South Florida Football's Reuben Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
August 11, 2026 | Football
TAMPA, FLA. (AUG. 11, 2026) – South Florida graduate wide receiver Mudia Reuben has been named to the watch list for the Allstate Wuerffel Trophy, the premier major college football award emphasizing community service.
Reuben was previously named to the Allstate Good Works team watch list in recognition of his outstanding community service, which includes the development and funding of a project to build water wells for Nigerian communities in need of access to water. Reuben, a first generation American whose family is from Nigeria, has built six such wells to date, often reducing a daily journey to source water from as much as a four-mile trip to just steps.
Reuben graduated from Stanford in three years with a degree in life and health science and is pursuing a master's degree in pharmaceutical nanotechnology – biomedical engineering.
He is one of two returning offensive starters for the Bulls. He finished third on the team with 495 receiving yards and fourth with 26 receptions in 2025, while collecting five touchdown catches. Reuben surged in the last three games of the regular season, collecting 14 receptions for 325 yards and four touchdowns over the span, including a season-best five receptions for 174 yards and touchdowns of 60 and 59 yards in a win at UAB.
South Florida opened practice for the 2026 season on Aug. 5. Under first-year head coach Brian Hartline, the Bulls return four starters from a team that went 9-4 last season and welcome 62 new players. South Florida opens its 30th season of football, and its last in Raymond James Stadium before moving to a new on-campus stadium, on Saturday, Sept. 5 vs. FIU in a 7 p.m. kickoff.
SOUTH FLORIDA 2026 NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LIST MEMBERS
Outland Trophy Caleb Cook, Graduate, Guard
Lou Groza Award Nico Gramatica, Junior, Kicker
Paul Hornung Award Alvon Isaac, Junior, Running Back/Returner
Wuerffel Trophy Mudia Reuben, Graduate, Wide Receiver
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About South Florida Football
The South Florida football program first took the field in 1997 and will play its 30th season in 2026.
In 2025, the Bulls went 9-4, earned a third straight bowl appearance, made the program's first College Football Playoff ranking appearance, and were ranked four times in the weekly Associated Press Top 25 poll. South Florida completed construction on a new $22-million Indoor Performance Facility in 2023, and construction is in progress on $349-million on-campus stadium and football operations center broke slated for completion by 2027.
The Bulls have posted 18 winning seasons, earned 16 All-America selections (including two consensus selections, the last coming in 2021), and 35 first-team all-conference honorees. South Florida has had 30 players selected in the NFL Draft, while the Bulls have made 13 bowl game appearances (going 8-5), tied for the third-most nationally in the first 25 seasons of a program's bowl eligibility. South Florida posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2016 and 2017, logging a program-record 11-2 mark in 2016, while finishing both seasons ranked in the Top 25. The Bulls spent a program-record 20 straight weeks ranked in the Top 25 during the 2016 and 2017 campaigns and reached as high as No. 2 in the AP rankings during the 2007 season.
Reuben was previously named to the Allstate Good Works team watch list in recognition of his outstanding community service, which includes the development and funding of a project to build water wells for Nigerian communities in need of access to water. Reuben, a first generation American whose family is from Nigeria, has built six such wells to date, often reducing a daily journey to source water from as much as a four-mile trip to just steps.
Reuben graduated from Stanford in three years with a degree in life and health science and is pursuing a master's degree in pharmaceutical nanotechnology – biomedical engineering.
He is one of two returning offensive starters for the Bulls. He finished third on the team with 495 receiving yards and fourth with 26 receptions in 2025, while collecting five touchdown catches. Reuben surged in the last three games of the regular season, collecting 14 receptions for 325 yards and four touchdowns over the span, including a season-best five receptions for 174 yards and touchdowns of 60 and 59 yards in a win at UAB.
South Florida opened practice for the 2026 season on Aug. 5. Under first-year head coach Brian Hartline, the Bulls return four starters from a team that went 9-4 last season and welcome 62 new players. South Florida opens its 30th season of football, and its last in Raymond James Stadium before moving to a new on-campus stadium, on Saturday, Sept. 5 vs. FIU in a 7 p.m. kickoff.
SOUTH FLORIDA 2026 NATIONAL AWARD WATCH LIST MEMBERS
Outland Trophy Caleb Cook, Graduate, Guard
Lou Groza Award Nico Gramatica, Junior, Kicker
Paul Hornung Award Alvon Isaac, Junior, Running Back/Returner
Wuerffel Trophy Mudia Reuben, Graduate, Wide Receiver
Follow us:
For the latest updates from South Florida Athletics, visit GoUSFBulls.com. Follow South Florida Football on social media Facebook, Instagram, X, and Youtube.
Get Your Tickets Today!
Call 1-800-GO-BULLS (1-800-462-8557) or email BullsTickets@usf.edu to claim your season or single-game tickets. You can also download the South Florida Bulls app on the Android or Apple stores to purchase tickets and parking. Visit USFBullsTix.com for more information.
About South Florida Football
The South Florida football program first took the field in 1997 and will play its 30th season in 2026.
In 2025, the Bulls went 9-4, earned a third straight bowl appearance, made the program's first College Football Playoff ranking appearance, and were ranked four times in the weekly Associated Press Top 25 poll. South Florida completed construction on a new $22-million Indoor Performance Facility in 2023, and construction is in progress on $349-million on-campus stadium and football operations center broke slated for completion by 2027.
The Bulls have posted 18 winning seasons, earned 16 All-America selections (including two consensus selections, the last coming in 2021), and 35 first-team all-conference honorees. South Florida has had 30 players selected in the NFL Draft, while the Bulls have made 13 bowl game appearances (going 8-5), tied for the third-most nationally in the first 25 seasons of a program's bowl eligibility. South Florida posted back-to-back 10-win seasons in 2016 and 2017, logging a program-record 11-2 mark in 2016, while finishing both seasons ranked in the Top 25. The Bulls spent a program-record 20 straight weeks ranked in the Top 25 during the 2016 and 2017 campaigns and reached as high as No. 2 in the AP rankings during the 2007 season.
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