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USF MEDIA
ESPN.com
Two years ago, South Florida ruined Louisville's national championship hopes. Last season, the Bulls upset West Virginia and nearly knocked off Rutgers.
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It's hard not to draw comparisons to Doug Flutie when watching Grothe operate. Like Flutie, Grothe refuses to let his marginal size and lack of ideal arm strength limit him as a quarterback. Grothe's mobility allows him to find passing windows and buy second chances once the initial play has broken down.
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USA Today
"Anytime you get a win like that on the road with potentially 89 million television homes (the game was carried on ESPN2), it gives your program credibility and moves it forward," Woolard said. "It's very rewarding to see the ground this program has covered in a very short time."South Florida fielded its first team in 1997 and became a full Division I-A member in 2001. Leavitt has been the program's only coach. More...
GoUSFBulls.com
With their 26-23 overtime win at Auburn, the USF Bulls (2-0) were named the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl National Team of the Week for games of the weekend of Sept. 8.
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Relive the final moments of one of the greatest games in USF history as Jessie Hester Jr. and Matt Grothe connect on a 14-yard TD that silenced the crowd of 82,000 plus at Jordan Hare Stadium.
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The University of South Florida athletics ticket office announced on Sunday that the lower bowl at Raymond James Stadium was nearly sold out for the West Virginia game on Friday, Sept. 28.
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The University of South Florida football team will play three consecutive games on national television following the announcement that the ESPN body of networks has picked up the game against North Carolina on Sept. 22.
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GoUSFBulls.com
Leavitt met with Tampa media on Sunday afternoon to recap the upset win over No. 17 Auburn.
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The University of South Florida athletics ticket office announced on Sunday that the lower bowl at Raymond James Stadium was nearly sold out for the West Virginia football game on Friday, Sept. 28.
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The University of South Florida football team is literally on the verge of it making its first ever appearance in the AP and USA Today Coaches Top 25 Polls.
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Jesse Hester Jr. caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Matt Grothe to lift the Bulls to a 26-23 overtime win over No. 17 Auburn Saturday night and give USF a victory over a ranked team each of the last three seasons.
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ESPN.com
It was over when... Matt Grothe found Jessie Hester alone in the end zone for Hester's first career TD catch. It couldn't have come at a better time: at the end of the overtime period.
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St. Pete Times
Who needs field goals when you have Matt Grothe? The Bulls quarterback threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to receiver Jessie Hester in overtime, giving USF a wild 26-23 upset over No. 17 Auburn on Saturday night.
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What 87,000-plus cheering fans didn't realize Saturday night was that Spirit, the bald eagle in its sixth season making pregame flights for the Tigers, hails from Hillsborough County.
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On a day when Miami was taught humility and Florida State learned about fear, South Florida made the case it was the better team. This was a time to gain ground. On a day when Florida bullied a weakling in relative obscurity, USF put on a show on prime-time television. This was a time for underdogs everywhere.
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Tampa Tribune
University of South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe couldn't have asked for a better way to celebrate his 21st birthday.
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Sept. 8 hasn't been a bad day historically for the Bulls. Six years ago, USF shocked the college football world with its 35-26 victory at Pittsburgh in 2001.
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Like I said in the print column in today's Tribune, there will be many who'll call this an upset. You can make that argument, certainly. This was the place where the Florida Gators lost for the only time last season en route to a national championship. But it sure didn't seem like an upset if you were here.
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AUBURN MEDIA
Birmingham News
South Florida is a giant killer again. The Bulls overcame numerous missed opportunities in the second half, but took advantage of an Auburn offense that struggled throughout, to knock off the No.17 Tigers 26-23 in overtime in front of 82,617 fans in Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday night.
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"We were very lucky to even be in it," Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville said. "We have to start evaluating what we're doing. It's tough going into your first SEC game, but we'll try to find some players who can get the job done." More...
Dothan Eagle
In the end, it came down to the quarterbacks. South Florida's Matt Grothe took advantage of his opportunities. Auburn's Brandon Cox didn't.
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Florence Times Daily
Several times, South Florida gashed the kick coverage units for large returns and the last one, especially, cost Auburn badly.
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Huntsville Times
Through turnovers, kicking game breakdowns and fatigue, Auburn's defense fought on Saturday night. But finally, there was just too much to overcome. South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe hit Jessie Hester Jr. with a 14-yard touchdown pass to lift the Bulls to a 26-23 overtime victory over No. 17 Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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Mobile Press Register
The Bulls mobbed Hester near the Auburn student section, dodged debris raining from the stands, and then relocated the celebration to the ecstatic South Florida section in the other corner of the stadium. Long after most of Auburn's fans had filed out, Bulls fans were still chanting "USF! USF!"
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Auburn's defense has been forced into some difficult situations early in the 2007 football season, and none looked more dire than the third quarter Saturday night against South Florida at Jordan-Hare Stadium.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Four missed field-goal kicks. A blocked kick. Several other possessions ended in Auburn territory as unrealized opportunities. The Tigers were living on borrowed time for most of the second half. In overtime, Auburn's time ran out.
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Opelika-Auburn News
South Florida is good. Shhhh ... word might get out. What about Auburn? Umm ... It's hard to get a feel for a team when you never know which one is going to show up on any given play.
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Grothe, South Florida's sophomore quarterback, took what Auburn's defense gave him, sticking to short passes and occasional scrambles. He only threw one touchdown - the game-winner, a 14-yarder to Jessie Hester in overtime. More importantly, he didn't throw an interception.
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