A new app, coaches show, stampede route, student tailgate & Green Wednesdays highlight changes for first season under Head Coach Alex Golesh
 
TAMPA, Aug. 28, 2023 – The 2023 USF Football season presented by Tampa General Hospital gets underway this weekend when the Bulls head to Conference USA preseason favorite Western Kentucky for a 3:30 p.m. (ET) kick Saturday on CBS Sports Network.
 
Head Coach Alex Golesh's first season leading the Bulls will feature several new elements for fans, highlighted by a new fan app that will provide a one-stop shop for all things USF for Bulls fans.
 
Here's a look at some of the new elements around USF football game day in 2023:
 
NEW BULLS FAN APP
A revitalized South Florida Bulls App, the Official Application of the South Florida Bulls Athletics Department, allows fans to keep up with all the Bulls sports teams and all things USF from one place. It is a collaboration between USF Athletics and FanThreeSixty, an industry-leading fan engagement software and analytics company.
 
The new app is compatible with both Apple and Android devices. 
Download it here: https://www.fanthreesixty.com/go-bulls
 
• The updated South Florida Bulls App contains new features that inform and entertain Bulls fans on gameday and beyond. It offers content, exclusive promotions, in-game experiences, official rosters, stats, and schedules, allowing fans to experience USF Athletics all year round. 
 
• Fans that already have the previous version of the South Florida Bulls App will have an update available for download from the Apple App or Google Play stores. For fans downloading the app for the first time, simply search for "South Florida Bulls App" in your device's app store or visit the Apple App Store or Google Play. 
 
• Fans are encouraged to enable push notifications to receive instant updates about their favorite Bulls teams and game-day information, including exclusive contests.
 
Enhanced Bulls Fan Experience:
• Improve your app experience with custom offers and notifications based on personal preferences
• Get team notifications like breaking news, ticket specials, announcements, and more right on your device
• Personalized content delivered right to your home screen year-round
• Fast access to watch the best highlight videos from the season
• Rep the Bulls and purchase official jerseys, Adidas gear, and more
• View team schedules and team rosters, including bios for each player
• View and interact with USF Athletics Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram feeds 
• Participate in game day like never before with exclusive app features!
 
BULLSEYE: THE USF COACHES SHOW
USF will roll out a new coaches show format and hosts in BullsEYE: The USF Coaches Show, which will debut on Thursday, Sept. 7 and drop on Thursday's weekly throughout the 2023 season. The one-hour show will first air on a morning drive time rotation from 7-9 a.m. on Bulls Unlimited (the USF digital radio channel available on TuneIn and the South Florida Bulls App).
 
The show will also have an enhanced video component in 2023, allowing fans the opportunity to watch the one-hour show on-demand on Youtube (BullsEYE playlist), Facebook (USF Football) and on GoUSFBulls.com beginning on Thursday each week.
 
BullsEYE will be hosted by longtime Bulls Unlimited producer and voice of many USF sports Darek Sharp. He will be joined by Bulls Insider Caylee Cottrell and former standout Bulls quarterback BJ Daniels as the trio talk USF Athletics and host interviews with Head Coach Alex Golesh and players, as well as head coaches and student-athletes from around USF Athletics. The show will feature top plays and calls from Bulls football throughout the year as well as the unique events and personalities that make USF special.
 
THE STAMPEDE RETURNS TO ORIGINAL ROUTE
The fan favorite football team entrance to Raymond James Stadium on home game days, The Stampede will return to its original starting point and route in 2023.
 
Fans can cheer on Head Coach Alex Golesh and his 117 Bulls and coaching staff as they enter Raymond James Stadium two hours and 15 minutes before kickoff. USF team buses will unload the team in the parking lots on the south end of Raymond James Stadium – starting at the south end of lot 6D – and the team will walk down the white fenced road between lots 5 and 6D into Bulls Bay. The USF HOT Band, Sun Dolls and cheer teams will greet the Bulls at Tom McEwen BLVD, just south of the Stadium.
 
Fans are encouraged to line the route and cheer on the Bulls.

USF STUDENT TAILGATE – FREE CARPOOL PARKING
USF students (from all USF campuses) can enjoy a student tailgate and free parking (with vehicles carrying 4 or more passengers) in Lot 1 (north of Raymond James Stadium). Students traveling from campus on game day can also utilize free shuttles running to and from the stadium from the Marshall Student Center on campus starting three hours before kickoff.
 
The student tailgate will feature a DJ, large mobile video board showing other games, face painting, outdoor games and other vendors.
 
USF students can use the HerdPerks app to request free tickets to all USF Athletics sporting events and check in from those events for a chance to win numerous prizes, including a free vehicle presented to the top points earner at the end of each season.
 
NEW PACE OF PLAY/GAME FLOW
Head Coach Alex Golesh is bringing his high powered, fast-moving offense which led the nation in yards and points per game in 2023.
 
A key to the success of the offense is the speed at which it moves, with very short intervals between plays and a team working quickly in sync to get into formation and snap the ball before the defense is set.
 
In order to effectively execute the offense, there will be no music or band playing between USF's offensive snaps in Raymond James Stadium this year and fans are encouraged to lower volume levels while the Bulls are on offense and crank up the noise when the Bulls defense takes the field.
 
USF GREEN WEDNESDAYS
Wear your USF green on Wednesdays!
 
Bulls fans are encouraged to show their USF pride all year long with the new USF Green Wednesdays, in which Bulls fans are asked to wear USF gear or green apparel during each Wednesday.
 
USF Green Wednesday participants are encouraged to share their pictures on social media with the hashtag #USFGreenWednesday and enter to win prizes that will be presented randomly to Green Wednesday participants. USF Athletics will share photos on its social media accounts and during home game days at Raymond James Stadium.
 
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About USF Athletics
USF Athletics currently 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, which will expand to 21 teams with the recently announced additions of women's lacrosse (2024-25) and women's beach volleyball (2025-26). The Bulls' athletic program began in 1965 and will be in its 58th season in 2023-24. Nearly 450 student-athletes train and compete in the athletic district located on the east end of the campus in Tampa, Fla. USF garnered two national championships in 2022-23 as Romaine Beckford for NCAA indoor and outdoor high jump titles. The Bulls have claimed 26 American Athletic Conference team titles since joining the conference in 2013 and own 140 conference titles claimed in 15 sports in department history, led by 20 each for men's tennis and men's soccer. USF has claimed 74 men's conference championships and 64 women's titles, led by 14 in women's tennis and 12 in volleyball. The Bulls have posted a combined annual grade-point average over 3.0 for more than eight straight years and are in the midst of a program record of 17 straight semesters with a combined GPA over 3.0 as of the spring of 2023. USF has had over 600 student-athletes earn their degree since 2016-17.
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