Official Site of the Bulls · Dec 19, 2024
Bowl SZN: The Unsung Essentials
December 19, 2024
Athletics Senior Writer
They exist in the shadows of a football game — filling ultra-necessary roles that influence a favorable result, but going largely ignored unless something goes terribly wrong.
Special teams often make an important difference and the USF Bulls (6-6) can vouch for that as they prepare for the Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl against the San Jose State Spartans (7-6).
Andrew Stokes, the first-team All-American Athletic Conference punter, was a field-position weapon. The Bulls also had steady place-kicking with John Cannon and freshman Nico Gramatica, who displayed his vast potential by connecting on field-goal attempts of 58 and 51 yards in the same game.