Bull Speed Ahead Podcast: Episode 1
TAMPA, AUG. 15, 2018 – In the midst of his second official week on the job, USF Vice President of AthleticsÂ
Michael Kelly sits down with USF radio host
Darek Sharp to cover a number of different program topics during Kelly's first
Bull Speed Ahead podcast.
- 'DRINKING WATER OUT OF A FIRE HOSE': Kelly talks about his "exciting" task of getting to know as many people as he can around USF Athletics and in the Bay Area in order to get the true pulse of the program in the next few months.
OTHER TOPICS: Kelly touches on the Bulls Club's new Plant Your Bulls Flag campaign, the program's stylish, new adidas apparel, USF Fan Fest, football season ticket progress, the importance of the USF Football Center and his welcoming return to Tampa.- FOLLOW KELLY ON TWITTER: Get more program updates and observations from Kelly by following USF Athletics' new leading man on Twitter @MKellyUSF.
About USF Athletics
USF Athletics sponsors 19 varsity men's and women's teams that compete in 11 different sports, 18 at the NCAA Division I level in the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls' athletic program celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, having begun with a men's soccer contest in 1965. Nearly 500 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. The Bulls have claimed 15 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013, including four in 2016-17, and own 112 conference championships overall. Ten USF programs reached national postseason competition in the 2016-17 season and nine were ranked in the Top 25 nationally. The Bulls posted a program-record 86 percent Graduation Success Rate in 2016, logged an annual department grade-point average over a 3.0 for the six straight semesters, and saw 106 student-athletes earn their degree during the 2016-17 academic period.
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