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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 College Football Playoff committee did not have a G5 team in its top 25, but said Memphis was first in line. Thanks to Memphis' loss Friday, that will almost certainly change when the committee's next rankings come out.

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.

About 1,500 students and fans — many with handmade signs — showed up to cheer on the Bulls during ESPN's visit to the Tampa campus ahead of the nationally televised victory over UTSA.

Bulls students and fans are invited to watch and participate in the telecasts outside the Marshall Student Center prior to the nationally televised football against UTSA.

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.

The Bulls dropped to 6-2 with the loss, in which they gave up a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter.

Fernandez, who spent 25 years leading the Bulls and made 10 NCAA Tournament appearances, reportedly will be named head coach of the Dallas Wings. Michele Woods-Baxter will take over in the interim.

South Florida (6-1, 3-0) is the only Group of Five team in the poll. Tough conference games remain, but the Bulls essentially can earn an automatic bid in the College Football Playoff by winning out.

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.

Louk has called more than 3,000 Bulls sports events on radio and television, including every football game, as well as men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, soccer and volleyball.

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.