Strength in Unity.

[Thugger Jackson]

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Week 13 Top Stories
1. #16 LSU is elated following a 21-13 victory over SEC opponent Auburn.
2. Who would've predicted that Arizona State would upset Utah?

Week 14 Notable Games
#20 UCF (9-2, 7-1) at #22 USF (9-2, 7-1)
#5 Georgia Tech (9-2, 6-2) at #21 Georgia (7-4, 5-3)
#24 Nebraska (7-4, 5-3) at #12 Iowa (9-2, 6-2)
#9 Florida (9-2, 6-2) at #16 Florida State (8-3, 6-2)
#6 Oregon (10-1, 7-1) at #23 Oregon State (7-4, 5-3)

Week 14 American Athletic Conference Schedule
#20 UCF (9-2, 7-1) at #22 USF (9-2, 7-1)
Temple (3-8, 2-6) at Cincinnati (6-5, 4-4)
Tulane (2-9, 2-6) at Tulsa (4-7, 2-6)
SMU (3-8, 3-5) at Navy (5-5, 4-4)
Connecticut (8-3, 6-2) at East Carolina (6-5, 3-5)
Houston (6-5, 4-4) at Memphis (5-6, 4-4)

American Athletic Conference Standings
1. USF (9-2, 7-1)
2. UCF (9-2, 7-1)
3. Connecticut (8-3, 6-2)
4. Cincinnati (6-5, 4-4)
5. East Carolina (6-5, 3-5)
6. Temple (3-8, 2-6)
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1. Memphis (5-6, 4-4)
2. Navy (5-5, 4-4)
3. Houston (6-5, 4-4)
4. SMU (3-8, 3-5)
5. Tulsa (4-7, 2-6)
6. Tulane (2-9, 2-6)

NCAA Players of the Week
Draper Riley (TE, Southern Miss) :: W vs. UAB :: 12 receptions, 198 yards, 4 touchdowns.
Ifo Ekpre Olomu (CB, Oregon) :: W vs. Washington :: 10 tackles, tackle for loss, forced fumble, 2 interceptions.

AAC Players of the Week
Carl Harris (HB, Memphis) :: W vs. Navy :: 30 carries, 150 yards, 3 touchdowns.
Zack Bullock (LB, USF) :: W vs. Cincinnati :: 11 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack, forced fumble.

[Thugger Jackson]

Re: Strength in Unity.

Lynch puts together historic night on Senior Night to lead Bulls to win over rival UCF, clinch ticket to AAC Championship Game
November 28th, 2014 -- Raymond Financial Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
#20 UCF Golden Knights (9-2, 7-1) at #22 South Florida Bulls (9-2, 7-1)



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UCF - 7 / 7 / 0 / 0 // 14
USF - 7 / 7 / 7 / 0 // 21
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
6:16 (UCF) S. Johnson, 6 Yd run
2:24 (USF) L. Ward, 6 Yd run

Quarter 2
2:08 (USF) D. Montgomery, 7 Yd pass from S. Bench
0:40 (UCF) J. Worton, 3 Yd pass from B. Bortles

Quarter 3
2:43 (USF) M. Pierre, 18 Yd run

Quarter 4

South Florida Bulls (10-2, 8-1)
QB Steven Bench, Junior: 14 of 25, 188 yards, touchdown, 3 interceptions.
HB Michael Pierre, RS Senior: 11 carries, 89 yards, touchdown.
WR Andre Davis, Senior: 4 receptions, 73 yards.
WR D'vario Montgomery, Junior:4 receptions, 63 yards, touchdown.
OLB Aaron Lynch, Rs Junior: 10 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 forced fumbles.
LB Zack Bullock, Rs Junior: 7 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.

Central Florida Golden Knights (9-3, 7-2)
QB Blake Bortles, Rs Senior: 24 of 35, 275 yards, touchdown, interception.
HB Storm Johnson, Rs Senior: 26 carries, 119 yards, touchdown, fumble.
WR Breshard Perriman, Junior: 6 receptions, 76 yards.
TE Justin Tukes, Senior: 5 receptions, 76 yards.
WR J.J. Worton, Rs Senior: 5 receptions, 72 yards, touchdown.
CB Brandon Alexander, Senior: 6 tackles, interception.
S Nicco Whigham, Junior: 5 tackles, interception.
LB Terrance Plummer, Senior: 2 tackles, sack, interception.

