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Holtz takes over at South Florida Fri Jan 15 12:28:05 2010 EST
] last night and was really impressed. We came to South Florida because we want to win championships in Tampa. We can win conference championships here; we can win national championships here." Holtz becomes just the second coach in the history of USF football. Leavitt, who started the program from scratch in December 1995, has strongly denied the accusations that he hit walk-on sophomore Joel Miller at halftime of a November 21 game against Louisville and earlier this week vowed to fight for h
Ebanks leads West Virginia past South Florida Wed Jan 13 21:44:24 2010 EST
second half with a 14-2 run to take control. Wellington Smith's layup opened up a 46-32 advantage. Chris Howard countered with two free throws, but the Mountaineers responded with a three from Kevin Jones and a layup from Bryant for a 51-34 lead. South Florida didn't make a serious dent in its deficit over the last 12-plus minutes. Game Notes WVU owns a 6-1 edge over USF all-time...Mercer, Howard and Jarrid Famous each scored six in the loss...Jones ended with nine points for the Mountaineers.
Mountaineers in Sunshine State to take on Bulls Wed Jan 13 10:57:55 2010 EST
is a healthy 12-2 overall on the campaign and considered one of the top teams in the nation. The Bulls on the other hand, are trying to prove they belong in the Big East and so far things haven't gone so well. Following a 10-2 start to the season, USF has dropped three straight conference games, including an 82-65 loss at nationally-ranked Syracuse on Sunday. In regard to the all-time series, WVU owns a 5-1 edge over USF and the Mountaineers have won the last five meetings. WVU rallied from a 2
Orange hit road to battle Scarlet Knights Wed Jan 13 10:57:22 2010 EST
holds a commanding 35-9 lead over Rutgers and the Orange swept both meetings with the Knights last season. The Orange connected on 50.9 percent of its attempts from the floor and tallied 50 of its 82 points in the paint en route to a victory over USF on Sunday. Wes Johnson led the charge with a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Rick Jackson contributed 15 points and a pair of steals. For the season, Johnson has been outstanding in his initial run with the Orange and he tops the
Bulls come north to challenge seventh-ranked Orange Sun Jan 10 10:32:43 2010 EST
2009-10. The Bulls opened the season with wins in 10 of their first 12 games, but losses in each of the last two contests have brought the team back to Earth. Unfortunately, the two most recent defeats came against the first two Big East teams on USF's schedule. On Tuesday, the Bulls fell to Notre Dame by a 74-73 final in front of a deflated home crowd. Syracuse opened the season with 13 consecutive victories before finally tasting defeat against Pittsburgh on January 2nd. Fortunately, the Ora
USF handles Northern Illinois in International Bowl Sat Jan  2 15:54:36 2010 EST
rds on the ground on 20 handles, while Mike Salerno accounted for the Huskies only points with a 21-yard field goal. The Huskies have now lost three straight bowls games, including a 17-10 loss to Louisiana Tech in last season's Independence Bowl. USF stopped Northern Illinois' fake punt on 4th-and-1 near midfield on the Huskies' first drive of the game and turned it into three points when Eric Schwartz drilled a 39-yard field goal. The Bulls maintained the slim 3-0 advantage until Salerno hit
Bluegrass State rivals lock horns in Lexington Sat Jan  2 10:47:25 2010 EST
from many individuals. Defensively, the squad is allowing 66.5 ppg on 40.7 percent field goal efficiency. Louisville has been solid on the boards, ripping down 6.4 rpg more than the opposition. Sosa scored 16 points for Louisville in the romp over USF on Wednesday, while Samuels and Jared Swopshire pitched in 12 points apiece. The Cardinals forced 21 turnovers and limited the Bulls to 38 percent shooting from the field. Kentucky freshman point guard John Wall may very well be the best player in
UCF comes to Hartford to challenge 14th-ranked UConn Sun Dec 20 10:29:45 2009 EST
nt range has led to 12.5 ppg. The only other double-digit scorer on the roster is A.J. Tyler, who is contributing 11.1 ppg. The Knights are generating 69.7 ppg while allowing 65.6 ppg to opponents on just 41 percent shooting. In the narrow loss to USF last time out, Sosa scored 14 points, while Marcus Jordan pitched in 11 points off the bench. The Knights turned the ball over 17 times and suffered a 38-27 rebounding disadvantage, overshadowing the fact that they nailed 8-of-16 three-pointers an
Report: USF coach struck 1 of his players Mon Dec 14 19:02:00 2009 EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -The University of South Florida plans to look into a report that football coach Jim Leavitt struck one of his players in the face during halftime of a game last month.

Citing the player's father, high school coach and five USF players who were not identified, AOL FanHouse reported Monday that Leavitt grabbed Joel Miller by the throat and hit him in the face twice because he was upset about a mistake on special teams on Nov. 21.

USF vice president of communications Michae

Hurricanes and Bulls meet in Tampa Wed Nov 25 11:05:06 2009 EST
a bowl appearance, the Hurricanes have a shot at their first 10-win campaign since going 11-2 in 2003. As for the Bulls, they too are coming off a victory, prevailing over Louisville, 34-22, last weekend. It was just the second win three games for USF, which improved to 7-3 overall and 4-1 at home. Including a bowl bout, the Bulls have three games remaining and would need to win all three in order to finish with 10 victories for the first time in school history. USF and Miami have met just one
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