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2 Chainz includes bizarre requests in concert contract
Pirates limp into Bulls homecoming football game
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Fraternity suspended after sexual assault
Pi Kappa Phi fraternity is temporarily suspended after member Dillion LaGamma was arrested on charges of sexual battery on a child over 12, according to his arrest report from the Hillsborough County Jail. While under oath, he admitted to having “vaginal and oral intercourse” with the victim, according to the arrest affidavit. LaGamma was released on $7,500 bail. The victim was a 16-year-old girl who was unconscious at a party thrown by the fraternity at the time of the assault. Currently, LaGamma’s presence on campus is being restricted, according to University Police Public Information Officer Renna Reddick.
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Construction pushes forward on new housing village
Student Health Services offers free flu shots, STI testing today
Student Health Services (SHS) will be giving out free flu shots and free STI testing for students from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at their annual health festival. The event is taking place at the SHS annex and will feature free food and giveaways for the first 500 students, in addition to the medical services.
Student body executives follow through on promise, get lip tattoos By Breanne Williams O P I N I O N
process, Hernandez said. Being the largest P3-sponsored endeavor for the state university system is an undertaking that has been a thoughtful and methodical process, Hernandez said. With a $134 to $135 million budget, the new USF Village will provide — in addition to housing — an Aramark dining hall that may be open 24/7, a wellness center and additional shopping stores, according to Lafferty. Separate from the partnership with the rest of the village, the on-campus Publix is a companion project, Hernandez said. “We’re very excited and
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The construction of updated student housing going on at the old Andros complex is currently underway and is anticipated to be complete in fall of 2018. ORACLE PHOTO/JACKIE BENITEZ By Chelsea Grosbeck A S S I S T A N T
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With this year’s demolition of Delta, Epsilon, Eta and Zeta dorms in the Andros Complex, the new USF Residential Village continues on schedule. To those in the thick of things, the project has been ongoing for some time and naming a date that the work began is not simple. “Define ‘begin,’” USF’s Assistant Director for Design and Construction for Major Projects Steve Lafferty said, laughing. “We had been thinking about this project for quite some time,” Ana Hernandez,
assistant vice president for housing and residential education, said. In 2010, action was taken to construct a hall using “traditional methods” of construction and financing, according to Hernandez. However, a lack of available funding opportunities led USF to pursue other options, and in 2012, the decision to work with Public-Private Partnership (P3) began. In 2014, an Invitation to Negotiate was issued as a proposal to find a funding company that would help cover the costs of building a new residential area. Selecting a firm to collaborate with was an 18-month-long
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Keeping a promise made with the student body, the student body president and vice president sat in a tattoo parlor last week to have evidence of their school pride permanently engraved on their lower lips. Student body president Chris Griffin sent out a tweet on Aug. 29 promising students that he and his vice president, Alec Wade, would get lip tattoos reading “Go Bulls” if the student section was filled during any home game this season. Students took him up on his wager. On Sept. 10, 27,485 people attended the USF game against NIU. The student section was filled with cheering fans and the team won 48-17. However, Griffin and Wade said the section was still not sufficiently packed to warrant the ink. But the section was filled again when USF took on FSU, with 52,485 people in attendance. Consequently, Griffin and Wade drove with a handful of friends to the Las Vegas tattoo parlor in Ybor City on Sept. 29. Then, despite hesitations, the two kept their word and followed through with their end of the deal. “The day we decided to do it, Alec wanted to back out of it, but I kept saying ‘we’ve got to do this,’” Griffin said. “But then right as we were going into it, we both were like ‘is this really the best idea?’ It was definitely nerveracking, but when we got there we were fine and it was fine.”
National clown trend reaches campus
USF joined the list of places that have been affected by clown sightings this week when University Police (UP) received two calls concerning one such individual near Magnolia on Monday evening. According to UP Public Information Officer, Renna Reddick, responders didn’t see a clown.