Next Game: Conference Championship Game

[Thugger Jackson]

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Week 14 & 15 Top Stories
1. Notre Dame suffers humiliating upset at the hands of unranked USC.
2. Ohio State goes into a tough environment and beats Michigan in OT.
3. #24 Nebraska is elated following a 24-21 win over Iowa.
4. Auburn win a tight one vs. Alabama, 38-31.
5. Arizona State upsets #2 Arizona.

Conference Championship Week
C-USA :: Middle Tennessee State (8-4, 6-2) at UTEP (8-4, 6-2)
American :: Houston (7-5, 5-4) at #19 USF (10-2, 8-1)
SEC :: #5 Florida (10-2, 6-2) at #10 LSU (9-3, 6-2)
MWC :: #24 San Diego State (9-3, 6-2) at Boise State (7-5, 7-1)
Pac-12 :: #7 Arizona (10-2, 7-2) at #12 California (8-4, 7-2)
ACC :: Florida State (8-4, 6-2) at #4 Miami (10-2, 7-1)
Big 10 :: #20 Nebraska (8-4, 6-3) at #1 Ohio State (12-0, 9-0)
MAC :: Buffalo (6-6, 5-4) at Northern Illinois (8-4, 6-3)

BSC Rankings
1. Ohio State, 12-0
2. UL Lafayette, 12-0
3. Texas, 11-1
4. Miami, 10-2
5. Florida, 10-2
6. Arizona, 10-2
7. Louisville, 10-2
8. Maryland, 10-2
9. LSU, 9-3
10. Oregon, 10-2
11. Georgia Tech, 9-3
12. California, 8-4
13. Georgia, 8-4
14. Virginia Tech, 8-4
15. Oregon State, 8-4
16. Utah, 9-3
17. Texas A&M, 9-3
18. USF, 10-2
19. Iowa, 9-3
20. Alabama, 9-3
21. Nebraska, 8-4
22. Auburn, 8-4
23. Arizona State, 7-5
24. Indiana, 8-4
25. San Diego State, 9-3

Heisman Finalists
1. Braxton Miller (QB, Ohio State)
2. Teddy Bridgewater (QB, Louisville)
3. Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon)
4. Jeff Driskel (QB, Florida)
5. De'Anthony Thomas (HB, Oregon)

[Thugger Jackson]

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Nicholas commits to Maryland as recruiting dead period arrives
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports USF Insider

Three-star linebacker Charles Nicholas has announced his commitment to Maryland, ending USF's recruitment and last ditch effort for the Hollywood, Florida linebacker.

USF also struck out on teammates Jeff Bell and Lamont Dickson, with both ending up at UCF. Despite beating the Knights, USF might end up losing yet another play to their rival as three-star tackle Darren Charles released a top two which included Florida State and UCF, kicking both USF and Florida out after taking to visits to both schools.

USF has started their igniting their backup plans with offers going out to three-star receiver Nathan Harris, as previously discussed, as well as three-star defensive end Matt Hayford and three-star receiver Alex Strong out of Miami Springs.

Hayford is a Georgia kid, a state that the Bulls have increased their presence in. There are seven Georgia players on the Bulls roster, signing three of them in the last cycle and already signing one Georgia high school recruit this cycle in four-star tight end Buck Burns. With the increased competition for kids in Florida, it would behoove the Bulls to established a presence in other states such as Georgia, Texas and California.

[Thugger Jackson]

Re: Strength in Unity.

Nicholas commits to Maryland as recruiting dead period arrives
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports USF Insider

Three-star linebacker Charles Nicholas has announced his commitment to Maryland, ending USF's recruitment and last ditch effort for the Hollywood, Florida linebacker.

USF also struck out on teammates Jeff Bell and Lamont Dickson, with both ending up at UCF. Despite beating the Knights, USF might end up losing yet another play to their rival as three-star tackle Darren Charles released a top two which included Florida State and UCF, kicking both USF and Florida out after taking to visits to both schools.

USF has started their igniting their backup plans with offers going out to three-star receiver Nathan Harris, as previously discussed, as well as three-star defensive end Matt Hayford and three-star receiver Alex Strong out of Miami Springs.

Hayford is a Georgia kid, a state that the Bulls have increased their presence in. There are seven Georgia players on the Bulls roster, signing three of them in the last cycle and already signing one Georgia high school recruit this cycle in four-star tight end Buck Burns. With the increased competition for kids in Florida, it would behoove the Bulls to established a presence in other states such as Georgia, Texas and California.

