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USF will host former Bucs’ coach Lovie Smith on September 15

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The first season of new USF coach Charlie Strong will feature a familiar face. Former Bucs’ coach Lovie Smith, now in charge of Illinois of the Big 19, vists USF on Friday, Sept. 15, in a prime-time ESPN game. The Bulls announced their schedule Thursday, which starts with an opening game at San Diego State. The Bulls also have defending AAC champion Temple (Sept. 21), 2015 champion Houston on Nov. 4 and Tulsa, which was second in the AAC West…

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WUSF-TV to go off the air after selling its license

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After more than 50 years of broadcasting in the Tampa Bay area, WUSF-TV will soon be leaving the airwaves. USF officials announced on Wednesday that they have sold the public broadcast license for WUSF-TV for $18.7 million as part of the Federal Communications Commission’s Broadcast Incentive Auction. As a result of USF’s decision to sell its license, WUSF-TV will go off the air later this year after proceeds from the auction are received, though officials did not say when that will occur.…

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USF climbs the national recruiting rankings with strong finish

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The USF Bulls are closing strong on signing day. Maybe, just maybe, that’s because of new coach Charlie Strong. The Bulls, No. 119 in the country a day earlier, surged to No. 77 in the 247sports.com rankings Thursday with more work to do. Perhaps it was surprise signings, like Armwood defensive end Jabreel Stephens, and perhaps the website was skeptical if the Bulls could get all of their commits to sign. Can USF move further up the rankings? With another…

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Alicia Garza, co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter, to speak at USF

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Alicia Garza, social activist and co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter, will speak at the University of South Florida at 8 p.m. today (doors open at 7:30 p.m.) as part of the student-run University Lecture Series in the Marshall Student Center Ballroom. The lecture is part of the university’s MLK Commemorative Week, celebrating the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The student organizers of the event expect Garza to engage the audience in a discussion about race relations in America and how her…

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FSU ranked eighth in final AP poll; three other state teams ranked

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In the final Associated Press poll of the year, the debate anymore is not who is No. 1. It’s how the rest of the field sorts out. This year, for instance, there was never any doubt that Clemson and Alabama would be 1-2 in the polls. But Southern Cal climbed to No. 3 in the final poll. The two national semifinal losers finished behind the Trojans. Washington was fourth and Ohio State sixth (behind Oklahoma). Four of Florida’s teams made the top 20…

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Bulls hire Brian Jean-Mary to head up defense under Strong

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New Bulls coach Charlie Strong has announced Brian Jean-Mary as the man to help with the heavy lifting with the Bulls. Jean-Mary, USF’s new assistant head coach-defensive coordinator, takes over the Bulls’ defense, which was ranked No. 120 this season. Every team but North Illinois scored at least 20 on USF in their 11-2 season. Jean-Mary is an 18-year coaching veteran who served on Strong’s staff at Texas for the past three seasons as the Longhorns’ linebackers coach and recruiting…

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USF coach Charlie Strong adds Sterlin Gilbert as offensive coordinator

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With his first hire, USF coach Charlie Strong added a hint of Texas to his staff. Strong added offensive coordinator Sterlin Gilbert, who worked for him in the same capacity with the Longhorns. Gilbert served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under Strong at Texas during the 2016 season and previously held positions as co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at Tulsa (2015), Bowling Green (2014) and Eastern Illinois (2012-13). Gilbert’s last four offenses at four different universities have posted a combined average…

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