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Social media campaigns are only the first step toward change By Nicole Cate C O L U M N I S T
On Monday, USF students were surprised to find out that a fellow student was arrested Sunday and charged with sexual battery on a child over 12. Coincidentally, website Funny or Die released a video public service announcement, starring Vice President Joe Biden and actor Adam Devine, that collaborated with the White House’s “It’s On Us” campaign in order to educate college students on sexual assaults on campus. As with all Funny or Die videos, it attempted to use comedy to tell a greater message. Seeing as how one can’t ethically talk about sexual assault and rape in a comedic fashion, they tastefully directed the video to open on a funny note and quickly become serious as Biden started talking about the subject matter. The “It’s On Us” campaign was launched in 2014 by Biden and President Barack Obama as “an awareness campaign to help put an end to sexual assault on college campuses,” according to the White House blog. It uses #ItsOnUs and celebrity endorsements, such as appearances in PSAs and celebrity lecturers on college campuses to try and spread awareness on the disturbing issue. Their videos also ask students to take a pledge on ItsOnUs.org that asks students to vow to refrain from participating or allowing sex without consent. “To recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault, to identify situations in which sexual assault may occur, to intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given, to create an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported,” is the vow taken by every pledger. Though the issue is often found trending on social media platforms, the real question becomes if a hashtag is enough to truly end sexual assault? Many organizations like this one are aware of the importance of social media to the millennial generation, but they may overestimate its significance. Yes, campaigns like this spread awareness. While some people feel as if sexual assault cases are on the rise, statistics released by the Department of Justice in 2015 state that “the rate of sexual
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ESPN abusing power to silence ECU band members
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The “It’s On Us” campaign is relying on social media to help end the issue of sexual assault on campuses. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE assault and rape has fallen 74 percent getting an issue trending will not equate since 1993, from a rate of 4.3 assaults to change. In 2014, over 270 female stuper 1000 people in 1993, to 1.1 per dents were kidnapped from their school 1000 in 2014”, according to the Rape, in Chibok, Nigeria. Abuse & Incest National Network. A short time later, #BringBackOurGirls While these attacks are slowly starting trending on social media as a decreasing, the awareness in the general way to raise awareness of the situation. public of those that do happen is quickly Two years later, over 230 of the girls are increasing because of campaigns like still missing and the hashtag is vaguely “It’s On Us.” remembered by the thousands that used That being said, just because aware- it in a moment of passion. ness is spreading it does not necessarily Sexual assault is an issue that needs mean a larger decrease in sexual assault to be eradicated. Awareness is obviously and rape cases is bound to occur. the first step in that process but it is cruUnlike previous generations, millen- cial to realize it is simply one step in a nials do not often take part in physical long walk toward change. Unless millenactivism so much as use social media nials begin to follow through with their activism as a crutch to claim to be online passion, real change is not going socially active without actually having to to ever occur on the issues so many do any work. claim to care about. They believe that a simple hashtag is enough, that they can change the world from their keyboards. Nicole Cate is a senior majoring in However, reality has shown simply mass communications.
When Colin Kaepernick first chose to stay seated during the National Anthem in an NFL preseason game on Aug. 28., the response was nothing short of polarizing. From death threats to outcries of support, Kaepernick’s decision and the growth of his movement have been central points of discourse in the U.S. over the past six weeks. Kaepernick’s group of protesters were mostly limited to NFL players, until Saturday when roughly a dozen members of East Carolina’s band took a knee during the National Anthem for the Pirates’ home game against UCF. ECU’s athletic director issued a statement condemning the band’s actions and the local ESPN radio affiliate has announced it will not cover this weekend’s game against USF due to the protests.0 In a reaction similar to that given to the San Francisco 49ers’ sixth-year quarterback, responses to the protest of ECU’s band were especially volatile. In a country where freedoms are lauded and touted in seemingly every discussion about patriotism, it’s becoming ever clearerr that those freedoms come with exceptions. Expressing displeasure with Kaepernick and his NFL colleagues is one facet of the First Amendment that allows protestors to have their voice heard, but directing that same vitriol toward college students is an entirely different issue. By ripping coverage from the universities, ESPN has made it clear they are not above censoring content that even slightly contradicts their opinions. Criticizing and pressuring these band members is crossing a line that has become more and more faded in the coverage of college athletics. It’s become commonplace in sports media for the decisions of college athletes — on and off the field — to be questioned and persecuted under the spotlight. As is the case here, those in power, such as the school’s athletic director and local radio stations, are taking advantage of the limited rights of college students. When these authority figures take sides on the issue and even go as far as to punish not only the school but also their competitors for the actions of a few, these students are being forced into silence without the ability to fight back.
