In preparation for the upcoming NFL Draft and undrafted free agent process that follows, USF football will conduct its Pro Day on Thursday to give eight former Bulls the opportunity to showcase their talents. The players participating from the 2020 team include quarterback Noah Johnson, running back Odunayo Seriki, wide […]
Author: Richard Silva, SPORTS CO-EDITOR
OPINION: Future spring breaks should align with Passover
Passover, the annual Jewish holiday that celebrates the Jewish people’s escape from Egypt to Israel, takes place from March 27 to April 4 this year. Many students, however, are being forced to observe the seven-day celebration while partaking in school work. Spring break has often been close enough to the […]
Former Bull continuing family tradition of serving community with ‘Bowlz and Bunz’
While the USF football team was hard at work in Raymond James Stadium during Saturday’s spring football game, former USF defensive end Julius “Ju Ju” Forte was putting in his own work. This time, however, Forte was making an impact off the field. On the south side of the stadium, […]
Frederick Lloyd to enter transfer portal
Junior USF football player Frederick Lloyd announced on Twitter Monday afternoon that he will be entering the transfer portal. “I would like to start by saying thank you to my brothers for the bonds we created over the last four years,” Lloyd said in his Twitter post. “Furthermore I would […]
NOTEBOOK: Softball sweeps conference-opening series
The USF softball team extended its winning streak to 11 over the weekend as it swept Memphis to open conference play, culminating in a 5-1 win over the Tigers on Sunday. The Bulls’ offense continued to show out during all four games. USF (14-6, 4-0 AAC) scored at least five […]
Bulls drop double-overtime match to UCF
Soccer is a game of fine margins, and the USF men’s soccer team learned the hard way Saturday night as it fell 1-0 to UCF in a heated double-overtime match at Corbett Stadium. “I’m pretty proud of the way the guys played overall,” coach Bob Butehorn said. “I felt like […]
Green team defeats White team 31-21 in USF football’s spring game
The USF football team held its 2021 spring game in Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, and the Green team took down the White team 31-21 in a telling matchup. The Bulls were split into two squads before Saturday’s showdown, the Green team, led by linebackers coach Ernie Sims, and the […]
Sims uses life experience to mentor USF linebackers
After a successful college career at Florida State, USF linebackers coach Ernie Sims was drafted ninth overall by a struggling Detroit Lions team in 2006. Sims said playing in Detroit taught him valuable lessons that he’d now like to convey to his current players. “I unexpectedly went to a team […]
OPINION: World leaders’ rhetoric to blame for increase in Asian hate crimes
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, China has been blamed for the virus by former President Donald Trump, leader of the German right-wing Alternative party Alice Weidel and many other world leaders, resulting in an increase in hate crimes against Asian people around the world. Anti-Asian […]
USF to participate in inaugural women’s Battle 4 Atlantis tournament
The USF women’s basketball team is set to compete in the first-ever women’s Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas next season. The tournament will take place Nov. 20-22 and will be held at the Paradise Island resort. It was originally scheduled to be played in 2020 but due to […]