Alex Golesh's USF Bulls were not far off from making the College Football Playoff. Had they won one more game in the regular season, they could've qualified for the American Championship Game and gone to the CFP had they been victorious, owning two losses, just like the Tulane Green Wave did.
The Athletic's Joe Rexrode implied USF could've done more damage in the CFP's first round than Tulane and the James Madison Dukes had they not lost to the Navy Midshipmen, Memphis Tigers, or Miami Hurricanes, potentially even winning a game.
With that said, Rexrode still supports Group of 5 schools getting whatever chance the CFP selection committee decides to grant them.