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RSS FeedNational Signing Day 2013 was an exciting one for the Bulls. From scouts and coaches waiting on pins and needles for their targets to announce their commitments to a sold-out party celebrating the incoming class, the USF community was buzzing with anticipation over what the future of Bulls football is shaping up to be. In
Jim Leavitt, the first coach in USF football history and the man who built the program from the ground-up, is headed to the Superbowl. Shortly after his departure from the University of South Florida, Leavitt was hired as the linebackers coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He has flourished under Jim Harbaugh’s direction since that
USF football’s troubles continued last weekend against the Temple Owls, where the Bulls extended their losing streak to four games and moved to 0-2 in Big East conference play. The Owls pulled away late in the back-and-forth affair in Philadelphia to win 37-28. The way in which the loss played out was all too familiar
For as long as most college football fans in Florida can remember, it’s always been about The Big Three: the Florida Gators, the Miami Hurricanes and the Florida State Seminoles. Since 1997, though, South Florida Bulls fans have dreamed of turning The Big Three into The Big Four. USF’s football program hasn’t been around as
Thursday night’s game at Raymond James Stadium marked the return of the rivalry between the Big East’s USF Bulls and Rutgers Scarlet Knights. It is a rivalry that, as was proven yet again during the game, has been dominated by Rutgers over the years. Think back to the year 2007. When most of today’s undergraduates
Consistency. It was the word of the night for head coach Skip Holtz and something that the USF Bulls seem to struggle to maintain at times, both on the field and in their conference. The Big East will soon become the conference of Big Changes, with six new teams poised to join the Bulls’ little
Coach Stan Heath and the Bulls basketball team are the toast of the Tampa Bay area. The Bulls went to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 20 years and won two games before falling to Ohio, 62-56, on March 18. Though they fell one shy of the Sweet 16, Heath and company accomplished
The USF Bulls could not stop a driving Miami Hurricane team in the final minutes, losing 6-3 in a battle of stout defenses. The drive was capped off with a 36-yard kick from Miami kicker Jake Wieclaw. The Bulls were held to 249 yards of total offense (133 passing and 116 rushing) while the Hurricanes
USF continues to have problems playing against Rutgers and the Big East as the Scarlet Knights rallied from a late 14-point deficit to defeat the visiting Bulls 20-17 in overtime Saturday night. The Bulls had a chance to secure a victory when the game was tied at 17 late in the fourth quarter with two
The news of Pittsburgh and Syracuse departing the Big East Conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference has left USF wondering its NCAA future. The Big East is looking to fulfill a gap securing the program’s future by making it more costly to leave. TCU was going to join the Big East, but opted to join
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