Stephen Galvin/South Florida Ath
CINCINNATI — When the USF faces the No. 24-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats on Saturday afternoon at Nippert Stadium, there's an obvious focus for improvement.
The Bulls (1-4, 0-1 AAC), who will take on a program-record third ranked opponent in the season's first six games, could use a jump-start, a spark, a bolt of immediate lightning … anything to get going quickly against the two-time defending conference champion Bearcats (4-1, 1-0 AAC).
Slow starts have plagued the Bulls in the first half.
"If you look at our keys to victory this week, the first three are Start Fast, Start Faster and Start Fastest,'' defensive coordinator Bob Shoop said.