The Sporting News Ranks USF 21st

[Jim Johnson]

The Sporting News Ranks USF 21st in Preseason Football Poll

Courtesy: USF                      Release: 06/04/2007

TAMPA, FLA. (June 4, 2007) -- When The Sporting News College Football Magazine hits newsstands on June 12, it will list the University of South Florida 21st in its preseason Top 25. The Bulls are coming off a 9-4 season and a Papajohns.com Bowl Championship.

USF returns a total of 16 position starters, including eight each on offense and defense. Sophomore quarterback Matt Grothe, who was the Big East Rookie of the Year in 2006, returns with his entire offensive line.

On defense, middle linebacker Ben Moffitt and cornerbacks Trae Williams and Mike Jenkins lead a unit with talent and experience. Moffitt led the team in tackles in 2006 with 112 and Williams tied the school record with seven interceptions. Williams and Jenkins have combined to make 59 career starts.

[flsportsfan83]

nice to get some press

[Guest AstroBull]

Wow!  I hope we can live up to the hype this year.

[crambone]

w00t w00t

nice

[bulls96go]

now we have to prove it on the field.

no more uconn's or cinci's

[On_the_Chip]

now we have to prove it on the field.

no more uconn's or cinci's

Amen and AMEN!!!!!!!!!

[VeryBullish]

That PapaJohn's score was straight bull$hit. If Grothe didn't go down, it would of been 45-7. Which in turn could have pushed us up 1 or 2 more spots in the preseason polls. I'll take #21 ranking though, as long as we dont have let downs to teams like Kansas and Cin again.

[dabull80]

I feel sorry for you guys.  The past I live in is Pitt,UL and WV wins.

[E.T.]

USF marketing is doing their job !

8-)

Go BULLS !!!

[BDYZR]

R-E-S-P-E-C-T!!

We're getting there.

I think the next step is, and I don't want to sound negative, is to play UP on the national stage, always.

Yes, I'm talking about games like Cincy and playing bad as a team, and/or making bad decisions as coaches, on the national stage.

I think that there's a significant number of college football fans that watch those games and form an opinion from that one game.

It's tough to do, I know, but we can't afford a letdown to a lesser team.

GO BULLS!