[Thugger Jackson]

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Pierre rushes for school record 279 yards as Bench leaves with injury in team's first ever AAC Championship
December 13th, 2014 -- Raymond Financial Stadium (Tampa, Florida)
Houston Cougars (7-5, 5-4) at #19 South Florida Bulls (10-2, 8-1)



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HOU - 7 / 7 / 0 / 6 // 20
USF - 7 / 7 / 17 / 7 // 38
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Scoring Summary
Quarter 1
6:27 (HOU) D. Greenberry, 4 Yd pass from D. Piland
2:59 (USF) M. Pierre, 0 Yd run

Quarter 2
6:37 (HOU) K. Farrow, 1 Yd run
3:08 (USF) T. Saffold, 3 Yd run

Quarter 3
6:00 (USF) M. Floyd, 3 Yd run
2:35 (USF) M. Kloss, 25 Yd FG
0:42 (USF) M. Pierre, 41 Yd run

Quarter 4
5:59 (USF) R. Miller, 1 Yd run
1:41 (HOU) K. Farrow, 14 Yd pass from D. Piland (2pt failed)

#19 South Florida Bulls (11-2, 9-1)
QB Steven Bench, Junior: 10 of 18, 105 yards, 3 interceptions (left game with injury).
QB Matt Floyd, Rs Junior: 3 of 6, 42 yards, 3 carries, 13 yards, touchdown.
HB Michael Pierre, RS Senior: 24 carries, 279 yards, 2 touchdowns.
TE Sean Price, Junior: 5 receptions, 56 yards.
LB Zack Bullock, Rs Junior: 7 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.
OLB Aaron Lynch, Rs Junior: 2 tackles, tackle for loss, sack.

Houston Cougars (7-6, 5-5)
QB David Piland, Rs Senior: 37 of 59, 361 yards, 2 touchdowns, interception.
HB Kenneth Farrow, Rs Junior: 7 carries, 42 yards, touchdown, 10 receptions, 42 yards, touchdown.
WR Mark Roberts, Senior: 9 receptions, 81 yards.
WR Markeith Ambles, Rs Senior: 6 receptions, 107 yards.
S Jarrett Irving, Rs Sophomore: 9 tackles.
LB Derrick Matthews, Senior: 6 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
CB Turon Walker, Senior: 2 tackles, interception.
CB Zach White, Rs Freshman: Tackle, interception.

Next Game: Bowl Season.

[Thugger Jackson]

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Conference Championship Week Results
C-USA :: UTEP 38, Middle Tennessee State 21
American :: #16 USF 38, Houston 20
SEC :: #3 Florida 49, #20 LSU 28
MWC :: Boise State 31, San Diego State 28
Pac-12 :: #5 Arizona 31, California 28
ACC :: #17 Florida State 44, #10 Miami 41
Big 10 :: #1 Ohio State 48, Nebraska 10
MAC :: Buffalo 38, Northern Illinois 21

New Years Bowls
Outback Bowl: #20 LSU (9-4, 6-3) at Nebraska (8-5, 6-4)
Capital One Bowl: #21 Auburn (8-4, 6-2) at #18 Iowa (9-3, 6-3)
Rose Bowl: #6 Louisville (10-2, 6-2) at #5 Arizona (11-2, 8-2)
Fiesta Bowl: #8 Oregon (10-2, 7-2) at #12 Georgia (8-4, 5-3)
Sugar Bowl: #4 Texas (11-1, 9-0) at #3 Florida (11-2, 7-2)
Cotton Bowl: #19 Alabama (9-3, 5-3) at Kansas State (8-4, 6-3)
Orange Bowl: #17 Florida State (9-4, 7-2) at #7 Maryland (10-2, 7-2)
National Championship: #2 UL Lafayette (12-0, 6-0) at #1 Ohio State (13-0, 10-0)

