#BullStrong TV Show Selected National Sports Video Award Finalist
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TAMPA, MAY 21, 2018 –
#BullStrong: Inside USF Football, the University of South Florida football program's weekly television show, has been selected a national finalist for outstanding production for a third time by the Sports Video Group (SVG) and National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
The show, which debuted in 2014, won the honor of Outstanding Program Series last year from more than 100 national entries. The Bulls' weekly TV show has now earned selection as an SVG College Sports Media Awards finalist for the third time. The winners will be announced May 31 at the 10
th Annual SVG College Sports Summit at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta.
"Now in its 10th year, the SVG College Sports Media Awards continues to be the only competition that showcases the best in college-sports production," says
Tom Buffolano, chairman of the SVG College Sports Media Awards in association with NACDA. "The quantum leap in the sheer number of colleges in the past 10 years that now produce the highest-quality video, both live and edited, is astounding. Adding to that the growing capability to reach audiences on every platform imaginable, and the investment made in college-sports production continuing to grow, I am excited to see what the next 10 years brings. Congratulations to all the finalists!"
The awards recognize the best in college sports video production from national networks, regional networks and conference digital networks, collegiate athletic departments, and students. The CSMAs aim to celebrate those who have pushed the envelope and set a higher standard for the quality of live and pre-/post-produced college sports video content.
#BullStrong: Inside USF Football, which aired 12 episodes during the Bulls' 10-win 2017 season and a
Spring Special in May, has been nominated for Outstanding Program Series in the Regional/Local Networks/Syndicators and Production Companies division. The USF show was nominated alongside standout productions from BYUtv (
After Further Review), Longhorn Network (
Texas GameDay), Scrapt Productions (
One With Wolfpack Football), and Awesome Films (
Penn State Hockey Story).
The Emmy Award winning team of Awesome Films produces
#BullStrong and had two productions earn finalist recognition in the category, also getting a nod for their efforts with the
Penn State Hockey Story.
The 30-minute
#BullStrong program takes fans up-close inside USF football with NFL Films style camera work, exceptional storytelling, and unprecedented access to practice, locker room, game day and daily life. Compelling video, narration and sound from the Bulls themselves gives viewers a taste of what it is like to be in the huddle and on the field with the Bulls.
USF fans can get an all-access look at head coach
Charlie Strong and the Bulls' spring football preparations by catching the
#BullStrong: Inside USF Football Spring Special on FOX Sports Sun (CH 31 & 1148 on Bright House; CH 76 & 576 on Verizon FiOS). The show is airing throughout the month of May on FOX Sports Sun (which is also available on DirecTV (653 & 656) and Dish Network (422 & 372)). Check local listings for show times.
Every episode is also posted to the USF Athletics Youtube
channel.
ABOUT USF FOOTBALL
USF posted its second straight 10-win season in 2017 (10-2) by winning its second straight Birmingham Bowl with a 38-34 victory over Texas Tech. USF is one of just 14 teams nationally to win 20-plus games in the last two seasons (21-4) and has spent a program-record 20 straight weeks ranked in the top 25, reaching as high as No. 13 in Week 8 of the 2017 season. The Bulls have won five of their last six bowl appearances and made nine (6-3) total bowl appearances in 21 seasons, including a current run of three straight bowls. USF won a program-record 11 games in 2016 (11-2) and has posted 14 winning seasons. The USF program, which first took the field in 1997, reached No. 2 in the rankings in 2007 and has seen 28 players selected in the NFL Draft, 14 named All-American and had 32 first-team all-conference selections.
Follow @USFFootball on twitter for all the latest information concerning the USF Football program.
- #GoBulls –