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looking forward to opening our store on the campus of USF,” said Brian West, Publix’s media and community relations manager. “It will provide convenient shopping to our customers — the students of USF — without leaving the campus.” Currently, there are two on-site contractors. FINFROCK Construction is responsible for the residential buildings while the Clancy & Theys Construction Company is responsible for completing the dining and wellness buildings in the village. Demolition began in May 2016, with as many as 1,500 construction workers currently on campus, according to Lafferty. Over the next two years, there will be three phases of demolition and two phases of construction. Phase One is estimated to be completed in fall of 2017 and will offer 885 beds,
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according to Hernandez. Shortly thereafter, Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu and Theta will go as part of Phase Two. Completion is approximated for fall of 2018, with a cumulative total of 1,196 beds. Lora Bishop, a sophomore majoring in psychology, was a resident of Delta Hall last year. “It was OK — enough space that you didn’t feel suffocated — but it still wasn’t very nice,” she said. “A lot of stuff was old and broken. Our bathrooms were kind of gross sometimes.” The new housing can be compared to the Maple and Juniper-Poplar residence hall layouts with modifications, according to Lafferty. One of the halls will offer community bathrooms while the other rooms will have shared bathrooms between suitemates. Applications for the new fall of 2017 housing are expected to be available Nov. 1. However, Housing and Recreation has not released the projected rent for the rooms.
The 2015 artist’s rendition of what the new complex might look like upon completion pictured multiple large buildings making up the new housing. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE
An updated, computer generated rendition of the new housing shows a more angular construction of the new complex compared to the 2015 artist’s depiction. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE
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When artists agree to perform at an event, one can assume they will have certain requests — perhaps beverages or food — to make sure they can provide a peak performance. 2 Chainz, who is headlining USF’s homecoming concert, is no exception. Apparently, he needs strawberry Pepperidge Farm cookies and two gallons of lemonade in order to wow an audience. Two liters of vodka, two bottles of Moet Rose Champagne, 2 bottles of Tequila, a platter of chicken wings, three boxes of Swisher Sweets and Louisiana Hot Sauce were just some of the many other requests in the hospitality rider of 2 Chainz’s contract for his appearance at the USF Homecoming show tonight at 8 p.m. However, USF refused to comply and is currently working on shaving down the requests to a number of basic items needed by the artist like towels and refreshments. Artists often include these “riders” to the original contract as negotiable aspects that make sure the entire agreement doesn’t have to be redrafted in case a disagreement. They normally include the artist’s preferred meals, drinks and miscellaneous items. Previous artists who have visited USF, like Big Sean, who was the key performer for last year’s homecoming concert, have also included excessive requests. Sean included 6 bottles of Ciroc and a pack of Fruit of the Loom crew neck t-shirts in his rider. Unfortunately for Sean, the university chose to negotiate those requests as well. Tuesday, at the Stampede Comedy Show emceed by
Homecoming After-party performer 2 Chainz asked for a number of odd and specific items in the hospitality rider portion of his contract, including blue Skittles and blue Starbursts. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE USF alumna Jessica Michelle Singleton, USF hosted comedy duo Ted Alexandro and Bret Morin. According to Monica
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finger sandwiches and tea. She anticipates the same will happen with 2 Chainz and concert-opener Breezy. And while
We do not provide alcohol. We never provide alcohol for any of our artists and they know that. That is absolutely clear from the beginning. Monica Miranda, director for the CSI-FSL
Miranda, the director for the Center for Student Involvement and Fraternity and Sorority Life (CSI-FSL), after negotiations, the artists were provided with
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negotiations are not yet concluded, she said they will likely be finalized prior to the concert. “We work with the agent to get the basic items [each
performer] may need and we normally get that information a few days before the concert,” Miranda said. “We do not provide alcohol. We never provide alcohol for any of our artists and they know that. That is absolutely clear from the beginning.” This years, CSI-FSL has partnered with Aramark, the provider of the on-campus dining hall food, to provide refreshments for the artists who visit USF. Though the details have yet to be finalized, Miranda said 2 Chainz’s rider would be more than likely be negotiated down to refreshments and towels —
he requested 24 black towels in multiple sizes —which are frequently requested due to the heat caused by performing under lights on stage. The homecoming concert is free for USF students and while tickets can be requested online now, USF ID required at door. Students can purchase one guest ticket for $10 plus an online fee. The general public can purchase tickets online for $25 plus fees. There are 5,500 free student tickets and a combined 1,800 guest and public tickets, according to 2 Chainz’s contract. He is receiving $100,000 for the performance.
