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USF Bulls lose another coach as Danny Hope leaves team

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For the USF Bulls, Hope is gone. Co-offensive coordinator Danny Hope has left the USF team to be closer to his family, making another defection from coach Willie Taggart‘s staff. Earlier, defensive coordinator Tom Allen left for Indiana and wide receiver coach Ron Duggans left for Miami. Hope is the third offensive coordinator to leave the Bulls in three seasons. “I would like to thank Danny for his significant contributions to the success of our program over the past season,”…

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USF seeks faster start under coach Willie Taggart this season

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This time, USF will try to have a faster start as it tries to recreate its success from a year ago. USF won its last eight regular season games a year ago, but the Bulls began the season only 1-3. It won’t be a lot easier this time, either. After games against Towson and Northern Illinois, the Bulls travel to Syracuse, host FSU and travel to Cincinnati. Following is a game against UConn, at Temple, Navy, at Memphis, at SMU…

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USF’s Willie Taggert looks to junior colleges for defensive end talent

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Four-star signees receiver Darnell Salomon and safety Craig Watts highlighted a USF recruiting class that finished 65th in the nation, according to 247sports.com. Given the youth of the Bulls, there were bigger classes than the Bulls. Still, there was help available. Frank Johnson, a defensive end from Hines Community College, should be able to help quickly. Teammate LaDarrius Jackson is also coming. A third junior college defensive end, Tramal Ivy, is coming from Butler Junior College.

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USF’s defense attempts to measure up in Miami Beach Bowl

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Now that the USF Bulls are in a bowl game, can they prove that they belong? More precisely, can the defense of the Bulls hang with the high-powered offense of Western Kentucky? In Monday’s Miami Beach Bowl, can USF be Hilltopper stoppers? In a lot of ways, this game is about Willie Taggart, who coaches USF and used to coach (and play for) Western Kentucky. More than that, it will be about USF trying to slow down the Hilltoppers. Despite…

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USF gives a five-year contract extension to coach Willie Taggart

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They didn’t reach the AAC championship game, but Saturday was an enjoyable day for Willie Taggart and the USF Bulls. Taggart signed a five-year extension with the Bulls. His new salary, and possibly his new buyout number, were not announced. Taggart was on the hot seat earlier in the season after a 1-3 start. But the Bulls won seven of their last eight to finish second in their division. The finish got Taggart an interview with South Carolina on Friday.

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South Carolina interviews USF head coach Willie Taggart

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USF coach Willie Taggart, who was fighting to keep his job early in the season, may have his eyes on others on his own. According to multiple sources, Taggart interviewed for the vacant South Carolina job Friday. The Gamecocks have also interviewed Auburn defensively coordinator Will Muschamp. South Carolina is expected to interview former Bucs’ coach Greg Schiano and Arizona State head coach Rich Rodriguez. Taggart is in the third year of a five-year contract that pays him $1.2 million…

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USF rolls up 65 points in runaway victory over Cincinnati

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Maybe this season holds more than a bowl game for the USF Bulls. Maybe, it also has a championship on the line. USF won for the sixth time in its last seven games Friday night, blowing a highly regarded Cincinnati team out of the stadium in a 65-27 victory. The Bulls have now scored 109 points in its last two games. If USF beats winless Central Florida next week, and if Temple loses to Memphis or UConn, then the Bulls…

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