TAMPA -- Heavy rains yesterday and overnight left the USF football team with a soggy practice field on Friday morning.
Nowhere was that more evident than on the patch of field from the locker room to the upper field. The area was described by the coaches as a, "quagmire" and by the strength coaches as a, "challenge." The players stomped and sprinted through the mud and hit the practice field in just uppers this morning.
Coach Leavitt was enthused and happy with his team before practice and decided that they didn't need to be fully suited for the first of two practices on Friday.
Not much else to report from the early session. GoUSFBulls.com will have video interviews after the late practice (3:45 to 5:15 p.m.) and additional notes, in the meantime, here are your daily links.
Daily Links
? Columnist Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Tribune,writes, "It still seems like a blur. The good, the great, the bad, the ugly. That was 2007 South Florida football. Places the Bulls have never been - and places they never want to be again. Did it all really happen?"
? Beat writer Brett McMurphy of the Tampa Tribune covers another George Selvie preseason honor and predicts the Bulls coming in at No. 19 in the Associated Press preseason top 25 poll. Even though he voted the Bulls at No. 16.
? St. Pete Times beat writer Greg Auman has made five blog posts since our last Camp Report. He covers the USF volleyball team, the improvements by walk-on punter Ilia Petrov, David Bedford's transition, a Sporting News bowl prediction and confirmation of Delbert Alvarado being the top punter and kicker.
Need To Know
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? 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.