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Griffin and Wade both had “Go Bulls” tattooed on their inner lip in green ink and, according to Griffin, they have no regrets. Moreover, Griffin said the pain wasn’t all that bad. “It stung a little bit, like an ant bite, but it didn’t hurt a lot,” Griffin said. “It only took around five minutes to be done and then it was over.” James Langner, the manager at Atomic Tattoos on Fowler Avenue, said lip tattoos could remain for a week or for a lifetime. The skin on the inner lip is unique and regenerates at a fast rate, he said. Approximately 65 percent of the shop’s business is students, Langner said. The shop has lip tattoo requests about once every week and Langner says they are no longer surprised when
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someone comes in claiming they’ve lost a bet. “Once every month, or every other month, someone comes in saying they lost a bet, but it’s not like a daily thing,” Langner said. Griffin said the tattoos were a great way to transition into the celebrations on campus. “I think it’s an enjoyable way to enter homecoming week and to talk about how great USF football is doing,” Griffin said. The homecoming game is at noon at Raymond James Stadium where USF will take on East Carolina. Griffin said he hopes attendance will continue to be high, despite the heat. “I want to see more people proud to be a USF Bull,” Griffin said. “I hope we see them enjoying the fact they’re a Bull, going to events (and) sporting events, supporting our teams, and wearing green and gold. All of that will help imbed that feeling that USF is home.”
Student body president Chris Griffin and vice president Alec Waid get lip tattoos that read “Go Bulls” after a large student turnout at multiple football games. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE
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Staff writer Chuck Muller asked students what their thoughts are on 2 Chainz coming to campus for the homecoming concert. “I really admire that the university puts effort into having the homecoming dance, 2 Chainz tomorrow and then the game on Saturday.”
“I won’t be going. Personally, I think a concert should be more interesting instead of all hype.” - Zain Rahmat, a sophomore majoring in biomedical sciences
- Tai Haile, a sophomore majoring in biomedical sciences
“I think 2 Chainz is going to bring a lot of people in … I think homecoming is pretty cool, I’ll be there.”
“I’m excited, I haven’t really been to a concert like this before … I love him. I got my ticket last week.”
- AJ Ellis, a senior majoring in music education
- Rachel Nees, a freshman majoring in cellular and molecular biology
leading all ECU receivers in catches and yards. The 6-foot-1, 197-pound receiver is no stranger to leading the Pirates’ offense as he caught 98 passes for 1,099 yards and five touchdowns in 2015. “Isaiah Jones is a good receiver, I’ve played against him pretty much every year, even when they had Justin Hardy,” USF senior defensive back Nate Godwin said. “He’s just athletic. He’s long, he’s quick, he’s fast, he has great hands and he knows how to get open. He’s not a guy who goes deep every play, he sits in there. He knows how to read coverages and he has great hands. They want to get the ball to him.” With the status of ECU’s offense up in the air, the Pirates’ defense will have its hands full in trying to contain a USF offense that is averaging 45.8 points per game in 2016. Following a two-week stretch in which the ECU defense allowed a combined 101 points to Virginia Tech and UCF, offensive playmakers such as USF receiver Marques Valdes-Scantling are excited for the opportunity to get in on the scoring barrage. “(The offense’s distribution) is the main reason why I came here,” Scantling said. “My last school didn’t give me that option, so this is why I came here, to be a part of an offense that can be really good and that’s what we’re doing now.”
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Toronto Sun identifies beer thrower The Toronto Sun discovered and released the identity of the person who threw a beer at Baltimore Orioles outfielder Hyun Soo Kim while he was attempting to catch a fly ball during Tuesday night’s AL Wild Ken Pagan Card game. The culprit has been identified as journalist Ken Pagan, who is an employee of PostMedia Network, which owns several newspapers in Canada including The Toronto Sun. A Toronto police spokesman said if Pagan was proved to be guilty, he would likely be charged with mischief.
