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Incredible rushing highlights! Has some Q to him. It is interesting that he doesn't attempt a pass until 2 minutes and 32 seconds of the highlight reel though. I kept watching and everytime I thought he would throw, he duped me time after time.

Is Schea Cotton still in the mix for a visit?

You may recall that Zachary Carter gave us a look last year and he was graduating from Hillsborough High. My assumption is that Montgomery added USF out of respect that HH has for USF. Their coach was recently out in the media stating that he had no problem recommending USF and Coach Strong to his players. I know Montgomery has liked USF for a while, so I'm not shocked to see us on the list. But I'd feel more confident that this wasn't just a nod to Coach Strong if this commitment was taking place closer to signing day. It's been a while since a 4 star committed to USF this early in the process. Maybe Grothe or Carlton Hill committed in the summer, but I'm not certain. (I'm not certain if Grothe was a 4 star or not). I guess you could count Bruce Judson or Asainti Wouldard, but you saw how those commitments played out.

I really like this pick up. I could be wrong, but the video reminded me a bit of Nate Allen. He has great size and I was really impressed with his speed and physicality. He demonstrates the agility to run full speed while still making the tackle one on one. I have to imagine that the staff enjoyed watching these clips in the film room.

A CALL FOR FAIRNESS FOR USF STUDENTS, FACULTY AND THE TAMPA BAY REGION! At the last minute, the legislature is planning to make a change -- taking away millions of dollars of funding for USF meeting Preeminent University metrics. This late change excludes SOLELY the University of South Florida from qualifying for preeminence AFTER the Board of Governors had certified USF met the necessary criteria that had been in the proposed language since January. This change also will badly hurt our downtown Tampa medical school and heart institute as well as other USF Colleges. Please help by contacting your Florida legislators immediately to request fixing this when they return to Tallahassee on Sunday. TAKE ACTION: http://capwiz.com/usfalumni/issues/alert/?alertid=77194626&PROCESS=Take+Action&csid=896701

You know, I thought that Mack might not come back after he suffered the injury vs Towson. He was hit hard and fumbled. He ended up going through concussion protocol. I believe that was the 2nd "concussion" that he might have received during his time here. Or at the very least, the second hard shoulder injury. I think that there might have been NFL concerns if he would have taken another concussion during his senior year. Good for him. I'm glad that he got paid. He earned it.

Signed today with Syracuse.

You would think so. But his former Oldsmar coach, Jordan Fair, is now a grad assistant at Louisville. So I'd imagine that could be an option as well (although they are stacked).

Virtually no stats from Ohio State in 4 years. Something like 7 catches for 55 yards....total. But he was a 4 star in HS, ran a 4.38 and has some pretty great video. Certainly worth a try with those skills.

Is this the worst USF schedule since 2001?

Where can I place a bet on this? Never? Really? I think he forgets that there was a time that FSU and Miami were nobody's. Will it happen while USF is stuck in current unfair structure of D1 athletics? No. But this to will change.

"We also learned Monday that Dr. Phillips slot receiver Emare Hogan had his scholarship pulled by USF after confusion left over from the Willie Taggart regime. Apparently a grayshirted player from the 2016 class showed up to enroll earlier this month, taking a scholarship away from the incoming class. USF determined it ran out of spots and didn’t honor Hogan’s scholarship offer." http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/blog/

This is not unlike the years that Holtz and Taggart joined us in December. If you recall, Holtz was able to flip Terrance Mitchell from FSU. Taggart didn't close huge, but he laid the foundation for the very strong 2014 class at that time. It will be very interesting to see how Strong finishes. Keeping King will help in the Bay area and Corey Bell should pay dividends in South Florida. While the other members of the staff have some prior ties to Florida, it's difficult to know if any have current relationships with the class of 2017 in Florida and I'm not certain how many recruits from the state of Texas are going to be willing to consider USF. But I will say this, I think that we were on track for USF to have it's lowest rated class in the Taggart era. I'm not sure why. We had the best season ever and didn't have a lot of staff turnover, but there didn't seem to be a lot of buzz. There is increased buzz now and it appears that we will have a lot of high 3 and low 4 star recruits coming in for visits. I'm confident that this class will finish stronger with Strong than we would have with Taggart.

