The Bulls arrive in Vero Beach!

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Around 300 fans out to watch today's scrimmage at vero beach.

http://twitter.com/usffootball/

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Good look at the size of Frosh QB, Jamius Gunsby at the scrimmage

Daniels leads 1st team O back out...7 yard gain for Plancher and a lot more energy from both sides.

More pics at:

http://twitpic.com/photos/usffootball

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gregauman

Finally, some O in Vero: Freshman QB Jamius Gunsby shows off his arm and hits Faron Hornes for 58- yard gain. Sets up Bradley Battles TD.

half a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

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gregauman

Scrimmage ends with back-to-back sacks by Claude Davis. Just 1 TD all day, but freshman QB Jamius Gunsby looked sharp: 11-for-17 for 169 yds

11 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

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Coach Holtz addresses team after 1st scrimmage of the Fall...lots of progress today.

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Big thanks to all the Bulls fans who were in Vero today! Feels good to see so much Green away from home!

29 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry® 

"I know you're tired, but be sure to thank the fans who were here today...they've been great to us." 42 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

Coach Holtz, "Whether you had a good day or a bad day, don't sit on it...we have a lot of work left." 44 minutes ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®

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AUGUST 14, 2010

Defense, Gunsby highlight first scrimmage

VERO BEACH -- It was a rough day for quarterback B.J. Daniels and most of USF's offense, with just one touchdown in about 150 snaps as the Bulls held their first scrimmage before about 400 fans at the Vero Beach Sports Village.

"Right now we're a long way from being productive as an offensive football team," coach Skip Holtz said. "With the penalties and dropped passes and missing open receivers and inconsistencies in the passing game, it's very difficult to get anything into rhythm. We've got a lot of work to do right now, but I think the attitude is good and they're willing."

Daniels, running the No. 1 offense and coming back from offseason surgery on his non-throwing shoulder, was off the mark early, hitting just one of his first 12 passes for 13 yards. He finished 7-for-22 for 70 yards, with a 20-yard run on his first play of the scrimmage.

"A little rusty -- there's a lot of things I can definitely improve on to help the team," said Daniels, who rushed for a team-high 40 yards, with plays whistled dead when he was touched by a defender. "Defense usually comes along a little faster than offense, but we're getting better."

In the battle for the No. 2 quarterback job, freshman Jamius Gunsby looked sharp, going 12-for-17 for 169 yards, including a 58-yard bomb to receiver Faron Hornes that set up the only touchdown, a 4-yard run by redshirt freshman Bradley Battles.

"He handled himself very well -- he's athletic, did some good things with his feet, stood in the pocket and made some nice throws," Holtz said. "He's had some passion, some energy about him. I thought he did a good job running the football team. ... He can keep some things alive with his running ability."

Aside from the long pass to Hornes, the defense didn't allow any plays longer than 26 yards. The Bulls defense had three interceptions by safeties -- senior Mistral Raymond, redshirt freshman Jacquez Jenkins and true freshman Reshard Cliett -- all against walk-on freshman Bobby Eveld, who finished 2-for-15 for 21 yards.

"I'm very pleased with the way the defense played as a whole," Raymond said. "Anytime you can come out here and go 150 snaps and give up one touchdown, you've got to love that ratio."

Defensive coordinator Mark Snyder said he was pleased with the production of his defense, but disappointed by the lack of fire he saw in the intrasquad scrimmage.

"Defense is all about emotion and enthusiasm, and we were a little lacking today," Snyder said.

Posted by Greg Auman at 2:30:45 pm on August 14, 2010 in

Football

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bulls/content/defense-gunsby-highlight-first-scrimmage

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Practice Report

Saturday was practice No. 11 for the Bulls, but the first time the men hit the field for a full scrimmage.

Nearly 500 fans came out to the Vero Beach Sports Village to catch the action. Keep an eye on GoUSFBulls.com this evening for a feature about the fans who got the first peek at the 2010 Bulls.

At kickoff at 11 a.m., the scrimmage was scheduled for 100 plays, but coach extended the event to 150, giving more reps to the first string guys.

The offense struggled to get into a rhythm, scoring only one touchdown. a RFr. Bradley Battles 4-yard run set up by a 58-yard pass from Fr. Jamius Gunsby to Sr. Faron Hornes.

The defense made three picks, including a grab by Sr. Mystral Raymond in the first series of the day, along with one each from RFr. JaQuez Jenkins and Fr. Reshard Cliett.

The players are relaxing until this evening, when the team will participate in the second day of the Bulls Olympics.

Post-Practice video with Coach Holtz

http://www.gousfbulls.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204977331&DB_OEM_ID=7700

http://www.gousfbulls.com/newMediaPlayer/sl/console.htm?type=vod&KEY=&oemid=7700&id=718754

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Glad I still have my #8 jersey. 

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USF Football tweeting about Sunday practice:

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Thanks to the surrounding storm clouds the Bulls got a welcomed break from the heat.

13 minutes ago via Seesmic

Bulls going in helmets and shortsToday. Hoping to fix some of the mental mistakes from yesterday's scrimmage.

about 1 hour ago via Seesmic

Follow updates here:

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Day 11 - Sunday, Aug. 15

Multimedia

• BullsVision Exclusive: Post-Practice with Coach Holtz

http://www.gousfbulls.com/mediaPlayer/video.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&LCH=1&CLIP_ID=709440&CLIP_FILE_ID=718885&CONTENT_TYPE=ONDEMAND&db_oem_id=7700

Practice Report

Following Saturday's 152-play scrimmage, the USF football returned to the fields of the Vero Beach Sports Village and were greeted with a cool Sunday afternoon practice session.

With a stress to correct some of the mental mistakes from the previous day's scrimmage, the Bulls practiced for just over two hours in shorts and helmets in what Coach Skip Holtz labeled "the dog days of camp."

Not uncommon following the first scrimmage of fall camp, Holtz said that it is obvious that the defensive unit was much further ahead than the offense but both have a ways to go.

Coach Holtz was happy to report that the Bulls came away from the scrimmage relatively healthy from the lengthy scrimmage.

"We pushed this team yesterday," said Holtz. "152 plays is a lot especially in that heat yesterday but we were able to do so, thanks to the fact that we didn't have any guys banged up."

The Bulls will have team meetings this evening and will wrap up the much-anticipated Bulls Olympics with the final three events; a tennis competition, the egg toss and a home run derby.

Following the final events tonight, it will be all business for the remainder of camp as the Bulls resume two-a-days tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.

Tomorrow afternoon Coach Holtz will release an updated depth chart. Stay tuned to GoUSFBulls.com and follow us on twitter at @USFFootball.

http://www.gousfbulls.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=7700&ATCLID=204977800

USFFootball

.Virgin hits one out.

3 minutes ago via Seesmic

.Derby Time!!!!! Isaac Virgin up first.

8 minutes ago via Seesmic

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I bet Prado would like to get Virgin in his line-up.  ;D