USF Weekend Schedule
Men’s Soccer
Tulsa (5-3-2) @ USF (4-5-2) When: Tonight, 7 o’clock Where: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Women’s Soccer UCF (6-5) @ USF (9-1) When: Friday, 7 p.m. Where: Corbett Soccer Stadium
Volleyball
Houston (5-10) @ USF (11-5) When: Sunday, 1 p.m. Where: The Corral
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When East Carolina last came to Tampa in 2014, the Pirates featured two of their most prominent offensive weapons in program history in quarterback Shane Carden and wide receiver Justin Hardy. Carden, who has more career passing yards and touchdowns than any other quarterback in ECU history, threw for 250 yards and a touchdown in the Pirates’ 28-17 win in USF’s 2014 Homecoming game. Hardy, now a receiver for the Atlanta Flacons, caught 10 of Carden’s passes for 114 yards in that same game. This time around, USF will be the team with two prolific offensive threats in quarterback Quinton Flowers and running back Marlon Mack, who have both set records of their own at USF. “I think that’s what we’ve been seeing out of our team since we’ve been rolling, that we’ve been able to (run the ball) and when you have a good running game, it makes things a little easier for you on the outskirts, especially when you have guys who can run out there,” coach Willie Taggart said.
“Some of the things we’re doing is good for us and allowing us to score more points and get some of the yards we are and put athletes in space.” Since the two teams’ most recent matchup in 2015, when the Bulls defeated ECU 22-17 in Greenville, North Carolina, Flowers and Mack have led USF’s offense to a streak of nine consecutive outings of at least 35 points. Even though USF (4-1, 1-0) prevailed in the fourth quarter of last season’s game against the Pirates, Taggart said his team still didn’t play up to its potential. “I thought last year we just played sloppy (against ECU),” Taggart said. “I think we had over 350 yards at the half. We had the ball down there and had some opportunities we didn’t capitalize on. It was one of those wet games, sloppy.” While the Bulls’ offense, has been trending in the right direction since their last game with the Pirates, ECU (2-3, 0-1) is simply hoping to field a healthy roster this weekend. In addition to Carden and Hardy long since graduated from ECU, the team could also be without starting quarterback Philip Nelson and leading receiver Isaiah Jones.
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Right tackle Billy Atterbury (78) is out indefinitely after fracturing his leg Saturday.
Nelson, a fifth-year senior who played for both Minnesota and Rutgers before transferring to ECU, was removed in the third quarter of Saturday’s 47-29 loss to UCF after taking a high hit. Pirates coach Scottie Montgomery told reporters Tuesday that the team is taking Nelson’s status day-by-day and hopes to have him ready for Saturday. In five starts this season, Nelson has passed for 1,753 yards with 11 touchdowns and four interceptions. Aside from concerns regarding Nelson, Montgomery also said he is being cautious with Jones, who’s been one of ECU’s biggest playmakers in 2016. Jones has been in a walking boot throughout practice this week according to 247Sports’ ECU page, but is expected to play Saturday. “We think we’re going to have him,” Montgomery said to local reporters. “This is more preventative at this point in time with him. It’s not one of those deals where it’s a sprain or strain. It’s one of those deals where he got stepped on and it’s a little bit of a bruise. We think he’ll be OK.” Thus far, Jones has 66 catches for 695 yards and two scores, leading all ECU receivers in catches
With Hurricane Matthew expected to make landfall on Florida’s east coast some time tonight, USF finished Wednesday’s practice under the last sunny sky they may see until after Saturday’s homecoming game against East Carolina. As uncertain as the path of the storm is the length of time the Bulls will be without freshman right tackle Billy Atterbury, who suffered a leg fracture in Saturday’s 45-20 win over Cincinnati. At the end of practice Wednesday, offensive coordinator Darren Hiller stressed that being able to play at a continually high level despite an injury like Atterbury’s is indicative of the success of his offensive line this season. “With losing Billy … it’s just plug and play,” Hiller said. “It’s next man up, you know. That’s our football team … whenever there is an injury, no matter the position. “We have to have the mantra
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that it’s college football, it’s professional … it doesn’t matter. When somebody gets hurt, you gotta have some depth.” Atterbury will be replaced on the line by redshirt freshman Marcus Norman and backed up by sophomore Eric Mayes, according to Hiller. Freshman Logan MacDonald will now serve as the backup left tackle. “Getting the Message”
