re: Auburn is hiring Alex Golesh as head football coach!

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Does USF have any good OL?

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This was my second thought. Should have been my first honestly.

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NOTABLE:
• 2025 Paul Bear Bryant Coach of the Year Watch List
• 2025 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Watch List
• Led USF to the program's first back-to-back victories over ranked opponents in consecutive games (No. 25 Boise State and at No. 13 Florida in 2025).
• Led USF back to the AP Top 25 for the first time in seven seasons.
• First USF coach to earn bowl eligibility in each of their first three seasons (2023, 2024, 2025).
• First coach to lead USF to bowl game victories in each of their first two seasons (2023 & 2024).
• In his offense, former walk-on receiver Sean Atkins set USF career records for receptions and receiving yards and posted the No. 1 and No. 2 season reception totals and No. 1 and No. 5 season receiving yardage totals in program history.
• Named by ESPN one of "30 coaches who will define the next decade of college football" (2024)
• Named to CFN Top 15 Coach of the Year Finalist for 2023
• Led largest turnaround in USF program history and second largest in the FBS in 2023 with a six-win improvement over the Bulls 2022 record, first bowl bid since 2018 and first bowl win since 2017.
• 2023 team posted the largest shutout win (45-0 over Syracuse) in NCAA bowl history.
• First USF team (2023) set 12 team and 16 individual records, including program's first 3,000-yard passer and 1,000-yard receiver.
• First full-cycle recruiting class at USF (2024) was ranked No. 48 by Rivals, the program’s highest in a decade, and led all non-autonomy five programs.
• Named to CBS Sports' "Top 15 Coaches Under 40" list in April of 2023.
• 2022 Broyles Award Finalist & 247Sports Offensive Coordinator of the Year
• Play-caller for 2022 Tennessee offense that ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring (47.33), yards per game (538.1), points per possession (3.24) and yards per play (7.35) during the regular season.
• Coached 2022 Biletnikoff Award winner Jalin Hyatt, the first Tennessee player ever to win the honor as the nation's most outstanding receiver.
• Took Tennessee offense from No. 108 before his arrival to No. 7 (2021) to No. 1 (2022)
• 2022 Tennessee offense was the only one in the nation posting over 300 yards passing & 200 rushing per game
• Each of the three offenses he coordinated prior to coming to USF finished in the Top 10 in scoring and total offense in FBS football.
• Helped lead four programs to significant improvement while key member of staff
• Tennessee from 3-7 to 10-2 & No. 6 in CFP Rankings
• Iowa State from 3 wins to three-straight bowl games
• Illinois from 2 wins to back-to-back bowl games
• Toledo from 3-9 to 9-4
• Secured four-highest ranked recruiting classes in Iowa State history.
• Delivered No. 1 ranked recruiting class in MAC in back-to-back years at Toledo.
• Coached QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee – 2022 Maxwell Award Finalist; WR Marlon Williams, UCF – 2020 Biletnikoff Finalist; TE Charlie Kolar, Iowa State – 2019 Mackey Award semifinalist

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Does USF have any good OL?

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All of their starters are Seniors with no eligibility left.

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Im not switching from Tequila to Vodka

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I agree completely; however, tequila and lemonade?

Good combo?

No one from our offensive staff should be retained

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He is currently their co-OC. I don’t want him to be a coordinator, but

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Why would you not want him to be a coordinator if USF is currently 2nd in total offense with him in that position??

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Why would you not want him to be a coordinator if USF is currently 2nd in total offense with him in that position??

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He is Co-OC and doesn’t call the plays

Any player reactions yet?

Would be nice, but Dapp doesn't know jack. I hope it turns out to be true. None of our podcasters/message board insiders know much of anything.