Courtesy of Sofia Garcia Vargas | The Crow’s Nest
By Max Steele
The University of South Florida’s football team kicked off the regular season last Saturday against Brigham Young University (BYU), and what started as a gloomy evening due to a nearly three-hour weather delay, ended on a similar note for the Bulls as the team got crushed 50-21 in front of a half-empty Raymond James Stadium.
The Bulls were overwhelmed from the start, as the No. 25 BYU team scored a 75-yard touchdown on the very first play of the game.
A beatdown pursued, as BYU piled on 38 unanswered points in the first half, one of which came from USF’s new transfer quarterback Gerry Bohanon.
Despite busted plays and multiple miscues, USF managed to score a few touchdowns of its own — including Jimmy Horn Jr.’s 89-yard kickoff return to start the second half and a pair of rushing touchdowns from running backs Jaren Mangham and Brian Battie — but it simply wasn’t enough to compete.
USF fans had hoped that with the addition of an accomplished collegiate quarterback in Bohanon, new offensive and defensive coordinators and a full back-to-normal preseason training camp, the Bulls would have posted a better showing on opening day.
With that said, it was the first game back and the Bulls took on a nationally ranked opponent. USF still has time to get back to the drawing board and turn things around.
The Bulls play next against Howard at 7 p.m. on Sept. 10 at Raymond James Stadium, followed by a state-rival matchup against University of Florida on Sept. 17 in Gainesville.
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