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Bulls will lean on Marlon Mack, Quinton Flowers against WKU

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The great sports teams don’t just have one star. The great sports teams have two. Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippin. Joe Montana and Jerry Rice. Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard. Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. Marlon Mack and Quinton Flowers? They are the power behind the USF Bulls, the running back and the quarterback, the two players who have lifted USF to seven wins in their last eight games, the two who handed Willie Taggart…

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USF’s Willie Taggart looks to finish off turnaround season

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His team was too young, and his schedule was too tough. USF coach Willie Taggart could deal with one of those problems, but could he deal with both. Fans were weary of hearing about what a mess he had inherited. USF had spent too much time as a team that was not essential. Fans were ready for signs of life. Yet, as Taggert started off 1-3, there were those who suggested that these were the same old Bulls. That they…

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USF’s Quentin Flowers passes his way to Sunshine State Award

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Quinton Flowers didn’t mess around with most of the football field Saturday night. He just worried about the end zones. Flowers threw for four touchdown passes in the Bulls’ lopsided 65-27 victory over Cincinnati Saturday night. The four touchdown passes accounted for 120 if his 165 yards passing on the night in less than three quarters. For his efforts, Flowers is the Sunshine State Player of the Week. Flowers is in his first full year of starting, and his improvement…

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Football flashback: USF beat Cincy on the way to its first bowl

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In those days, the possibility of a bowl game hovered over the program, too. In those days, the star running back had just passed 1,000 yards for the second straight year, too. In those days, the program turned around from a four-win season to something worth watching, too. It was 10 years ago, and in a lot of ways, things have changed that much for the USF Bulls. Back then, USF was coming off a huge win and was about…

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USF’s Marlon Mack rolls over Temple for Sunshine award

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He opened the door to a bowl game. He closed the discussion over whether his coach would be back. He led the team’s biggest upset in years. Yeah, USF’s Marlon Mack deserves to be the Sunshine State Player of the Week, all right. Mack rolled for 230 yards, including touchdowns runs of 57 ad 48 yards and added a 20-yard reception for a score. He also passed 1,000 yards for the second straight season. When you add it the meaning of…

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Can USF upset enough opponents to save Willie Taggart’s job?

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In a football labeled by coach Willie Taggart as “bowl or bust,” can USF keep from busting? Taggart’s third season is the one where the stakes are supposed to rise, but can the Bulls finally return to post-season play? It won’t be easy. USF hasn’t reached a bowl in four years, and Taggart is only 6-18 with the school since replacing Skip Holtz. No one is certain who the quarterback will be if Asiantti Woulard is not granted immediate elibility…

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