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4 days ago | 
usforacle.com | Mithil Vyas |Noah Vinsky |Tobey Blair |Will Rainsberger
USF softball has had an eventful past few days. From winning its first-ever American Athletic Conference title on Saturday to earning a spot in the Tallahassee regional for the NCAA tournament on Sunday, the Bulls have had a stretch to remember. Now, they look to ride the momentum into the postseason. Related: USF softball dominates Memphis, sweeps weekend seriesThe team didn’t have long to celebrate Saturday’s 5-4 victory over North Texas.
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2 weeks ago | 
usforacle.com | Joshua Hightower |Mithil Vyas |Noah Vinsky |Tobey Blair
As my time at The Oracle comes to a close, I’ve been reflecting on the stories that have stuck with me the most. Looking back at my work, there are three instances I can say defined my one year as a sports writer. These stories go beyond the headlines, and instead capture the essence of what journalism means to me. No. 3: Sammie Puisis’s statement gameSammie Puisis is one of the all-time greats in USF women’s basketball history.
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2 weeks ago | 
usforacle.com | Noah Vinsky |Mithil Vyas |Madyson Fryer |Tobey Blair
The USF Board of Trustees approved a $407 million expenditure for USF’s 35,000-seat on-campus stadium and other associated projects during a Tuesday meeting. The stadium will cost $348.5 million. It’s a slight jump from the previous price of $340 million the board approved in June 2023. The motion passed unanimously with little discussion. Site preparation in Sycamore Fields first began in February.
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2 weeks ago | 
usforacle.com | Tobey Blair |Mithil Vyas |Madyson Fryer |Noah Vinsky
Newly-hired Bulls basketball coach Bryan Hodgson was touted by many as a recruiter. Thirty-one days into his tenure and five added transfers later — recruiter seems to be an apt title. Hodgson, who was hired on March 28 from Arkansas State, gained his recruiting reputation in the world of college basketball during his time as an assistant at Alabama. As the deadline to enter the transfer portal came to a close Tuesday, USF’s recruiting class ranked 66th in the country.
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2 weeks ago | 
usforacle.com | Noah Vinsky |Mithil Vyas |Madyson Fryer
The New York Giants announced they will be signing Bulls offensive tackle RJ Perry as an undrafted free agent on Sunday. The signing comes a day after the NFL draft concluded, which saw no USF players selected for the seventh consecutive year. Undrafted free agents sign three-year deals that pay $840,000 annually, which is the league minimum in 2025. Related: NFL draft prospects from USF to watch out forPerry started all 12 games last season and was the anchor behind a prolific running attack.
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1 month ago | 
usforacle.com | Noah Vinsky |Lily Belcher
Sammie Puisis might have gone undrafted on Monday – but it wasn’t long until the former USF guard was picked up by the WNBA. The Chicago Sky announced they signed Puisis to a training camp contract Wednesday, becoming the 10th Bull in program history to sign with a WNBA team. Training camp contracts are one-year, minimum salary deals to evaluate players to make the final roster. Financial terms of the deal were not announced, according to the Sky.
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1 month ago | 
usforacle.com | Camille Grall |Lily Belcher |Noah Vinsky
New USF men’s basketball coach Bryan Hodgson will make $1.25 million in his first season with the Bulls, about three times more than his previous annual salary at Arkansas State. Hodgson, 38, signed a six-year, $8.25 million contract with USF, according to records obtained by The Oracle. He will make $500,000 in base salary next […]
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1 month ago | 
usforacle.com | Noah Vinsky |Mithil Vyas |Tobey Blair |Camille Grall
In November, it was the scene of the groundbreaking of the biggest investment in USF history. Five months later – besides the chain-link fencing surrounding the area – not much has changed at Sycamore Fields, the future site of USF’s planned $340 million stadium that will house its football and women’s lacrosse teams. The crane staged at the groundbreaking ceremony appeared to still be there. So did the mound of dirt that USF’s top brass dug their shovels into on Nov. 8.
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1 month ago | 
usforacle.com | Mithil Vyas |Camille Grall |Noah Vinsky
USF athletics has delivered a spring semester full of surprises. The past week saw transitions in the basketball team with highs in baseball and lacrosse and lows in softball. Here are the best and worst of the Bulls’ sports from last week. Best of the weekThe baseball team finally secured its first series sweep of the season this past weekend.
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1 month ago | 
usforacle.com | Camille Grall |Noah Vinsky |Mithil Vyas |Tobey Blair
The Bulls swept their first weekend series and notched their second conference series win when they played Tulane. Corey Braun led the Bulls (16-9, 5-1 AAC) to the 3-0 win Friday night, pitching his first career complete-game shutout. The Bulls offense shined in Saturday and Sunday’s matinee games, outscoring Tulane (17-11, 2-4 AAC) in both to sweep the Green Wave. Carlos Jacome said they haven’t changed anything big in practice.