Heisman Winner
QB Jeff Driskel, Florida :: 224 of 364, 3067 yards, 160 carries, 684 yards, 42 total touchdowns.
Award Winners
Maxwell
QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville :: 205 of 315, 3308 yards, 120 carries, 540 yards, 42 total touchdowns.
Walter Camp
QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville :: 205 of 315, 3308 yards, 120 carries, 540 yards, 42 total touchdowns.
Bednarik
CB Dymonte Thomas, Michigan :: 35 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack, 9 interceptions, touchdown.
Nagurski
DE Stephon Tuitt, Notre Dame :: 75 tackles, 30 tackles for loss, 10 sacks.
O'Brien
QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville :: 205 of 315, 3308 yards, 120 carries, 540 yards, 42 total touchdowns.
Walker
HB Lyle McCombs, Connecticut :: 184 carries, 1086 yards, 16 touchdowns, 35 receptions, 413 yards, 2 touchdowns.
Biletnikoff
WR Eli Rogers, Louisville :: 60 receptions, 1179 yards, 18 touchdowns.
Mackey
TE Eric Frohnapfel, Marshall :: 74 receptions, 1053 yards, 12 touchdowns.
Outland
C Hronnis Grasu, Oregon :: 22 pancakes, 8 sacks allowed.
Rimington
C Dominic Espinosa, Texas :: 15 pancakes, 7 sacks allowed.
Lombardi
DE Ray Drew, Georgia :: 53 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks, 3 forced fumbles.
Butkus
LB Camren Williams, Ohio State :: 67 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 2 interceptions, 6 pass deflections.
Thorpe
CB Dymonte Thomas, Michigan :: 35 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sack, 9 interceptions, touchdown.
Groza
K Andre Heidari, USC :: 20 of 21 FG, Long of 49, 31/31 XP
Guy
P A.J. Hughes, Virginia Tech :: 62 punts, 35.4 Yd Net, 24 downed inside the 20.
Best Returner
CB Stephan Robinson, Louisville :: 985 kick return yards, 261 punt return yards.

First Team All American
QB Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville (Sr)
HB Alonzo Harris, UL Lafayette (Sr)
HB De'anthony Thomas, Oregon (Sr)
WR Eli Rogers, Louisville, Louisville (Sr)
WR Chris Harper, California (Jr)
TE Nick O'Leary, Florida State (Sr)
T Cyrus Kouandjio, Alabama (Sr)
T Taylor Decker, Ohio State (Jr)
G Max Garcia, Florida (Sr)
G Tommy Brown, Ohio State (Jr)
C Jacoby Boren, Ohio State (Jr)
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DE Ray Drew, Georgia (Sr)
DE Shiro Davis, Texas (Jr)
DT Dwight Melvin, Arizona (So)
DT Joel Hale, Ohio State (Sr)
OLB Jamaal Bass, Northern Illinois (Sr)
ILB Zack Bullock, USF (Jr)
OLB Aaron Lynch, USF (Jr)
CB Dymonte Thomas, Michigan (So)
CB Daquan Davis, Penn State (So)
S Cam Burrows, Ohio State (Fr)
S Jordan Haden, Toledo (Sr)
K Andrew Heidari, USC (Sr)
P Kyle Christy, Florida (Sr)
R Deonte Welch, USF (Sr)

[Thugger Jackson]

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As Bulls prepare for GoDaddy.com Bowl Game vs. Toledo, USF tries to keep Francois
Anthony Washington -- The Tampa Bay Chronicles

A year ago, USF was on the brink of scandal following reports of mistreatment of players by head coach Malcolm Francois. The Bulls ultimately decided to stick by their first-year head coach with five wins to his name and a seemingly impossible situation at quarterback.

Now, the Bulls will need to fight -- and likely pay -- to hang on to Francois. USF won a school record eleven games this past season and the program's first ever American Athletic Conference Championship. As the Bulls' match up with the Toledo Rockets (6-6, 6-3) gets closer, the intensity of Power 5 programs trying to poach one of the game's youngest head coaches grows. Francois is rumored to be a top candidate for potential openings in Wisconsin, Arkansas, Missouri and Wake Forest.

Francois has also been linked to the Hawai'i job and so has offensive coordinator Walt Wells. The school has began discussions for a multi-year extension with Francois to try to keep him.

"I'm focused on beating Toledo and winning twelve games," Francois said during media day, "That's a conversation I haven't even began to have with my family and those around me so to me, it's not even a discussion I can have with you guys because I haven't had it with them. I will say this, I did come here because this area, ultimately, is home. I love living here, I love recruiting kids to here, kids from here so I didn't go through last season just to sneak out the back door the next year but situations are fluids. Things change, dynamics change, we'll see."

The Rockets and their top ten ranked defense are a 1.5 point favorite.

[mvpstax]

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How did Driskel win the heisman over Teddy? Rigged!

[Thugger Jackson]

Re: Strength in Unity.

How did Driskel win the heisman over Teddy? Rigged!

