The Bulls take on a young and improving Central Florida team that has a potent offense and almost upset the U. of Texas Longhorns.

Both teams are coming off of disappointing games as USF held off FAU and UCF had 5 consecutive turnovers in a disappointing loss to UCF.

Keys to the Game Saturday

Bulls

-Must win the turnover battle.

Both teams force a ton of turnovers AND have a ton of turnovers. Who wins this battle should most likely win this game

-Win Time of Possession and keep UCF offense off the field.

They may have the best offense USF has faced this year. Establishing the running game is critical for the Bulls to slow down the Knights. These guys can score

-Shut down Smith backs

Kevin and Phillip Smith are averaging over 5 yards per carry. Stop the run and Selvie and Clebert can go after QB Kyle Israel on 3 and long

-Bulls passing game

Grothe has not done much passing the last two games. Receivers need to hold on to the ball and Gregory needs to have Grothe roll out more and throw on the run as he doesn’t seem comfortable in the pocket.

UCF Keys to the Game

-Get the Smith’s runnning the ball

If Phillip and Kevin Smith get going it could be a long day for the Bulls

-Win turnover battle

If they play like last week they might as well stay home

-Stop Bulls RB’s

With the Bulls struggling to pass they may stuff the line and force USF to beat them in the air

Final Prediction

South Florida is getting no respect at number 5 and UCF is going to be ready to play. With Rutgers the following week USF is ripe for an upset. However, the lack of respect by the media and Coach Leavitt’s riding the team after a bad week vs FAU should have the Bulls motivated to play.

USF 34 - UCF 21

You gotta BULLieve!!!!!