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2008 News and Notes

• Matt named to 2008 Maxwell Award watch list for the second straight year. The Maxwell Award is given annually by the Maxwell Football Club to the best player in College Football.
• Matt named to 2008 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award watch list. Visit the site and see the entire watch list at http://www.daveyobrien.org.
• The 2008 South Florida Bulls open the season ranked #19 (AP) and #21 (USA Today), and have risen to #10/#10 as of 9/28/2008.

Bulls Regain Winning Form, Rout Memphis in Inaugural St. Petersburg Bowl

The USF Bulls of December 2008 looked a lot like the Bulls of September. Taking on Memphis in the inaugural magicJack St. Petersburg Bowl, the Bulls scored in the first two minutes and never trailed enroute to a 41-14 dismantling of their former CUSA conference mate.

The talent and speed gap between the two teams was evident early, as the offense moved at will against an overmatched Tiger defense and the Memphis attack was held in check for most of the game. Matt Grothe threw for 236 yards and 3 TDs and ran for another 83, outgaining the entire Memphis team by himself. Taurus Johnson, Dontavia Bogan, and Ben Busbee all caught Grothe TD passes, and Ben Williams and Mo Plancher added TDs on the ground.

The Bulls end the 2008 campaign at 8-5. See you next year, and GO BULLS!