Bulls Beat: Football’s next step is on-campus stadium
Once the weather cleared, fans flocked to last week's USF spring game at Corbett Stadium, which provided a perfect setting.
Published: April 3, 2014
TAMPA — When the torrential rain finally gave way Saturday afternoon, the University of South Florida’s spring football game suddenly had perfect weather.
And a perfect venue.
Instead of cavernous, antiseptic Raymond James Stadium, Coach Willie Taggart and new athletic director Mark Harlan decided to play the game on campus at Corbett Stadium, normally the site for USF soccer.
Instead of zero atmosphere, there was a festive feel with palm trees swaying, the band performing, cheerleaders cheering, students turning out, along with campus buildings in the background. That’s the way it was. And it’s also the way it should be — every Saturday in the fall at USF.
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