College Football

Brown made the decision after discussions with new head coach Brian Hartline, but he will be on the sideline assisting interim coach Kevin Patrick, according to Athletics CEO Rob Higgins.

Brian Hartline’s plan will begin with bonding with the team. He added it has been difficult juggling responsibilities between USF and Ohio State, where he will finish out the postseason.

Vanderbilt, which is making only its 11th postseason appearance ever, will play Iowa in the ReliaQuest Bowl, while Memphis and N.C. State are slated for the Gasparilla Bowl.

Defensive line coach Kevin Patrick will serve as interim head coach for the Bulls, who will go after their third 10-win season. It will be the first meeting between the schools.

The university announces the offensive coordinator for the No. 1-ranked Buckeyes, the nation's defending champs, will replace Alex Golesh, who bolted for Auburn.

UF introduced its new coach to much less fanfare than Lane Kiffin’s arrival would have created. But the 43-year-old might just be a better fit for a program in need of short-term success and long-term stability.

Alex Golesh said he got the Auburn offer at 1 a.m. Sunday, and signed it immediately. Assistant Kevin Patrick will be USF's interim coach for the bowl and Athletics CEO Rob Higgins says a coaching search is underway.

Coach Alex Golesh said he hasn't had time to process "outside opportunities" before USF rolled to an easy ninth victory on Senior Night. Byrum Brown became only the 12th player to reach the 3,000/1,000 mark.

USF used two long scoring passes and two long scoring drives to overcame 104 yards in penalties. Officials said a Blazers player stabbed two teammates at the team's football facility hours before the game.

South Florida’s late rally wasn’t enough to overcome Navy’s barrage of big plays, dealing the Bulls a costly loss that all but ended their playoff and conference title hopes.

Coach Alex Golesh says the planned 150,000-square-foot facility, part of the $407 million on-campus stadium project, will be the “nicest football complex in the entire country.”

The final bids are still a month away, but the No. 24-ranked Bulls attained a major milestone in the program's history. But they'll have to win out to keep the 12th seed in the postseason bracket.