Bull Speed Ahead Podcast: Episode 46 - Talking AAC Expansion & More
BULL SPEED AHEAD PODCAST: Episode No. 46, Vice President of Athletics Michael Kelly
Michael Kelly discusses several hot topics of the day with host
Darek Sharp on the podcast recorded Oct. 22, 2021.
Topics of discussion include:
• The USF women's soccer team's big win at Memphis that puts coach
Denise Schilte-Brown's team in control of their own fate as they pursue a fifth straight American Athletic Conference Championship.
• The Bulls receive tremendous donations from the Valspar Golf Tournament for the men's and women's golf programs and from several longtime and committed friends, family and donors that have established the
Ken Eriksen Scholarship Endowment.
• Basketball season is just around the corner. The defending AAC champion women's team led by coach
Jose Fernandez was picked to again win the AAC and will begin the season ranked No. 21 in the national polls. Meanwhile, the men's team led by coach
Brian Gregory is gearing up with numerous new faces on the roster as they look ahead to a match-up with Auburn at Amalie Arena in downtown Tampa on Nov. 19.
• Michael discusses the American Athletic Conference's recent expansion, which welcomed six new programs: Charlotte, FAU, North Texas, Rice, UAB and UTSA.
• Michael updates Bulls nation on construction of the new Indoor Performance Facility.
