We have long since said goodbye to those Horatio Alger and "Little Engine That Could" references to University of South Florida football. Was it barely a month ago that the Bulls were undefeated, ranked second in the Bowl Championship Series and the talk of this and many other towns? ...more

November 14, 2007

Sunday's Best When you see a guy like Detroit defensive end Dewayne White dominate like he did Sunday, it really makes you wonder what he could do in a Tampa Bay uniform. ...more

October 22, 2007

USF's Walker Has Chance To Do Some Good Brett McMurphy's well-written article about Walter Walker standing up to remove the 'N' word from the locker room has moved me to suggest a real opportunity to do some good in the community is at hand ('USF's Walker Tackles Use Of N-Word In Locker Room,' Oct. 17). I have deep personal feelings about this, stemming from my experiences growing up; by the way, I am Caucasian. I hear this ugly word used so casually by younger kids with whom I play basketball and always have said this is so disrespectful of the life's work of civil rights leaders. Walker has an opportunity to stand on a national stage with his team, poised for a BCS berth, and say this should not be tolerated in any locker room. This word could be rendered uncool almost overnight, especially for the next generation of kids who will look to football athletes as role models. Kudos to Walker as a person and as a representative of his university. In my mind, he already has won something far greater than any national championship. He is working toward realizing a very Kingly dream. MARK T. ANDERSON Lutz ...more

October 21, 2007

A shadow trails the University of South Florida football team's Cinderella climb up the national rankings: reports of bad behavior by USF fans. ...more

October 18, 2007

The University of South Florida football program began playing games 10 years ago. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, just did beat the Bulls to the starting line. ...more

October 18, 2007

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - The University of South Florida football program began playing games 10 years ago. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, just did beat the Bulls to the starting line. ...more

October 17, 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

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

The Bulls crowd is getting Buccaneers-sized. Parking and traffic around Raymond James Stadium are taking on NFL proportions now that the University of South Florida football program is attracting national attention and legions of Bulls fans. ...more

October 13, 2007

TAMPA - The Bulls crowd is getting Buccaneers-size. Parking and traffic around Raymond James Stadium is taking on NFL proportions now that the University of South Florida football program is attracting national attention and tens of thousands of Bulls fans. The team's popularity has police and traffic officials prepping for game day as though it were a Sunday with 60,000-plus Bucs ticketholders poised to stream into Raymond James. ...more

October 12, 2007