PISCATAWAY, N.J. – For the No. 2-ranked South Florida Bulls – make that the soon-to-be-former-No. 2-ranked Bulls – the chance at playing for a national title is all but gone. ...more

October 19, 2007

Hail Grothe? Not quite. Matt Grothe's last-gasp attempt at a miracle, a desperation fourth-and-37 pass, was intercepted by Rutgers defensive back Zaire Kitchen with 49 seconds remaining. The No. 2-ranked South Florida Bulls had finally gone down on Thursday night, losing to the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 30-27 in a crushing Big East Conference loss. ...more

October 19, 2007

Shattered. The University of South Florida's No. 2 ranking and its realistic hopes of playing for a national championship were dashed with Thursday night's 30-27 loss at Rutgers. ...more

October 19, 2007

Rutgers used its Thursday night ESPN magic to whack the University of South Florida's national championship hopes. ...more

October 19, 2007

The South Florida Bulls, four days after rising to No. 2 in the BCS standings, are the talk of college football. Nationally, many fans already have seen USF's team. But others have not, learning about USF's rise through brief highlights and news items. ...more

October 18, 2007

TAMPA - The University of South Florida Bulls are the fresh-faced football program, newcomers to the big-time national scene, the best sports story east of the (Colorado) Rockies. ...more

October 16, 2007

With the soaring popularity of the University of South Florida football team, ranked second on the initial BCS standings, box office officials on campus are trying to streamline the student ticket giveaway program. ...more

October 16, 2007

Rutgers University junior Ray Rice is not the fastest running back in America. He's definitely not the biggest (5-foot-9, 205 pounds). ...more

October 16, 2007

SEBRING — Not everyone is surprised by the meteoric success of the University of South Florida Bulls football team, ranked second nationally in the AP poll that came out Sunday. Longtime Highlands County Bulls fans are cheering all the way, hopefully to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. They remember the modest beginnings, cheering the team from bleacher seats at the "Big Sombrero" during the team's inaugural 1997 season, when less than 30,000 fans typically attended home games. As an upstart member of the Big East Conference, USF now sells out games at the 65,657 seat state-of-the-art Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. ...more

October 16, 2007

TAMPA - With the soaring popularity of the University of South Florida football team named second best in the nation this week box office officials on campus are trying to streamline the student ticket giveaway program. "We've tweaked the system every game," said USF Sports Information Director Chris Freet. "We're very open and honest, and we know we can make some changes we can improve the process." ...more

October 15, 2007