Rookie Emeka Egbuka caught two touchdown passes, including a go-ahead 25-yarder with 59 seconds remaining, and Tampa Bay recovered after losing the lead on a marathon drive by Atlanta to beat the Falcons 23-20 in a dramatic opening game Sunday.
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USF football back in the AP Top 25 at No. 18
For the first time since 2018, South Florida football is ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.
LIVE UPDATES: Bucs head to Atlanta to take on the Falcons
ATLANTA, Ga. (WFLA) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in Georgia to face the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium today at 1 p.m. Live updates below.
Gramatica’s kick lifts South Florida to an 18-16 upset at No. 13 Florida and heats Napier’s seat
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Nico Gramatica hit a 20-yard field goal as time expired and South Florida stunned No. 13 Florida 18-16 on Saturday to give the Bulls consecutive wins against ranked opponents to start the season. Gramatica missed a 58-yarder with 2:52 remaining but got a chance to redeem himself after Florida defensive lineman […]
Florida State scores on 10 straight drives in 77-3 rout of East Texas A&M
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Castellanos passed for 237 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Duce Robinson, as No. 14 Florida State routed East Texas A&M 77-3 on Saturday. FSU (2-0) scored on 10 straight drives to open the game and finished with its most points in the Mike Norvell era. The Seminoles’ six […]
Florida State scores on 10 straight drives in 77-3 rout of East Texas A&M
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Castellanos passed for 237 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Duce Robinson, as No. 14 Florida State routed East Texas A&M 77-3 on Saturday. FSU (2-0) scored on 10 straight drives to open the game and finished with its most points in the Mike Norvell era. The Seminoles’ six […]
Defending NFC South champion Bucs looking to end Falcons’ recent edge in rivalry in opener
Bucs Game Preview (AP) — Tampa Bay (10-8) at Atlanta (8-9) Last meeting: Falcons beat Buccaneers 31-26 on Oct. 27, 2024, in Tampa Bay. Buccaneers offense (2024): overall (3), rush (4) pass (3), scoring (4). Buccaneers defense (2024): overall (18), rush (4), pass (29), scoring (16). Falcons offense: overall (6), rush (10), pass (5), scoring […]
Buccaneers allowed Baker Mayfield to be himself and he’s turned into a top quarterback
Mayfield has developed into one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, elevating his game on the field and becoming a team leader in the locker room.
College football latest: See where AP Top 25 poll ranks Florida State, UF
In the first AP Top 25 college football poll rankings of the regular season, the Ohio State Buckeyes took the lead, followed by Penn State at No. 2 and LSU at No. 3. The Buckeyes slid into position to dominate this week’s rankings with 55 first-place votes after besting the preseason poll’s No. 1 Texas Longhorns on Saturday. Follow […]
Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka play each other at the US Open on Monday
NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka are scheduled to face each other in the U.S. Open’s fourth round on Monday. Gauff, a 21-year-old from Florida, is the Grand Slam tournament’s No. 3 seed. Osaka, a 27-year-old who was born in Japan and moved to the U.S. with her family at age 3, is the No. 23 seed. […]