Camp Report: Rain Cuts Short Practice
August 14, 2008 | Football
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Updated at 9:15 a.m. -- The No. 21 USF football team worked in a steady, light rain for the first 45 minutes of practice this morning and had no intentions of ending early unless the precipitation became a downpour (which it did).
Mother nature has been kind to the Bulls through the first 11 days of camp. Today is the only practice that the Bulls have battled the wet stuff early in the session.
Coach Leavitt had a quick whistle in the first 30 minutes of practice as he wrapped up drill work early in an effort to get the team into the middle drill. The middle drill is essentially the front seven of the defense going against a run only offense.
Junior LB Kion Wilson has probably worked his way up the depth chart more in this drill than anywhere else. After being limited by an ankle injury in the spring, the Pearl River Community College product is making his move and is working with the No. 1's as the middle linebacker. Wilson is becoming the player that defensive coordinator Wally Burnham thought would be the perfect fit at linebacker during the recruiting process.
? Megan Latchford, USF's Student Marketing rep, will host another chat from the Student Ticket Zone from Noon-2 p.m. today.
Daily Links
? Yardbarker.com says the Bulls have two of the top 10 players in the BIG EAST.
? The Polk County Democrat checks in with a story on hometown players Maikon Bonani and Ben Williams,writing, "Two former Lake Wales Highlanders are hoping to help the USF football Bulls continue their rise to national prominence this year, including newcomer Maikon Bonani and junior fullback Ben Williams."
? Ryan Boyd of the Bradenton Herald writes, "A.J. Love thought he was running fast enough, but South Florida coach Jim Leavitt disagreed. It was the first day of fall football practice two years ago, and Love, who was redshirting, didn't run onto the field at top speed in Leavitt's opinion. Leavitt called him back and urged him to sprint. Love tried it again, and Leavitt called him back with the same advice. This happened three or four times.
? Virginia Preps.com has a story on Old Dominion, which is buidling its football program and will only practice this season. They have set their 2009 schedule and used USF as a reference.
? From the print version of the St. Pete Times, Greg Auman files a notebook and an earlier set of notes from Wednesday. He also wrote on his blog that, "True freshman receiver Daniel Bryant is making a push to run with the first team on offense. Very impressive when you consider the volume of experienced receivers the Bulls have back from last season."
? Brett McMurphy of the Tampa Tribune writes, "Sophomore Trent Pupello, who transferred to the University of South Florida from Florida in January, already has climbed from fifth-team to second-team tight end."
Need To Know
? Be a part of the most anticipated football season in USF history. Single game tickets are on sale for the 2008 season and can be purchased on GoUSFBulls.com by clicking here or at Ticketmaster.com. You can also purchase single game tickets at the USF Box Office or at any local Ticketmaster location.
? Season tickets are still on sale and are the only way to get seats in the lower bowl at Raymond James Stadium. The only way to secure season tickets for the 2008 season is by calling 1-800-GoBulls. For more information, including prices and a seating map visit the USF season ticket zone.
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