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08/31/24 - Kelley Joiner, rSr/2025, South Florida + More +

Kelley Joiner ran for two touchdowns and South Florida scored five rushing touchdowns en route to a 48-3 win over Bethune-Cookman in a season opener Saturday night. South Florida's ground game rolled up 231 yards while its defense held Bethune-Cookman to just 48. Quarterback Byrum Brown used a play fake to skirt the left side and raced along the sideline for a 42-yard first-quarter touchdown to open the scoring for the Bulls, who scored four TDs before the Wildcats got their lone field goal with :22 left in the first half when Cade Hechter converted a 48-yard field goal.

Joiner scored on a pair of short runs and Ta'Ron Keith and Nay'Quan Wright each scored from the 1. Joiner carried 14 times for 78 yards and Brown finished with 74 yards on eight carries for South Florida. Brown completed 13 of 20 pass attempts for 152 yards. Bryce Archie completed 2 of 3 pass attempts, including a 15-yard TD pass to Michael Brown-Stephens with 2:19 left. Bethune-Cookman managed just 170 total yards despite maintaining possession for almost 38 minutes. - AP College Football

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RB Kelley Joiner, South Florida
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12/16/22 - Brad Cecil, rSr/2023, South Florida + More +

2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: C Brad Cecil, South Florida, Gr.,...Cecil was named the first-ever recipient of USF's Steve Walz Perseverance Award on Tuesday. He finished his career with 53 games played and 50 starts to rank tied for second all-time at USF in both categories. He started all 12 games on the season for the second-straight year and helped plow the way for Battie to become just the sixth USF player to post a 1,000-yard rushing season and USF to post seven games of 200 or more yards rushing and rank third in The American running for 197.92 yards per game. - South Florida Football

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C Brad Cecil, South Florida
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12/16/22 - Dwayne Boyles, rSr/2023, South Florida + More +

2022 ALL-AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: LB Dwayne Boyles Jr., South Florida, Gr.,...Boyles posted a career-best 108 tackles, just the 13th player to log 100 tackles in a season at USF, and led the Bulls with 10 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and two recovered fumbles to go with an interception and a sack. Boyles led USF in tackles in seven games and his 108 tackles rank ninth all-time in a season at USF. He increased his career tackle total to 315, placing him seventh all-time and just the eighth player in USF history to log 300 career tackles. - South Florida Football

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OLB Dwayne Boyles, South Florida
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12/15/22 - Taron Keith, Sr/2025, South Florida + More +

2022 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: Kickoff Return Specialist - Ta'ron Keith, Bowling Green,...Keith (So., DeLand, Fla.) is No. 19 in the nation and No. 2 in the MAC with a 24.5 yards per kick return. He was named MAC East Special Teams Player of the Week for his 102 kick return yards on two returns against Western Michigan, including a career-long 83-yard return that set up the game-winning touchdown against the Broncos. Keith also scored three game-winning touchdowns for the Falcons on offense (vs. Marshall, vs. Miami (OH) and at Toledo). - Bowling Green Football

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RB Taron Keith, South Florida
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12/04/22 - NayQuan Wright, rSr/2025, South Florida + More +

Florida Gators running backs Nay'Quan Wright and Lorenzo Lingard are the latest two players to announce that they are entering the transfer portal next week. Wright was a starter and team captain in week one during Florida's 29-26 upset of No. 8 Utah, but eventually lost carries to Montrell Johnson Jr. and Trevor Etienne as the season progressed. He finished the season with 47 carries for 190 yards and 2 TDs. Overall, Wright finished with 688 yards and 3 rushing TDs in four seasons with the Gators, with 332 yards and 1 TD receiving. - Gainesville Sun

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RB NayQuan Wright, South Florida
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11/21/22 - Byrum Brown, rSo/2027, South Florida + More +

NOV 21 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL: Byrum Brown, Fr., QB, South Florida,...Completed 21 of 25 passes for 240 yards and three touchdowns and added a rushing TD against Tulsa in his first career start. Completed 21 consecutive passes to start the game. - American Athletic Conference Football

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QB Byrum Brown, South Florida
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11/16/22 - Naiem Simmons, rSr/2026, South Florida + More +

NOV 14 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Naiem Simmons, WC (WR, JR),...Simmons compiled 100 receiving yards for the third time this season against Sacred Heart on Saturday. Hauling in a season-long 71-yard pass from quarterback Nick Kargman for the first score of the game, the junior wide receiver compiled 134 yards on six receptions. - NEC Football

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WR Naiem Simmons, South Florida
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11/07/22 - Taron Keith, Sr/2025, South Florida + More +

NOV 7 MAC EAST DIVISION SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ta'ron Keith, Bowling Green, RB, So., DeLand, Fla. (Mainland HS),...Made a career-long 83-yard kick return against WMU that set up what ended up being BGSU's game-winning touchdown. BGSU didn't score again in the 13-9 win. It marked the 16th time in program history, and the first since 2011, that BGSU won a game with 13 or fewer points. - MAC Football

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RB Taron Keith, South Florida
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11/06/22 - Donovan Jennings, rSr/2024, South Florida + More +