Can a mod please burn this thread? Thank you.

1) Navy2) 55-313) Mack4) Adams5) 451 Bulls lead 27-24 at the half and the second half goes very badly. Go Bulls!

I watched the Memphis/Temple game and don't think either team has the speed on defense to keep up with us. And I don't see either defense as any better than UConn's. But they both have better offenses than UConn. As such, I could see this one being close, but I would take USF by 10. The Memphis and Navy games worry me much more. But we have to win this one.

FSU did that too. The difference between FSU and ECU is that FSU had the athletes to slow down our run game, bubble screens, and jet sweeps. ECU couldn't do that. We really just shot ourselves in the foot with penalties, turnovers, and mental errors. UConn shouldn't be able to keep up with our speed even if they try to sit back. We should eat them up with jet sweeps and bubble screens if they play off as we should be able to make them miss in space.

UConn has a way of bringing the suck out of every opponent they play, especially us. That said, they just don't have the athletes to keep up with us on defense. I don't see them stopping Flowers, Mack, Johnson, and Adams on the run, jet sweep, and bubble screen game. Those plays that FSU snuffed out because they had the athletes, UConn just can't do all game. I do think they can score on us as well and will likely try to control the clock with 15 play drives. But I'm not sure they can punch it in the end zone enough to beat us. I've got USF 35-24.

He played FB and MLB in HS. If you check his HUDL highlights, you'll see him play FB from about the 1:30 mark onwards. http://www.hudl.com/video/3/1629051/5721ae5664e96b6380e3e08a

I'm not certain that Louisville or Houston are better than USF. After seeing Houston last night, I think that game is certainly winnable. And I'd take our offensive players and depth over both Louisville AND Houston right now. The question is whether our defense is better than either?

That's a big blow to SMU. Tough break for Davis who is very talented and a star on that offense.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-recruiting/blog/os-nequan-renalds-jurrod-cook-west-orange-transfer-after-susupension-20160907-story.html Wide receivers Naquan Renalds and Jurrod Cook were removed from the West Orange football team, according to Warriors coach Bob Head and have left the Winter Garden school. Both Renalds and Cook were required to sit out West Orange’s first two games against Foundation Academy and Winter Park while awaiting a school decision on disciplinary issues. They were suspended from school following a Tuesday hearing. Citing student confidentiality policies, West Orange athletic director Adam Miller said he could not discuss the matter. Cook’s mother, Melissa Davis, told the Sentinel on Wednesday afternoon that her son enrolled at East Gadsden High School, outside Tallahassee, and attended classes there on Wednesday.

Rivals lists offers from North Carolina, Purdue, and Temple. https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/67529

Class A - 1st Team - All State DL – Kevin Kegler, Jr., Madison CountyStats: 88 tackles, 22.5 TFL, 12 sacks http://floridahsfootball.com/2016/02/15/2015-elite-teams-class-1a-all-state-elite-team/

https://thesubwayalum.com/2016/07/04/2017-madison-county-dl-kelvin-kegler/ Kelvin Kegler makes your eyebrows raise. We’re talking about a 3-4 DE, built like a 4-3 DT, with the pass rush technique of a 4-3 defensive end. With that being said, the Madison County High School product projects to be scheme diverse in our opinion. We see a fit at 3-4 DE, 4-3 DT, NICKEL DT and DIME DT, making hime an every down defensive linman. When Kegler gets engaged at the line, never saw a time he was back peddling. We found countless examples of Kegler walking offensive linemen upfield, penetrating through the line of scrimmage untouched, and stuffing the run. Kegler possesses quick twitch athletic traits. This allows the defensive lineman to provide a pass rush as well as put pressure on field goals and extra points, and line up on the offensive side of the ball at fullback. CLASS 2017 RATING 3-Star H.S. Madison County, FL COLLEGE Undecided POSITION 3-4 DE, 4-3 DT HEIGHT 6’2″ WEIGHT 274 lbs HIGHLIGHT TAPE Kelvin Kegler on Hudl SOCIAL MEDIA Kelvin Kegler on Twitter SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS South Florida, Georgia Southern, Western Kentucky, Temple, Tulane, Bethune Cookman, North Carolina Central, Famu, Samford, Tennessee State.