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USF's offensive players wear green jerseys at practice and defensive players wear white, so it was notable Tuesday that junior running back Jamar Taylor wore a white jersey as the Bulls practiced in preparation for the International Bowl in Toronto on Jan.

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - The University of South Florida was without its leading tackler during its regular-season finale Saturday night as LB Kion Wilson was scratched because of an ankle injury.

USF's loss to Miami could still be felt a week later, and the Bulls had to turn to four first-time starters in their regular-season finale at Connecticut.

Running back Andre Dixon, plowing through Notre Dame for 114 yards in a UConn victory, has 917 yards for the season.

Kayvon Webster became a poster boy for USF in February when he picked the Bulls over his hometown Hurricanes.

The 12 Bulls football players with Haitian backgrounds: Sabbath Joseph , lying down; first row, from left: Jon Lejiste , Bermanley Augustin , Moise Plancher , Kenneth Luberice ; second row, from left: Edner Alcin , Jason Pierre-Paul , Danous Estenor , Steven Jacques , Rony Delisca and Mistral Raymond ; and Victor Marc , top.

In the frantic seconds before a play, as USF's defense is lined up and awaiting the snap, Bulls linebacker Sabbath Joseph will sometimes tap defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul on the shoulder.

As demoralizing as Thursday night's 31-0 loss was for USF, it could have been worse.

Losing to Rutgers three years in a row should be plenty motivation for USF next week, but the Bulls also will remember last year's 49-16 drubbing in Tampa, which saw Rutgers score the final 21 points.

Finally got around to watching the USF-West Virginia game on tape, so I have a few more observations on a huge 30-19 win for the Bulls ... -- I think linebacker Sabbath Joseph deserves credit for two underappreciated assists a ' first and foremost, recovering Kion Wilsona TMs fumble after Wilson had intercepted a Jarrett Brown pass deep in USF ...

USF coaches andplayers aren't dwelling onThursday's loss. The only thing they're dwelling on is talking aboutThursday's loss.

In his quiet, unassuming way, Pitt freshman tailback Dion Lewis suggested earlier this week that the 20th-ranked Panthers were poised to prove their hot start wasn't a fluke.

Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 1:14 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 1:14 a.m. To say that South Florida's game today against Pittsburgh is a must-win situation would be an understatement.

The Deerfield Beach native transferred to South Florida from junior college prior to this season and has made enough of an impression in a handful of games to become ESPN analyst Mel Kiper's 12th-highest rated draft-eligible player on his Big Board on Oct.

Linebacker Sabbath Joseph says if USF is going to rebound from a loss to No. 8 Cincinnati, that turnaround must begin with fewer penalties and miscues when the Bulls face No.

Last Friday, it was promised in the Gazette that an announcement was forthcoming regarding a contract renewal between the Big East and Meineke Car Car Bowl.

On a night where USF's pass defense was sure to be tested, senior cornerback Jerome Murphy struggled in Thursday's 34-17 loss to No.

The Cincinnati Bearcats move to a dizzying tempo - don't blink or you might miss a touchdown - and their rise has been a great story for Big East Conference football.

As if Thursday night's game between No. 21-ranked South Florida and No. 8 Cincinnati wasn't big enough, it now has that time-honored ingredient guaranteed to put it over the top.

Junior linebacker Sabbath Joseph knows USF's defense will be tested in the middle of the field on Thursday night, facing No.