Florida State vs South Florida football schedule: Odds, Point Spread, TV

Coaches: South Florida – Willie Taggart (7-18 at USF, 23-38 overall). Overall series tied 1-1. South Florida had one of the worst offenses in the country a season ago, but is coming off a 51-point outburst against FAMU. The Bulls’ defense won’t be a pushover like Texas State was, but if the Seminoles can shut down the South Florida offense – and catch punts – then the three-time reigning ACC Champions should eventually pull away. “They’ll have an awesome experience, but you’ve got to compete for 60 minutes.”ABOUT FLORIDA STATE (1-0): The Seminoles’ offense featured 32 passes and 41 running plays versus Texas State with sophomore star Cook (19 rushes, 156 yards, two touchdowns) and junior Mario Pender (14, 92, one) carrying the load”. Sophomore running back Marlon Mack (23/131/1TD) led the way with Darius Tice (8/77/1TD) looking explosive in limited action. The Bulls defense had 15.0 tackles for loss, four sacks, and two interceptions on the day in holding Florida A&M to 182 total yards. Florida State is a much more talented team, but it’s still very inexperienced. The game will be played on ESPN and FSU is favored by 28. “It’s just nice.” It also seems the Seminoles might not skip a beat on offense as senior quarterback Everett Golson took the keys from departed No. 1 National Football League draft pick James Winston and was 19-of-25 for 302 yards and four touchdowns in his Florida State debut. 13 different receivers caught passes for Florida State in the blowout win. When they run it, you’ve got to make them feel it.

The visitor’s section could look much like this on Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium after USF returned 8,595 of its 10,500 ticket allotment for the game. Forcing Florida State into mistakes and taking advantage of an aggressive Seminole defense are key. Florida State’s first-team unit wouldn’t have allowed a point in the opener if not for special teams miscues. FSU and USF routinely recruit the same areas and occasionally go after the same players as well, so stopping the Bulls before they can muster up any momentum – on the field Saturday and indirectly off the field going forward – is a point of emphasis. Alas, the mountain is too tall to climb this week for South Florida.