Two years ago, when USF head coach Alex Golesh first appeared at the American Athletic Conference Media Days, hardly anyone had a question. Golesh said the unspoken truth was disturbing. He sensed that outsiders deemed USF's football program as irrelevant.
"When you're in your own bubble, you feel like you're building and growing,'' Golesh said. "Then you go to a stage like that (AAC Media Days) and … literally nobody cares. None of our players were on preseason all-conference lists.
"But when you get back with your coaches and players, you know that everyone was motivated to make USF football worthy of conversation.