Takeaways, highlights, notables, sights, sound bites and learning experiences from USF's 63-14 home victory against the South Carolina State Bulldogs, and a lookahead to the Friday, Oct. 3 American Conference opener against the Charlotte 49ers.
The Quick Read
* USF's 3-1 start has included a pair of victories against nationally ranked teams (Boise State and Florida), plus a taking-care-of-business resounding victory against South Carolina State, a Football Championship Subdivision opponent. Now it's a bye week before beginning American Conference play at home against the Charlotte 49ers. It's all breaking well so far.
* USF won the game 63-14 despite having possession for just 16:53 (compared to 43:07 for South Carolina State).