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Axios
01-08-2025
- Sport
- Axios
USF wins AAC title in EA Sports CFB 26 prediction
The South Florida Bulls kick off their season on Aug. 28, their penultimate before moving to a new on-campus stadium. Why it matters: Under coach Alex Golesh, USF has managed back-to-back winning records, notable given the loss of star quarterback Byrum Brown just a month into the 2024 season. Zoom in: The long-suffering Bulls have a chance, though a slim one, to turn things around. ESPN gives USF a 4.9% chance of winning the American Athletic Conference (ACC) title. The team is retaining most of its key players from last season, and is ranked No. 11 in the nation for continuity. Brown is back in the saddle and bullish about the upcoming season. But wide receiver Sean Atkins and backup quarterback Bryce Archie, who started eight games in 2024, are gone. What to watch: The Bulls will face Florida on Sept. 6 — their first meeting since 2022, when USF nearly pulled off an upset before losing 31–28 in Gainesville. The Bulls also meet two other in-state rivals this season: Miami on Sept. 13 and Florida Atlantic on Oct. 18. 🔮 The prediction: We used EA Sports' College Football 26, which was released last month, to simulate how USF might fare this season. The Bulls finish this season with an 8-5 record and clinch the AAC championship over Tulane, at least, according to the video game. The virtual Bulls opened the season with a win over Boise State (17–3), then lost back-to-back games to Florida (13–7) and Miami (21–7). USF followed with a win over South Carolina State (14–7), a loss to Charlotte (27–21), and edged out North Texas (14–10). The Bulls went on to defeat Florida Atlantic (27–3) and Memphis (14–7). USF slipped again with close losses to UTSA (17–14) and Navy (14–10), but rebounded with a win against UAB (28–14) and closed the regular season with a blow-out win over Rice (24–3).
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former Tennessee quarterback Gaston Moore signs with USF, Alex Golesh
Former Tennessee quarterback Gaston Moore is essentially coming out of college football retirement to play for former Vols offensive coordinator Alex Golesh at South Florida. On July 22, Moore signed with USF, according to numerous reports. He entered the transfer portal in December following UT's 2024 season but didn't join another team. It was assumed that he had moved on after football. But now he's a late addition for Golesh, who enters his third season at USF's coach. It is Moore's third college program. In 2020, Moore redshirted at UCF under coach Josh Heupel. In 2021, he followed Heupel by transferring to Tennessee as a walk-on. Moore played four seasons with the Vols as a reserve quarterback who could operate Heupel's offense. He was 26-of-44 passing for 273 yards, two TDs and three interceptions in 14 games, mostly as a backup to Joe Milton in 2023 and Nico Iamaleava in 2024. JOEY AGUILAR He won over Tennessee teammates. Now he must win QB job When Moore left UT in late December, Iamaleava was set to return as the starting quarterback, and Jake Merklinger was stepping into the backup role. George MacIntyre had also arrived as an early signee. Since then, Iamaleava transferred to UCLA, which led to UT's quarterback competition heading into the 2025 season. Former Appalachian State standout Joey Aguilar transferred to UT from UCLA. He'll compete with Merklinger and MacIntyre. Adam Sparks is the Tennessee football beat reporter. Email X, formerly known as Twitter@AdamSparks. Support strong local journalism by subscribing at Get the latest news and insight on SEC football by subscribing to the SEC Unfiltered newsletter, delivered straight to your inbox. This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Gaston Moore: Tennessee QB signs with USF, Alex Golesh | Reports
