Posts Tagged ‘Deatrick Nichols’

USF Bulls Ranked No. 21 in Preseason Coaches Poll

Tampa, Fla. –Fresh off a program record 11-win season, the USF football program was ranked No. 21 in the Preseason Amway Coaches Poll on Thursday. It is the first time since 2008 USF has earned a preseason top 25 ranking. The Bulls appearing at No. 21 matches the highest-ever for the program in the preseason coaches […]

USF’s Nichols Named Defensive Player of the Week

    TAMPA, FLA. – USF sophomore cornerback Deatrick Nichols (Miami, Fla.) has been named the American Conference Defensive Player of the Week by College Sports Madness. Nichols posted career highs of eight tackles and two interceptions to go with a tackle for loss in the Bulls 65-27 route of Cincinnati on Friday night. Nichols intercepted […]

Hoo Hoo, Running of the Bulls

Willie Taggart walked off the field high fiving fans and hugging everybody around him. The smile on his face said it all. His “young bulls” team had just upset the 21st ranked team in the country. South Florida did not just beat Temple, they dominated the Owls, dismantling the number one ranked defense in the […]

Terps Tame Bulls

              Redemption turned into humiliation for the South Florida Bulls Saturday in College Park, MD.  The Bulls had opportunities all game but could not capitalize.             On the third play of the game, Bulls’ Defensive Back, Devin Abraham, picked off a Caleb Rowe pass and returned it 42 yards to the Maryland 4 yard […]

Terps win two in a Rowe

(courtesy of USF Athletics) College Park, Md. — The Maryland Terrapins have beat the USF Bulls now two years in a row.  Last year 24-17 on September 6th in Tampa and again yesterday in College Park, Maryland. USF’s defense hauled in three interceptions and jumped out front early, but the Bulls were unable to grab their […]

Pass!!! USF Bulls 2015 Preview: Secondary

  In our continuing look at the upcoming 2015 USF Football season we preview The Secondary. After watching his defense drop from 21st in the nation in 2013 to 69th in 2014, Willie Taggart not only fired Defensive Coordinator Chuck Bresnahan but also parted ways with Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs coach Ron Cooper.  Replacing Bresnahan […]