Tampa, April 13, 2024 – A sellout crowd of 5,168 enjoyed a beautiful spring day and intense soccer at Corbett Stadium on the USF campus as the White Team defeated the Green Team 10-7 on Saturday in the USF Spring Game hosted by USF Health.
Linebacker picking up where he left off after a breakout season last year. Jarin Shuler (Abbeville, South Carolina) had a game-high 12 tackles and 1.5 sacks, while the white team had 2.5 tackles for loss. Shuler led the Bulls with 97 tackles in his first full season last year.
cornerback brent austin The James Madison transfer (San Bernardino, Calif.) added seven tackles for White while playing at safety. Tavin Ward (Fort Myers) and cornerback Amaris Brown-Bunkley (Tampa) Green recorded six and five tackles, respectively.rookie linebacker Xavier Hamilton (Navarra) Added 5 tackles and outside linebacker. rico watson (Tampa) had 3.5 total tackles for loss, five tackles for loss and a sack.
new student Izzy Carter ((Corona, Calif.) had a running clock in the fourth quarter for all but the final two minutes of each half, with all quarterbacks completing 12 of 23 passes for 123 yards and one touchdown. Ta.Bulls returning starting quarterback Byram Brown (Raleigh, North Carolina) played just two series and completed 3-of-3 passes for 13 yards.
tight end gunner greenwald (Satellite Beach) The white team caught three passes and gained a game-high 49 yards. Keshawn Singleton (Norcross, Ga.) had four grabs and 42 yards to the green. Ty Ippolito (Orlando) made a 45-yard field goal.
The white team took an early lead with its wide receiver attack. Sean Atkins (Beira) hit kelly joyner (Clermont) Scored a 16-yard touchdown pass on a trick play in the first quarter. Atkins, a former high school quarterback, went 4-for-4 for 149 yards and a touchdown pass (also to Joyner) last year, setting a program record with 92 receptions for 1,054 yards.defensive tackle jack williams (Savannah, Georgia) set up a short touchdown drive with a fumble recovery.
The White team made it 10-0 in the second quarter with Ippolito's 45-yard field goal.
The Green team came on in the third quarter when Carter took a hit. Christian Helms (Seffner) completed a 34-yard touchdown pass, completing a five-play, 50-yard drive.
head coach Alex GoreshUSF's second team returns 20 starters (nine offense, nine defense, two specialists), including record-setting quarterback Byram Brown (Raleigh, North Carolina) and wide receiver Sean Atkins (Viera), He just finished the program's first 3,000-yard passing and 1,000-yard receiving season. The 2023 Bulls defeated Syracuse 45-0 in the Boca Raton Bowl, setting 12 team and 16 individual records and making the biggest upset in program history (7-6 after going 1-11 in 2022). achieved. USF's offense ranked him 17th nationally with 451.6 ypg, and his 82.1 plays per game led the nation. The Bulls' 5,871 yards of offense that year ranked as the third-best total yards in program history.
The Bulls return 10 of the top 12 tacklers, four of the top five leaders in lost tackles and the top four leaders in interceptions on defense (including the leading tackler). Jarin Shuler (Abbeville, South Carolina – 97 tackles/8.5 TFL), interception leader logan berryhill (Kingsland, Georgia – 3 interceptions) and defensive end. trammell logan (Miami) tied the USF record with three defensive touchdowns in 2023.
USF opens the 2024 season on Saturday, August 31st against Bethune-Cookman at Raymond James Stadium before heading to games against Alabama (September 7) and Southern Mississippi (September 14). Bring back Ray J to close out the non-conference campaign. They will face Miami on September 21st.
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About USF Football
The USF football program first ran in 1997 and completed its 27th season in 2023 while completing construction of a new $22 million indoor performance facility. A $340 million stadium and football operations center will be built on campus, and in 2027 the Bulls will have 16 winning seasons and 16 All-American selections, including 2021 All-American kick returner Brian Batty. All 32 players were selected for the first team. -Conference selection. USF drafted 30 players in the NFL Draft, appeared in 11 bowl games (7-4 in those games), posted a program-record six consecutive appearances from 2005-2010, From 2018 to 2018, he appeared in four consecutive bowl games. The Bulls won 10 consecutive games in 2016 and 2017, posted a program-record 11-2 record in 2016, and finished both seasons in the top 25. USF has been ranked for a program record 20 consecutive weeks. In 2016 and he finished in the top 25 in the 2017 season and peaked at No. 2 in the national rankings in the 2007 season.
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