Bulls complete 2008 schedule

Posted Nov 22, 2006 by Brett McMurphy

Updated Nov 22, 2006 at 12:11 PM

Florida A&M is out and Tennessee-Martin is in. That’s the news with the University of South Florida announcing its 2008 football schedule. USF will host Division I-AA Tennessee-Martin (Aug. 30, 2008) followed by non-conference games at UCF (Sept. 6), home vs. Kansas (Sept. 13), at Florida International (Sept. 20) and at N.C. State (Sept. 27). Tennessee-Martin will receive $300,000 from USF for being the Bulls’ annual Division I-AA sacrificial lamb.

The Bulls initially were hoping to host Florida A&M in 2008, but negotiations broke down and USF had to go in another direction. USF still hopes to get Florida A&M back on its future schedules, preferably every three years. Also the 2008 game at UCF is the last to be played in the series - although that obviously could change.

In 2008, USF’s Big East schedule will mirror this season - home vs. UConn, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Syracuse and road games at Cincinnati, Louisville and West Virginia. No Big East dates have been determined, so the games likely won’t be played in the same order as this season.

Also, here is USF’s 2007 schedule: home vs. Division I-AA Elon (Sept. 1), home vs. UCF (Sept. 8), at Auburn (Sept. 15), home vs. North Carolina (Sept. 22) and at Florida Atlantic (Sept. 29). The Big East schedule: home vs. Cincinnati, Louisville and West Virginia and road games at UConn, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Syracuse.  No Big East dates have been determined, so the games likely won’t be played in the same order as this season.