Through the first four weeks of the 2016 season, Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson averaged 464 yards per game while scoring 25 total touchdowns. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE You’d be hard-pressed to find was just one FBS program — other Teddy Bridgewater’s 14 September game in November as his Tigers a more dynamic athlete in college than his own — that scored more touchdowns before losing to went 1-3, handing off the Heisman football right now than Louisville’s offensive touchdowns than him. unranked UCF, derailing his season; to Alabama’s Derrick Henry. Lamar Jackson. Jackson, the epitome of a dual- Texas A&M quarterback Kenny It’s happened before and it can The sophomore quarterback threat quarterback, is on pace to Hill averaging 349 passing yards happen again. sensation has seized the country’s eclipse the 20-touchdown mark in per game with 17 September The biggest difference is how attention, with most touting him passing as well as rushing by Week touchdowns, but finishing the year early people have jumped on as the Heisman favorite after just 8. It’s a feat only four players have throwing only six more before Jackson. No longer do writers two quarters in accomplished — and it took them getting suspended. and fans take a long hard look at 2016. a full season. Quarterbacks Jameis Winston players before tossing their names And with He is the clear favorite, as of (FSU) and Marcus Mariota (Oregon) into contention for college football a furious now, after an outstanding start to would take home the crown. immortality. September, the the season. And then there was last season, With two seven-plus touchdown hype has only But, to be honest, we’ve seen it when it looked like LSU running performances and four 400-plus grown. before — five times in the last six back Leonard Fournette was the yard games to his name, they may Jacob Hoag But when years, to be specific. second coming of Bo Jackson, be right. COLUMN you look at the It happened at Michigan in averaging 210 yards per game on The man is a poised, athletic, numbers from these “September 2010 when dual-threat quarterback a near-unstoppable tear to start the freakish athlete with nimble feet Heismans,” Jackson’s chances of Denard Robinson rushed for 688 season. and a pinpoint arm. gaining the distinction of college yards and six touchdowns in But Fournette was not exempt. But at this point in the season, football’s top player don’t look September only to lose six of his He averaged just 97 yards per we just don’t know. promising. next eight games down the stretch. September Frontrunner Heisman Winner Jackson burst onto the scene Eventual Heisman winner: in 2016 with an eight-touchdown Auburn quarterback Cam Newton Denard Robinson Cam Newton 2010 performance (six passing, two In 2012, West Virginia’s Geno Michigan, QB Auburn, QB rushing) in the first half of the Smith began the season with 20 Cardinals’ season-opener against touchdowns and no interceptions, Geno Smith Johnny Manziel 2012 Charlotte. including a 656-yard, eightWest Virginia, QB Texas A&M, QB He followed that up — somehow touchdown performance in a Week Teddy Bridgewater Jameis Winston 2013 — amassing an ACC-record 611 4 shootout against Baylor. Louisville, QB FSU, QB total yards of offense and another Smith would end up throwing five touchdowns against Syracuse. five interceptions during WVU’s Kenny Hill Marcus Mariota 2014 Through the first four weeks of five-game losing streak — granted Texas A&M, QB Oregon, QB the season, Jackson totaled 1,856 he did throw 42 touchdown passes Leonard Fournette Derrick Henry 2015 yards of total offense — averaging on the season. LSU, RB Alabama, RB 464 yards per game — and scored Eventual Heisman winner: Texas Lamar Jackson 25 total touchdowns. A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. 2016 At the end of September, there The list goes on: Louisville’s Louisville, QB
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After allowing 20 points to Cincinnati in the first half of Saturday’s win, USF’s defense finished the game resembling a 2015 Bulls team that was 13th in the country in turnover margin (+10), with four turnovers and an interception returned for a touchdown by senior defensive back Johnny Ward. With 11 different players forcing turnovers already this season, defensive coordinator Raymond Woodie is encouraged about how many Bulls have made defensive contributions thus far. “It’s just really exciting,” Woodie said. “All these coaches work on taking the ball away, and that’s what we emphasize. We wanna take the ball away, and put it back in the hands of our offense. It’s really exciting that it’s not just one guy and that it’s multiple guys. The message is getting through.” Depleted secondary Along with the loss to their offensive line in Atterbury, the Bulls will also be thin in the defensive secondary Saturday, with junior safety Devin Abraham out indefinitely after surgery to his thumb Wednesday morning. Sophomore Austin Hudson, a backup safety and special teams player, was seen Wednesday in a red non-contact jersey. Nevertheless, Woodie said Hudson will be ready to go against ECU. Junior cornerback Deatrick Nichols also appears to be ready for East Carolina after he was seen participating in full contact drills Wednesday. Nichols was in street clothes at the end of the Bulls’ win over Cincinnati, and started the week in a non-contact jersey. “(Deatrick) had a good practice,” Woodie said. “He could’ve went yesterday, but for precautionary reasons, he sat out. We don’t worry about his effort and the things he brings to the table.”
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