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South Florida coach Alex Golesh brushes off Florida Atlantic’s Tom Herman after romp

The Florida Atlantic and South Florida head coaches with a chilly postgame handshake

It wasn’t the biggest game of the weekend but it had a frosty exchange after it.

South Florida scored the game’s final 23 points on the way to a 44-21 victory over Florida Atlantic on Friday night. The Bulls went for a two-point conversion after the touchdown that put them up by the final score.

After the game had long been decided USF coach Alex Golesh reinserted quarterback Bryce Archie into the game in the final minute.

Up 23, the starting quarterback completed a 10-yard pass for a first down.

Golesh wanted no part of FAU’s Tom Herman when the Owls coach came across the field for the postgame handshake. Herman extended his hand. Golesh shook it and kept walking.

Herman decided he didn’t like the brushoff and went after Golesh.

The issue between the coaches has been simmering since last season when FAU pummeled South Florida 56-14.

The Owls outscored the Bulls 35-0 in the second half of that game, including two TDs and a successful onside kick in the fourth quarter.

Per Greenboldandbold.com:

After the Owls scored late in the fourth quarter, they rubbed the Bulls’ noses in their misery by executing a successful onside kick.

On that day, USF coach Alex Golesh was more concerned about his defense than that play.

“It is what it is. I’m cool. We’ll get ours at some point,” he said.

“When you lose to somebody like last year, you want to go back and beat them this year,” USF receiver Sean Atkins said this week. “So I feel like, in a sense, it is a rivalry just because of that.”

Lady Vols record fifth consecutive shutout

Tennessee soccer defeats FAU for fourth win.

Tennessee (4-1-1) defeated Florida Atlantic (0-4-2), 2-0, Sunday at Regal Soccer Stadium.

The Lady Vols led, 1-0, after Macaira Midgley scored in the third minute of the match. Kate Runyon and Reese Mattern were credited with an assist on the game’s first goal.

Tennessee extended its lead to, 2-0, after Sammi Woods recorded an unassisted goal in the 64th minute.

Lady Vols’ goalkeeper Ally Zazzara recorded a shutout and made two saves in the match.

Tennessee outshot the Owls, 16-5, The Lady Vols had five scoring chances land on goal. Florida Atlantic had two shots on goal in the match. The Owls earned three corner kicks, while Tennessee totaled two.

Michigan State football to continue the tradition, strip the stadium vs FAU

MSU will be continuing a fan favorite tradition against FAU

Michigan State is going to be continuing a fan favorite tradition in 2024. After fans clamored for a Friday night opener against Florida Atlantic, the athletic department will be taking it one step further, continuing the tradition of striping out the stadium on opening night against the Owls.

Michigan State and Florida Atlantic will take the field at Spartan Stadium on Friday, Aug. 30.

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Florida Atlantic offers son of Braxton Miller, who is entering 6th grade, a scholarship

Tom Herman and FAU offered a scholarship to Braxton Miller’s son who is entering sixth grade

Tom Herman must be extremely confident he will be coaching Florida Atlantic for many years. That can be explained by his decision to offer the son of former Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller a scholarship. Landon Miller is about to enter … sixth grade.

It has been a big year already for the Millers as dad was selected to enter the Buckeyes Hall of Fame.

There is an Ohio State connection between the Millers and Herman. He was Braxton Miller’s OC from 2012-14 in Columbus.

Herman went 4-8 in his first season as head coach at FAU.

The Weekend: Games to watch in Week 3

Who to watch during the week three of the college football season

We’re almost a month in for the college football season, which means conference play is on the horizon.

Week two didn’t have many fireworks, but enough to shake up the rankings. Of course, the biggest shake-up was Texas jumping into the top five after defeating Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

The Tigers have a night game this weekend against a formidable opponent in Florida Atlantic led by former Houston and Texas head coach Tom Herman. Herman has successfully turned mediocre programs into quality teams, so this isn’t a cakewalk.

Some teams will start their conference schedule this week, but some non-conference matchups remain.

Lady Vols shutout FAU ahead of SEC play

Lady Vols shutout FAU ahead of opening SEC play.

Tennessee (5-1-1, 0-0 SEC) defeated Florida Atlantic (3-3-2, 0-0, AAC), 2-0, Sunday at FAU Soccer Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida.

The Lady Vols scored two goals during the first half.

Tennessee led, 1-0, after Nolyn Bartholomew scored in the 22nd minute. Ally Brown was credited with an assist.