South Florida coach Jeff Scott was fired Sunday, one day after his team gave up 621 yards of offense in a 54-28 loss to Temple that dropped him to 4-26 at the school. Special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato will be the interim coach for the remainder of the season. "When Jeff came to Tampa in December of 2019, we had high expectations for where he could take our football program," USF athletic director Michael Kelly said in a statement. "While he did so many things right, including rebuilding our culture, pushing forward our indoor performance facility, and engaging our community, the on-the-field results fell well below our standards." South Florida is 1-8 this season, 0-5 in the American Athletic Conference. "I would like to thank our players, coaches and staff members for all their hard work during my time as the head coach at USF," Scott said. "I will miss this team and will do anything in my power to help them in the future. I am disappointed that our hard work didn't translate to more success on the field, but I am confident that we have set a new foundation." Scott joined USF after serving five years as the co-offensive coordinator at Clemson, which went 70-5 over the stretch. Defensive coordinator Bob Shoop was also fired. Co-defensive coordinator Ernie Sims will take over for Shoop. - AP College Football

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OG Donovan Jennings, South Florida
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10/21/22 - Naiem Simmons, rSr/2026, South Florida + More +

Coby Calvin and Junior Wily returned interceptions for touchdowns and Wagner picked up its first win of the season with a 37-26 victory over Long Island University on Friday night. Zachary Palmer-Smith staked Wagner (1-6, 1-2 Northeast Conference) to a 7-0 lead on the Seahawks' first possession, capping a 10-play, 74-yard drive with a 2-yard touchdown run. Wagner took a 14-7 lead early in the second quarter when Calvin returned an interception 60 yards for a touchdown. The Sharks cut their deficit to a point after Pat Bowen scored on an 8-yard run and Michael Coney missed the extra-point kick.

Naiem Simmons caught on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Nick Kargman and Wagner led 21-13 midway through the period. The teams traded field goals before halftime. Coney's second field goal pulled LIU (0-7, 0-3) within 24-19 early in the third quarter, but Rickey Spruill capped a 12-play, 72-yard drive with a 1-yard scoring run and Wagner led 30-19 with 5:55 left in the period. The Seahawks' final score was a 52-yard pick-6 by Wily with 10:09 left in the game. Derek Green passed for 232 yards but threw three interceptions for LIU. Backup QB Luca Stanzani had a 10-yard touchdown toss to Owen Glascoe, who totaled 130 yards on 10 receptions. - Wagner/AP College Football

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WR Naiem Simmons, South Florida
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10/20/22 - Seth Jones, rSr/2025, South Florida + More +

Baylor sophomore receiver Seth Jones announced Wednesday that he will enter the NCAA transfer portal. Jones said he will enter the portal on Dec. 5, the day after NCAA championship selections are made. That's the beginning of a 45-day window for players to enter the portal. The third-year sophomore has played in all six games this season, making seven catches for 73 yards and no touchdowns. Since he exceeded three games, this season will count against his eligibility. Jones will be the second Baylor player to enter the transfer portal this fall following running back-receiver Josh Fleeks. - Waco Tribune Herald

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WR Seth Jones, South Florida
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10/15/22 - Taron Keith, Sr/2025, South Florida + More +

Ta'ron Keith scored the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter, the Bowling Green defense allowed just 189 total yards and the Falcons defeated Miami of Ohio 17-13 on Saturday. Keith's 19-yard run with 11:31 remaining gave the Falcons their first lead since the second quarter as they capitalized on a short Miami punt, driving 55 yards in six plays. Trailing 13-7 in the fourth quarter the Falcons (3-4, 2-1 Mid-American Conference) reached the red zone on three consecutive possessions, making a field goal, missing a field goal and finally taking the lead on Keith's touchdown run. Bowling Green's defense then forced a three-and-out and a turnover on downs on Miami's two remaining possessions.

The RedHawks (3-4, 1-2) had rushed for more than 200 yards in four of their last five games but managed only 98 yards on the ground against the Falcons. Quarterback Aveon Smith led Miami in rushing with 55 yards and he completed 9 of 17 passes for 91 yards. Miami's only touchdown came on a 19-yard pass from Smith to Miles Marshall, giving the RedHawks a 10-7 lead at halftime. Jaison Patterson had 94 yards rushing on 18 carries for the Falcons and Matt McDonald completed 16 of 29 passes for 149 yards. Harold Fannin Jr. had a short touchdown run. Miami had won eight of the past nine meetings at Bowling Green. - Bowling Green/AP College Football

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RB Taron Keith, South Florida
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10/14/22 - Naiem Simmons, rSr/2026, South Florida + More +

OCT 10 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Naiem Simmons, WC (WR, Jr.),...Simmons registered seven receptions - including a 57-yard catch in the second quarter - to lead Wagner with 128 receiving yards at Columbia. The junior wide receiver is averaging 72.6 receiving yards per game and 18.2 yards per catch to rank fourth and second, respectively, in the conference. - NEC Football

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WR Naiem Simmons, South Florida
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10/14/22 - Naiem Simmons, rSr/2026, South Florida + More +

SEP 5 NEC PRIME PERFORMER: Naiem Simmons, WC (WR, Jr.),...Simmons was on the receiving end of eight passes at Fordham to finish with one touchdown and a team-high 162 yards in Wagner's season opener, a 48-31 defeat. The junior wide receiver caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Nick Kargman to tie the game at 14-14 in the first half. - NEC Football

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WR Naiem Simmons, South Florida
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09/19/22 - Brendan Farrell, rSr/2024, South Florida + More +

SEPT 19 ACC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK: Brendan Farrell, Virginia, PK, Dunwoody, Ga.,...Made field goals from 26, 30 and 26 yards in the Cavaliers' 16-14 victory over Old Dominion...Final kick was the game-winner as time expired...It marked the first time since the 2011 season UVA won a game on the last play with a field goal...Farrell's game-winner came just after ODU had driven 80 yards to grab a 14-13 lead with just 1:01 left in the contest. - ACC Football

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