Flowers

USF must use its bowl defeat as fuel for next year

December 22, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Tuesday, 6 a.m. If you are Quinton Flowers, you need to remember that fourth-down pass with 3:15 to go, a wild overthrow intended for A.J. Legree that almost missed the stadium. If you are Marlon Mack, you need to remember your final carry of the game, a two-yard loss with 7:10 to play. If you […]

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USF can compare to the best teams USF has had

November 27, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Friday, 6 a.m. He moved across the field slowly, as if to linger, as if to savor the last moments of a season that ended so sweet. The stadium lights, and the ones from the scoreboard, bounced off of Willie Taggart as he milled around the field. Once again, his Bulls had been a dominant […]

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USF scores 65 — 65! — in beating Cincinnati

November 21, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 1:45 a.m. Here’s a question: Does anyone at USF even remember where the trophy case is? And if so, could someone please dust it and make some room? You know, just in case. With a staggering victory, the USF Bulls are within reach of a division championship in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls […]

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Bulls growing up in the middle of a season

October 28, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Wednesday, 6 a.m. They were not Bulls. Not yet. They were calves trying to stand on wobbly knees. They were dogies, and the world seemed to big for them. They were too young to win, and asking it of them was too harsh. They were fledglings, more at home with Saturday morning cartoons that Saturday […]

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USF has had bigger wins, but this felt large enough

October 11, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 12:05 a.m. There have been bigger days. Just not lately. They have beaten bigger opponents. It’s just been a while. There have been big bigger impacts. Did any of them feel this good? The USF Bulls finally collected a scalp worth keeping Saturday, pulling away from Syracuse to take a 45-24 decision. It was […]

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Cook makes the difference as FSU holds off USF

September 12, 2015 College Sports in Florida

Saturday, 9:30 p.m. If Dalvin Cook had preferred basketball as a youngster, USF would have won this game. If Cook had chosen to go, oh, to Miami, then USF would have won this game. If the court case of his summertime accuser had been stronger, then USF would have won this game. Instead, Cook is […]

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