| Rutgers may be ranked for the first time since | | | | has kept the Bulls in each game this year until the |
| 1976, but it won't have a picnic Friday night in | | | | offense is finally able to get it going. Because of |
| South Florida. The Bulls have had some problems | | | | this stingy "D", the Bulls have come up with three |
| sticking the ball in the end zone, but they have | | | | come from behind wins before falling to Kansas |
| been very good at keeping their opponents out | | | | last week. |
| of it. Last week, South Florida held Kansas to just | | | | One factor that could benefit South Florida is the |
| 13 points on the road. This week, the Bulls will be | | | | absence of Rutgers wide receiver Shawn Tucker. |
| tested by an offense which has put plenty of | | | | This means that Rutgers will rely primarily on a |
| points on the board the past few weeks including | | | | running game. South Florida will be able to put |
| 56 points last week against Howard. | | | | eight in the box and make the Scarlet Knights |
| The facts are that the Scarlet Knights will get | | | | beat them through the air. |
| their first test in nearly a month against the Bulls. | | | | Last season, the Bulls got the better of Rutgers |
| They were tested in their opener against the Tar | | | | with a 45-31 victory at Rutgers Stadium. You can |
| Heels in Chapel Hill, but since then they've been | | | | bet that revenge will be on the minds of the |
| playing pushovers. I think the easy | | | | Scarlet Knights, but you can also bet that the Bulls |
| non-conference schedule will definitely show Friday | | | | will be confident after what they did to them on |
| night as Rutgers will face the best defense | | | | the road last season. Knocking off a ranked team |
| they've seen this season. South Florida's defense | | | | will give the South Florida Bulls a huge lift. |