USF Football

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

Memphis rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit and Bulls kicker Nico Gramatica missed a 52-yard field goal as time expired.

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.

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.

The Bulls have won two straight since a lopsided loss at Miami and is back in the top 25 after a one-month absence.

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

The Bulls' first-ever football coach will not attend the Oct. 2 event so other inductees can be honored "without distraction," according to new CEO of Athletics Rob Higgins.

The Bulls didn’t vanish completely, showing up among teams receiving votes. But their attention now turns to a home game against FCS team South Carolina State and their American Conference schedule a week later.

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.