On paper, it's the most formidable task for the USF Bulls this season — or any season.
The Bulls (2-7, 1-4 AAC) face the No. 2-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats (9-0, 5-0) in Friday night's American Athletic Conference game at Raymond James Stadium (ESPN2, 6 p.m.). The Bearcats are 18-1 over the past two years — with the only defeat coming 24-21 against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2021 Sugar Bowl — and are 40-6 since the start of the 2018 season.
Not only is Cincinnati the highest-ranked FBS team to face USF at Ray Jay, it's the highest-ranked FBS team to play in Tampa ever (the 1967 Tennessee Volunteers were No.