Tennessee extended its advantage to 2-0 after Jordan Fusco’s second goal of the season during the 29th minute. Kameron Simmonds recorded an assist on Fusco’s goal.

“It was great to pick up a road win as we wrap up the non-conference portion of our season,” Tennessee head coach Joe Kirt said. “Our team’s commitment to defending has been impressive to start the year, and we must continue to take pride in our pressing and counter-pressing entering league play.

“In possession, our players have been tremendous and continue to gain poise and confidence on the ball each time out. Through that confidence, we have been dominant in creating chances and scoring goals. Overall, we have been very pleased with our team’s approach, energy and physicality each time we have stepped on the field.”

Tennessee will open SEC play on Friday versus Arkansas (7 p.m. EDT) at Regal Soccer Stadium.

Former Alabama TE, Elijah Brown, announces transfer to FAU

Former Alabama TE announces transfer location to Florida Atlantic

The most recent of 17 former Alabama football players to announce his transfer destination this offseason is tight-end, Elijah Brown, who announced via social media on Monday that he would be continuing his collegiate career with the Florida Atlantic Owls. Brown is the only one of the Alabama transfers to not land at another Power Five program, but he will be teaming up with former Texas head coach Tom Herman.

Brown only spent one year in Tuscaloosa after enrolling early in January of 2022. He has a massive frame at 6-foot-5, 250 pounds and will certainly find a role in the Owls’ offense. Coming out of high school, Brown was a four-star recruit and the No. 8 TE in his class. He will have four years of eligibility remaining after redshirting in 2022.

Alabama has plenty of depth at the tight end position heading into 2023. Incoming top-100 recruit, Amari Niblack, is expected to see playing time from early on and Alabama also decided to add former Maryland TE, C.J. Dippre via the transfer portal.

Roll Tide Wire will continue to monitor Elijah Brown’s collegiate career.

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College Football: Transfer QB Casey Thompson to visit FAU

A potential Tom Herman and Casey Thompson reunion could be on the horizon.

Former Texas quarterback Casey Thompson is on the move again.

Thompson is searching for a school to play his final year of college eligibility for the 2023 season. He entered the transfer portal as a graduate after playing one season with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. A potential reunion with his former head coach could be on the horizon.

Former Texas and currently FAU head coach Tom Herman is hosting Thompson for a visit this week.

Herman recruited and signed Thompson with the Longhorns in the class of 2018. He served in a backup role for three seasons under Herman until his firing following the 2020 season.

Thompson had an up-and-down year in 2022 for Nebraska. He threw for 2,407 yards, 17 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while starting 10 games.

The move would make tons of sense for both sides. Herman gets an experienced quarterback to lead his team in year one of the new gig. Thompson can return to the offensive system that he spent three years developing in.

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Ducks ranked among Andy Katz’s Top 36 college basketball teams for 2023 season

Andy Katz puts Oregon in his “way-to-early” rankings for 2023-24, suggesting the Ducks’ March Madness drought is about to end.

The men’s basketball season just ended and some are already thinking about next season.

NCAA.com and former ESPN reporter Andy Katz is one of those thinking about the 2023-24 season and he has put out his “way-too-early” Top 36 teams for the next year and Oregon is among those listed.

The Ducks have missed the last two NCAA tournaments, but with an incredible recruiting class coming in that will be mixed with some savvy veterans, it would be a shock if Oregon didn’t participate in March Madness in 2024.

Katz’s rankings include most of the usuals such as Kansas and Kentucky, but there are some surprises such as Florida Atlantic ranked as high as they are, suggesting the Owls weren’t a fluke during their deep tournament run in 2023.

While Oregon will have a lot of new pieces next season, there’s some early confidence that they can be among the top teams in the nation. Here’s where Katz had them ranked.

5 photos that perfectly capture Lamont Butler’s buzzer-beater against FAU

Lamont Butler is magic

If you haven’t seen the shot Lamont Butler hit at the buzzer to send San Diego State to the national championship game on Monday night go ahead and get familiar with it now.

It’ll go down as one of the more iconic shots in men’s NCAA tournament history. Right up there with Mario Chalmers, Kris Jenkins, Christian Laettner and Jalen Suggs.

We’ll be watching it again and again for years to come.

But before the replay gets lodged in our memories forever, take a look at Butler’s magic from a few different angles and bask in all the March Madness glory.

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