American Conference

USF was up 14-3 before its offense stepped on the field. Then QB Byrum Brown accounted for 348 total yards and three touchdowns as the Bulls kept their chances alive for a CFP bid.

Interim head coach Michele Woods-Baxter says her 17 years of winning on Jose Fernandez's staff prepared her for the moment he decided to move on two weeks ago. USF opens the season Monday against FIU.

Bryan Hodgson overhauled the roster with 13 new players — including five who followed him from Arkansas State — into Monday's opener against Florida A&M at the Yuengling Center.

No. 19-ranked USF scored the final 27 points to turn a 21-13 lead into a blowout victory. It was the Bulls' sixth win, making them bowl-eligible. They also remain undefeated in the American Conference.

Of course, the first real CFP rankings aren't out for a few weeks, but an AP "mock" bracket gives the Bulls the automatic bid for a non-power conference team.

No. 24 South Florida came back to tie the game at 21 with 2 seconds before halftime, then scored three quick TDs after the break, two off turnovers by the previously undefeated Mean Green.

Byrum Brown threw four touchdown passes and rushed for 162 yards in a game the Bulls' never trailed at Raymond James Stadium.

The Bulls will soon find out if the blowout loss drops them out of the rankings after the bigger and more talented Hurricanes overwhelmed them from the start.

Thirteen AAC members will provide payments to athletes of up to $20.5 million per school during the first year of the plan, which will begin once a federal judge approves an NCAA antitrust settlement.

When the history of the University of South Florida women's basketball team is written, it will likely be marked as "before Jose Fernandez" and "after…