The morning following South Florida’s victory over the Rice Owls, news broke that Head Coach Alex Golesh would be departing the program after three seasons to take the same position at Auburn University.
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Golesh, who guided the Bulls to three consecutive winning campaigns, left USF in a familiar spot—much like they were in 2022 following the dismissal of Jeff Scott: without a head coach and back at square one in their search for a new leader.