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Week 2 SEC Results
USF 42 - LSU 0 | MISS 49 - AUB 17 | TENN 31 - OU 25 | TAMU 38 - TOL 14
ALA 42 - AAMU 9 | FSU 31 - UK 24 | TEX 42 - ARK 23 | MIA 34 - UF 21
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Week 3 SEC Schedule
Florida (0-2, 0-2) at #6 USF (2-0, 2-0)
Auburn (0-1, 0-1) at Mississippi State (0-1, 0-1)
Miami (2-0, 2-0) at #12 Alabama (2-0, 0-0)
#21 Oklahoma (1-1, 1-1) at Ole Miss (1-0, 1-0)
New Mexico (0-0, 0-0) at Georgia (0-1, 0-1)
#25 Kentucky (0-2, 0-2) at #15 LSU (0-1, 0-1)
Louisiana Tech (0-1, 0-0) at #2 Texas (2-0, 2-0)
Texas A&M (1-0, 0-0) at Missouri (0-1, 0-0)
Jacksonville State at #20 Florida State (1-1, 1-1)
Arkansas (0-1, 0-1) at #10 Tennessee (2-0, 2-0)
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Week 3 Notable Games
#18 Tulsa (1-0, 0-0) at #14 Army (0-0, 0-0)
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Players of the Week
QB Tony Hardy (UTEP): 32 of 48, 497 yards, 16 carries, 45 yards, 5 total touchdowns.
S Josh Booker (Wake Forest): 3 tackles, forced fumble, 2 interceptions.
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QB Mike Evans (Florida State): 25 of 35, 310 yards, 4 touchdowns, 10 carries, 65 yards.
CB Josh King (Alabama): 2 tackles, 2 interceptions.
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Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#1 Maurice Bennett [WR #1]: 6'4", 206lbs | Tampa, FL | 5-star | University of South Florida
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Notable Florida Recruiting Commitments
#1 Maurice Bennett [WR #1]: 6'4", 206lbs | Tampa, FL | 5-star | University of South Florida