Rodney Smith and Florida State won its BCS game since 1999. (Photo: Chris Holder)
Only three Florida schools reached bowl games, but two had the luxury of playing in BCS bowls. (1) Florida Atlantic, (2) Florida International, and (3) South Florida all failed to become bowl-eligible while (4) Miami imposed sanctions upon itself after a 7-5 sea [...]
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Florida 15: Bowl (FSU wins Orange Bow...
Rodney Smith and Florida State won its BCS game since 1999. (Photo: Chris Holder)
Only three Florida schools reached bowl games, but two had the luxury of playing in BCS bowls. (1) Florida Atlantic, (2) Florida International, and (3) South Florida all failed to become bowl-eligible while (4) Miami imposed sanctions upon itself after a 7-5 sea [...]
Willie Taggart Named USF Head Footbal...
What a warm welcome new USF football head coach Willie Taggart received as he entered the press room to applause, hugs, handshakes and cheers. Taggart replaces Skip Holtz who was fired after the worst season in USF’s 16-year history. “I always said I wouldn’t leave WKU unless I had a chance to go and win a national championship, [...]
Justified? Round 2 – A Look at Colleg...
Head coach Skip Holtz and his quarterback B.J. Daniels celebrate a bowl victory over Clemson in 2010. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Another round of college football coaches have been given the boot with many coming from BCS conferences. Here’s a look at four coaches from BCS conferences who were recently fired and another from [...]
Florida 15: Week 14 (FSU Wins ACC)
Florida State captured its first ACC title since 2005 on Saturday. (Photo: Chris Holder)
Only three Florida schools were in action on Saturday with two competing for conference championships. (1) Florida was waiting for a bowl invitation while (2) Miami, (3) Florida Atlantic and (4) Florida International has each completed its season. (5) UCF [...]
Pitt Bulldozes USF 27-3
Fans look on as South Florida falls to 3-9 on the season.
TAMPA – After a deceiving 2-0 start to this season, the USF Bulls lost their ninth game in ten tries to the Pittsburgh Panthers Saturday night, 27-3. South Florida has struggled all season with poor execution, weak defense and injuries. The Bulls have not been able to start the [...]
Florida 15: Week 13 (Gators top Noles...
E.J. Manuel turned the ball over four times on Saturday in a loss to Florida. (Photo: Chris Holder)
Week 13 was a big week for the state of Florida which included one school earning a trip to its conference championship, another issuing itself sanctions and the one match-up that is anticipated all year long by fans in the Sunshine State. (1) [...]
Cincinnati Bearcats freeze USF Bulls ...
Butch Jones and Cincinnati looked to clinch a winning season in conference play on Friday. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI – In a game involving winds gusting at 38 degrees, sideline heaters and benchwarmers, not second string players, the Cincinnati Bearcats froze the South Florida Bulls 27-10. Both teams came in with qua [...]
Florida 15: Week 12 (FSU Clinches ACC...
Devonta Freeman (8) recorded a second straight 100-yard rushing game against Maryland. (Photo: Chris Holder)
It was a big week for the Florida schools in Week 12 with two in-state match-ups. The week started on Friday night with (1) Florida International visiting (2) Florida Atlantic. The Golden Panthers were able to go on the road and pick u [...]
Miami Tramples USF 40-9
Miami defeated South Florida convincingly on Saturday.
MIAMI – With a dominating 40-9 win over the USF Bulls Saturday at Sun Life Stadium, Miami is now bowl-eligible, though we’ll have to see what shakes out of the ongoing NCAA investigation into compliance practices. The school may place a self imposing ban on it’s postseason, de [...]
Florida 15: Week 11 (Noles, Gators, K...
Rashad Greene's last touchdown lifted Florida State past Virginia Tech on Thursday night. (Photo: Garry Thompson)
It could have been called survival Saturday for three Florida schools in Week 11 although one of them survived on Thursday night. (1) Florida State kicked the week off on Thursday at Virginia Tech. The Seminoles trailed late, [...]
Florida 15: Week 10 (State goes 5-1)
UCF looks to be the team to beat in Conference USA.
It was a great week for the state of Florida in Week 10 as the state went 5-1. (1) Florida State was idle, but the other six FBS schools had pretty good weeks. (2) Miami got the week started off on Thursday with a 30-12 win over Virginia Tech. (3) Stephen Morris passed for a pair of touchdow [...]
USF Bulls Tame UConn Huskies 13-6
TAMPA – The USF Bulls, now 3-6, finally climb out of a six-game downward spiral to rebound over UCONN on Saturday night 13-6. The low score is an indicator of the defensive battle that went on all night long. The downer? Quarterback B.J. Daniels will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a broken ankle in the fourth quarter [...]
Florida 15: Week 9 (Florida Falls)
Jordan Reed had a critical fumble for Florida on Saturday. (Photo: Dennis Adair/dbadair on flickr)
It was a 3-3 week for the six Florida schools in action on Saturday, but the most notable was (1) Florida falling from the ranks of the unbeaten. The Gators fell 17-9 to rival Georgia on Saturday in Jacksonville. All that Florida could muster up [...]
USF Drops 6th Straight Against Syracu...
TAMPA – It seems like a broken record saying that the USF Bulls dropped another game in the last seconds – this time against the Orange of Syracuse 37-36 on the Bulls’ Homecoming weekend at Raymond James Stadium.
South Florida lost despite leading 23-3 at halftime. Though quarterback B.J. Daniels only ended the night wi [...]
Florida 15: Week 8 (Gators Roll, FSU ...
Florida State made it three straight victories over Miami on Saturday night. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)
It was not a winning week for the state of Florida in Week 8 as all seven FBS schools were in action and went a combined 3-4. (1) Florida however managed to stay undefeated by smashing seventh-ranked South Carolina 44-11. Despite [...]
Undefeated Louisville Hands USF Fifth...
Louisville remained undefeated on Saturday with a 27-25 win.
LOUISVILLE – USF put up another second half scramble only to lose on the road to number 16 Louisville 27-25 Saturday afternoon. Louisville fought to the end, determined to preserve their perfect 7-0 record led by quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. The Bulls were quiet in the first [...]
Florida 15: Week 7 (State goes 3-3)
E.J. Manuel became the first Florida State quarterback to pass for 400 yards in a game since Chris Weinke on Saturday. (Photo: Chris Holder)
After consecutive losing weeks, the state of Florida had a .500 week finishing 3-3. (1) South Florida was idle on Saturday, but all six other FBS schools were in action. (2) Florida remained undefeated o [...]
Florida 15: Week 6 (Big win for Flori...
Matt Elam made the defensive play of the day for Florida on Saturday. (Photo: Christopher Rines)
It was another losing week for the state of Florida, but one school picked up a huge victory. (1) Florida was able to improve to 6-0 with a 14-6 win over #4 LSU on Saturday in Gainesville. (2) Mike Gillislee rushed for 146 yards and scored both Fl [...]
