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#USF's Brian Hartline questioned the legitimacy of UTSA's homefield advantage on Monday. “We have never needed to pump in artificial crowd noise,” a statement from an UTSA spokesperson to the San Antonio Express News said. ✍️by Nicholas Ramos usforacle.com/2026/10/06/pre…
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#USF men’s soccer's Tyler Richardson spent years learning what it means to lead on the pitch. And despite the early struggles this season, he has high hopes for the rest of the season. “It’s a new day to get better,” he said. ✍️by Nate Ferguson usforacle.com/2026/10/07/usf…
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"We are not satisfied based on results," Hartline said. "We are satisfied on our process... if we're worried about fully feeling great because we won a game, well then we wouldn't be getting better the last four games."
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Hartline said the team's offensive scheme has changes every week, depending on whatever team they face. "It's probably predicated on how they play defense."
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The Oracle retweeted
#USF head coach Brian Hartline after the loss: “As much as it stings to have a loss, I think everything happens for a reason,” Hartline said. “And whatever we need, we’re going to experience.”
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The Oracle retweeted
For @RHiggins_USF and @DBrooks55, the investments into #USF Athletics — the stadium, new facilities and direct funds for athletes — are pushing South Florida in a direction its never been before but deserves to be. “An improved version of [USF] is championships,” Brooks said.
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Despite an explosive #USF win – a sloppy first half plagued the team, much to the dismay of coach Brian Hartline. “The game doesn’t care, the conference doesn’t care, your opponents don’t care,” Hartline said. ✍️by @tobeywblair usforacle.com/2026/09/20/usf…
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South Florida men’s soccer withstood Tulsa pressure Sunday night, leaning on eight saves from freshman goalkeeper Alexis Martin and a defense that held firm to end a five-game losing streak. ✍️ by Godlove Nkembo usforacle.com/2026/09/21/usf…
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The Oracle retweeted
#USF Athletics returned $96 million in value to the university over the past year, according to its first-ever ROI and Impact Report. Every $1 invested by USF generated $2.52 in value, while athletics-related events also generated $49 million in direct visitor spending.
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South Florida football will look to correct its offensive inconsistencies that plagued the Bulls last week when they face the Army, which had no shortage of offensive production in its season opener. ✍️ by Nicholas Ramos usforacle.com/2026/09/09/usf…
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#USF football opened its 2026 season with a win for Brian Hartline as a first time head coach. “It doesn’t really, you know, didn’t really cross my mind,” Hartline said. “I’m looking forward to seeing where we go from this week.” ✍️ by Jack Febesh usforacle.com/2026/09/05/usf…
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With a new head coach, a quarterback that's shown high-level play and an experienced returning roster, one writer believes #USF will win more games than last year and finish atop the American. Read more on page 14 of The Oracle's football edition: usforacle.com/2026/08/31/har…
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#USF’s starting quarterback for Week 1 against FIU has been set, according to Pete Thamel.
Sources: USF has named Michael Van Buren Jr. the school’s starting quarterback. He’s a junior transfer from LSU/Miss State who has played in 17 games in two seasons and thrown for 2,896 yards and 19 TDs.
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