By JOEY JOHNSTON | The Tampa Tribune
Published: July 31, 2012
Updated: July 31, 2012 - 1:50 AM
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NEWPORT, R.I. --
Last season is over. The University of South Florida football program has moved on from the 5-7 bowl-less finish, which included a 1-6 mark in the Big East Conference.
As USF coach Skip Holtz and four of his senior players arrived here for the conference's Media Days – Monday night's lighthearted clambake social gives way to today's interview sessions and the league's preseason poll – they spoke about the potential for a Bulls' turnaround.
A worst-to-first turnaround.
Louisville is the Big East's expected media favorite. But USF could be second. It should receive some first-place votes.
"We will be a lot better,'' Bulls senior linebacker Sam Barrington said. "I guarantee you – guarantee you – there will be leadership with this team.''
Barrington's confidence is fueled by the return of 15 starters, including senior quarterback B.J. Daniels, who enters his fourth season at No. 1. Even more than experience, though, intangibles were noticed during spring workouts....
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