Every once in a while, the game throws a curve ball as Driskel was fourth in Heisman race heading into the conference championship week

[Thugger Jackson]

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True freshman Ward puts together breakout performance as Bulls take down Rockets in bowl game
December 29th, 2014 -- Ladd-Peebles Stadium (Mobile, AL)
Toledo Rockets (6-6, 6-3) at #16 South Florida Bulls (11-2, 9-1)



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TOL - 7 / 6 / 11 / 0 // 24
USF - 7 / 14 / 14 / 7 // 42
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Scoring Summary
5:05 (USF) L. Ward, 5 Yd run
2:10 (TOL) M. Remy, 8 Yd run

Quarter 2
6:23 (USF) A. Davis, 8 Yd pass from S. Bench
4:29 (TOL) J. Detmer, 41 Yd FG
4:15 (USF) M. Pierre, 75 Yd run
0:01 (TOL) J. Detmer, 47 Yd FG

Quarter 3
6:05 (TOL) J. Detmer, 27 Yd FG
4:57 (TOL) M. Ebert, 3 Yd pass from B. Blackburn (2pt)
2:36 (USF) C. Golden, 1 Yd pass from S. Bench
0:10 (USF) M. Pierre, 7 Yd run

Quarter 4
4:47 (USF) D. Welch, fumble recovery in endzone

#16 South Florida Bulls (12-2, 9-1)
QB Steven Bench, Junior: 21 of 28, 216 yards, 2 touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 6 carries, 1 yard, fumble.
HB Leon Ward, Freshman: 18 carries, 131 yards, touchdown.
HB Michael Pierre, RS Senior: 10 carries, 131 yards, 2 touchdowns.
TE Sean Price, Junior: 6 receptions, 46 yards.
WR D'vario Montgomery, Junior: 5 receptions, 57 yards.
WR Andre Davis, Senior: 4 receptions, 46 yards, touchdown.
OLB Aaron Lynch, Rs Junior: 8 tackles, tackle for loss.
LB Zack Bullock, Rs Junior: 4 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, interception.
S Jalen Spencer, Rs Sophomore: Tackle, tackle for loss, interception.

Toledo Rockets (6-7, 6-3)
QB Brian Blackburn, Rs Sophomore: 14 of 28, 90 yards, touchdown, 3 interceptions, 8 carries, 69 yards.
HB Marc Remy, Rs Sophomore: 12 carries, 67 yards, touchdown.
S Jordan Haden, Rs Senior: 11 tackles, tackle for loss.
CB Chris Duke, Rs Junior: 8 tackles, sack, interception.
LB Chase Murdock, Junior: 5 tackles, 2 interceptions.

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2014 USF Bulls Records
Season Rushing TD -- HB Michael Pierre, 21 TDs (Previous Record: 13 TDs, Andre Hall, 2005)
Career Rushing TD -- HB Michael Pierre, 29 TDs (Previous Record: 24 TDs, Andre Hall, 2004-2005)
Season Receiving Yards -- WR D'vario Montgomery, 778 Yds (Previous Record: 770 Yds, Sean Price, 2013)

2014 USF All-Americans
LB Zack Bullock -- First Team
OLB Aaron Lynch -- First Team
KR Deonte Welch -- First Team
HB Michael Pierre -- Second Team

2014 USF All-Conference
HB Michael Pierre -- First Team
T Darrell Williams -- First Team
T Quinterrius Eatmon -- First Team
G Brynjar Gudmundsson -- First Team
C Austin Reiter -- First Team
DE Todd Chandler -- First Team
DT James Hamilton -- First Team
LB Zack Bullock -- First Team
OLB Aaron Lynch -- First Team
CB Kenneth Durden -- First Team
S Jalen Spencer -- First Team
K Marvin Kloss -- First Team
KR Deonte Welch -- First Team
TE Sean Price -- Second Team
G Thor Jozwiak -- Second Team
DT Deadrin Senat -- Second Team
OLB Reshard Cliett -- Second Team
ILB Brant Meier -- Second Team
CB Lamar Robins -- Second Team

2014 South Florida Bulls Stats

Passing
QB Steven Bench, Junior :: 237 of 323 yards, 2097 yards, 15 touchdowns, 19 interceptions.

Rushing
HB Michael Pierre, RS Senior :: 189 carries, 1337 yards, 21 touchdowns.
HB Leon Ward, Freshman :: 104 carries, 626 yards, 6 touchdowns.
QB Steven Bench, Junior :: 88 carries, 496 yards, 4 touchdowns.
HB Darius Tice, Sophomore :: 63 carries, 341 yards, touchdown.
HB Torrel Saffold, Senior :: 44 carries, 277 yards, 5 touchdowns.
HB Richard Miller, Freshman :: 39 carries, 166 yards, 6 touchdowns.

