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USF football was scheduled to travel to Boca Raton and take on Florida Atlantic (FAU) on Saturday, but the game was postponed Wednesday evening due to “issues involving the novel coronavirus.” The decision came as a joint agreement from both USF and FAU. “With the health and safety of our student-athletes and staff as well as mitigating the spread of the virus as our primary … [Read more...] about Florida Atlantic game postponed due to COVID-19

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The University of South Florida’s game against Florida Atlantic University has been postponed in a joint agreement following positive coronavirus tests from players at the University of Notre Dame who USF played on Saturday. The American Athletic Conference and Conference USA have been notified of the postponement and the process of reviewing dates for … [Read more...] about USF – FAU game postponed amid COVID-19 concerns

TAMPA (WFLA) -- University of South Florida's football program has paused on-field activity while they await the results of their latest coronavirus testing. USF's opponent last week, Notre Dame, saw seven players test positive with coronavirus Monday. Their football program was put on pause until further testing was completed. USF Bulls contact tracing through … [Read more...] about USF football pauses practices following COVID outbreak on opponent's team

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - Johnny Ford, a redshirt sophomore running back for the USF Bulls saw his production stall in his second season at the University of South Florida and is looking for a reset in the 2020 season. “I would not say ‘rebirth’ but another chance to do what I love. I am thankful for that,” Ford said. Only appearing in four games, Ford rushed for 103 yards … [Read more...] about USF RB Johnny Ford says he has another chance to do what he loves this season

Jordan McCloud (3) has been the starting quarterback for the past two games, but the competition is still wide open, according to coach Jeff Scott. The deadline to find a starter is Oct. 3 against Cincinnati, but there’s no guarantee Scott’s pick will get the starting job each week. USF ATHLETICS PHOTO With two games now in the rearview mirror, coach Jeff Scott has a looming … [Read more...] about Quarterback competition continues

Donovan Jennings has been a crucial cog in USF’s offensive line. Coach Jeff Scott said Tuesday that the line has been one of the best units of the team so far. USF ATHLETICS PHOTO In the span of a week, USF went from one of the top rushing programs in the nation in one game to failing to score at all in the next. Of course, it also went from playing an FCS team at Raymond James … [Read more...] about Scott ‘most pleased’ with progress of o-line

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) - The University of South Florida's head football coach spoke Tuesday about the performance of his football team in this past weekend's game against the University of Notre Dame. “We have to take ownership of what happened up there in South Bend, make no excuses. We got to learn from it. There are a lot of lessons to be learned there. We got to get better … [Read more...] about USF Bulls contact tracing through Notre Dame game video after Fighting Irish players test positive for COVID-19

USF’s 52-0 loss against Notre Dame was the largest margin of defeat in program history. ORACLE FILE PHOTO/BRIAN HATTAB There’s no putting it lightly — Notre Dame destroyed USF. The 52-0 loss was the most lopsided in program history, and that’s apparent on the scoreline alone. On the field, the Irish outclassed the Bulls on both sides of the ball — USF picked up a total of 231 … [Read more...] about OPINION: USF – Notre Dame takeaways

USF’s 52-0 loss on Saturday was its worst in program history. The Bulls only crossed the 50-yard line three times. USF ATHLETICS PHOTO Disappointing. One of the words USF coach Jeff Scott used to describe Saturday’s game at Notre Dame Stadium. The Bulls (1-1) were routed 52-0 by No. 7 Notre Dame (2-0), the largest margin of defeat in program history. “Sometimes you just have to … [Read more...] about USF routed by Notre Dame 52-0