Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Going against adversity was never a problem for junior wide receiver Xavier Weaver. His high school, Orlando Christian Prep, isn’t known for generating high-level football talent. In fact, the school had never had a player sign to an FBS program until Weaver did in 2018. “[Sometimes] we’re kind of overlooked […]
When J. Michael Francis changed his major to history his sophomore year in college, he never imagined over 30 years later his work would be honored by the King of Spain, and he would enter the rank of Officer’s Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic — two levels […]
Prior to 2014, USF football games didn’t have much fan interaction during breaks in the action. Whether it was the end of a quarter or a commercial break, there wasn’t much to keep those in the seats engaged and hyped. That was until 1998 alum Greg Wolf stepped into the […]
Freshman point guard Caleb Murphy arrived at USF in 2020 as the highest-ranked recruit to ever commit to playing for the men’s basketball team. Murphy, tabbed as the 12th-best combo guard of his class by 247Sports, averaged 8.3 points and 2.8 assists per game in his first year with the […]
Walking through the USF women’s basketball practice facility in the Les and Pam Muma Basketball Center, above the noise of squeaking sneakers and balls dribbling on the hardwood, the presence of seniors Shae Leverett and Bethy Mununga stand out. As the program’s two “super seniors,” a term used for players […]
Alumni and 25-year season-ticket holder Randy Dotson has supported USF football since the initial plans were being drafted to create the program. More than 15 years after USF’s first-ever game in 1997, Dotson would create the team’s good luck charm to build a long-standing tradition — Woody Bull. Weighing in […]
On their way to a last-minute trip to Melbourne, Board of Trustees Vice Chair Michael Griffin and his wife, Melanie, pulled into a parking lot to record a video of him giving a speech as he was inducted as chair of the Tampa Bay Chamber — the same day their […]
Car rides home after a strenuous football practice can be tough. From the physical toll to the mental strain, sitting idle after hours of hard work and perhaps coming up short can be a lot to handle, especially for a teenager in high school. Compound the aforementioned situation with a […]
This story is part of a continuing series that features Hispanic leaders at USF during Hispanic Heritage Month. The smell of a fresh, homemade meal often greeted Neudy Carolina Nuñez after school when she was younger. The meal, which her mom prepared to make sure Nuñez and her five siblings […]
What was supposed to be a quick walk to class on a rainy morning transformed the lives of two USF students after being hit by a car at an intersection left them with a long path to recovery. Senior Olivia Gray and junior Shannon Scott were waiting to cross the […]
In this episode of the USF Oracle Sports Podcast, Oracle correspondents Leo Santos and Alberto Camargo take charge of the episode and discuss their thoughts on the men’s and women’s soccer teams at about the midway point of the season.