Receiving
WR D'vario Montgomery, Junior :: 59 receptions, 778 yards, touchdown.
TE Sean Price, Junior :: 59 receptions, 690 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Andre Davis, Senior :: 47 receptions, 654 yards, 7 touchdowns.
WR Chris Dunkley, RS Senior :: 28 receptions, 395 yards, touchdown.

Blocking
LT Darrell Williams, Senior :: 8 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed.
LG Brynjar Gudmundsson, RS Junior :: 15 pancakes, 1 sack allowed.
C Austin Reiter, RS Senior :: 8 pancakes, 1 sack allowed.
RG Thor Jozwiak, Rs Junior :: 7 pancakes, 2 sacks allowed.
RT Quinterrius Eatmon, RS Senior :: 8 pancakes, 4 sacks allowed.

Defensive
LB Zack Bullock, Rs Junior :: 92 tackles, 16 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 3 interceptions.
OLB Aaron Lynch, Rs Junior :: 63 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 10 sacks.
OLB Reshard Cliett, Rs Senior :: 52 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, interception.
LB Brant Meier, Rs Junior :: 51 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, interception.
S Jalen Spencer, Rs Sophomore :: 50 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, interception.
S C.J. Garye, Rs Junior: 47 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
CB Chris Bivins, Junior: 45 tackles, interception.
CB Kenneth Durden, Rs Junior :: 43 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions.
CB Lamar Robins, Sophomore :: 38 tackles, 2 interceptions.
DE Todd Chandler, Rs Senior :: 27 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.
S Tavarious Bailey, Freshman :: 15 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
CB Antwan Shaw, Freshman :: 13 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 interceptions.
OLB Jeffrey Reese, Freshman :: 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.

Kicking
K Martin Kloss, RS Senior :: 9 of 10 FG, 44 FG Lng, 68/68 XP

Punting
P Chris Veron, RS Senior :: 23 punts, 848 yds, 31.4 Avg Net

Kick Return
WR Deonte Welch, Rs Senior :: 30 kick returns, 955 yards, 2 touchdowns.
WR Andre Davis, Senior :: 21 kick returns, 500 yards.

Punt Return
WR Deonte Welch, Rs Senior :: 17 punt returns, 271 yards.

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Notable Bowls
Outback Bowl :: Nebraska 44, LSU 35
Rose Bowl :: Louisville 36, Arizona 24
Fiesta Bowl :: Georgia 41, Oregon 24
Sugar Bowl :: Texas 21, Florida 16
Orange Bowl :: Maryland 38, Florida State 31
Cotton Bowl :: Alabama 44, Kansas State 21
BCS National Championship :: Ohio State 38, UL Lafayette 13

[Thugger Jackson]

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Bulls, Francois agree on extension as Wells takes Hawai'i job
Cooper Byrd -- Dynasty Sports Staff Writer

Just hours after losing offensive coordinator Walt Wells to the head coaching job in Hawai'i, a job that head coach Malcolm Francois was the rumored preferred target, the Bulls moved quickly.

The school announced on Friday that Francois signed a contract extension. Francois’s reworked deal with the Bulls is now through January 15, 2019, and comes exactly two year and two days after he was officially hired as the Bulls’ head coach.

“I am truly honored to have the opportunity to lead this group of young men and represent this great university,” Francois said.

In his second season leading USF, Francois led his team to a twelve win season and an American Athletic Conference Championship.

Francois received a four-year contract, worth $1.4 million in annual guaranteed compensation when he was originally hired. The Knights put a buyout clause in the initial contract, saying that USF would be owed a buyout of $2 million if Francois departs prior to the 2016 bowl game. The new deal is rumored to be in the ballpark of $3 million annually guaranteed with incentives that could make Francois the highest paid coach in the conference.

The loss of Wells is an expected one and one that USF should not suffer too much from. Francois has been the play-caller for the Bulls since he took over the program in 2013 although according to reports, he is willing to give the play calling duties over if it helps him land a coveted coordinator.

Potential candidates to replace Wells include Northwestern offensive coordinator Mick McCall, Missouri offensive coordinator Josh Henson and Tulane offense coordinator Marcel Smith. It bears to note that all of these coordinators, for better or worse, have been fired from their previous position.

[Deuce2223]

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Congrats on the bowl win... Looking forward to seeing what happens next season.