Courtesy ESPN.com & Writer Greg Garber
TAMPA, Fla. -- Some believe it was University of South Florida senior linebacker Ben Moffitt. Others credit junior center Jake Griffin. If it's a stalemate, freshman wide receiver Carlton Mitchell is more than willing to claim responsibility for being the first of the Mohicans.

Wherever the notion came from, there were more than 40 raging Bulls sporting Mohawks against No. 5-ranked West Virginia back in late September. The West Virginia state slogan is "Wild and Wonderful," but USF appropriated the concept and stunned the Mountaineers 21-13. Eleven years after the program matriculated to Division I, the Cult of the Mohawk, circa 2007, had commenced.

"It shows where we are coming from, from a program standpoint, " said quarterback Matt Grothe, the face of the Bulls' Mohawked crew. "To be where we are today, and doing some of the things that nobody thought we could do so quickly, is pretty cool."

Even Rocky the Bull, the USF mascot, came out for the recent game against Cincinnati tricked up with a Mohawk. If you've been watching college football this year, you know Rocky is not alone. Far from it. The Mohawk is the cutting edge.