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.

Moez Limayem's confirmation hearing to become USF's next president was pushed back until next year. He says he's not disappointed and looks forward to laying out his plan.

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.

A USF spokesman said, "The BOG informed USF that the November meeting agenda is full, but they look forward to considering Dr. Limayem’s confirmation at the next available meeting."

On Thursday's "Florida Matters: Live & Local," Politico's Florida education reporter, Andrew Atterbury, broke down the governor's recent comments on H-1B visas.

Brooks brings more than 15 years of executive experience in sports, business and charity work to the new role. And it comes only a few months after being recognized as the best player in Bucs' history.

State officials accuse higher education institutions of abusing the H-1B program. They also canceled or repurposed more than $40 million in grants for having some relation to DEI.

The 53-year-old Fernandez spent the past 25 seasons leading the women’s team at the University of South Florida.

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.

The final stamp of approval for the former USF dean will come from the Florida Board of Governors during its Nov. 6 meeting.

The dashboard visualizes the shortage of behavioral health professionals in Florida.