The Bulls are returning 16 starters this season including 10 on offense and 6 on defense. They are led once again this year on offense by quarterback Matt Grothe who in each of his last two seasons has been the leading rusher and passer on this ball club. He should be helped this season by what should be a very strong and maybe the best offensive line in school history as they start 3 seniors all big and over 300 pounds.

On the defensive side of the ball they are led by the stud junior end George Selvie who led the nation last year in tackles for a loss at 31.5 which was one shy of the NCAA record and was 2nd in the nation in sacks at 14.5. We should hear his name along with the rest of the Bulls front a lot in this game and that is because the Jayhawks lost their anchors on the offensive line with Collins and Rodriguez. In their place will be a JUCO transfer and a freshman and the freshman will have square off against Selvie certainly a daunting task.

There is no question Kansas was a terrific surprise last season both straight up and against the spread but when we take a look at their schedule one has to question the actual ability of this team. They played by far the easies Big 12 schedule and lost their toughest game against Missouri. They were able to beat up cup cakes out of conference and in conference teams like Kansas State, Colorado and Texas A&M who were middle of the pack ball clubs gave them all they could handle on the road. To me this game will be won initially on the lines where USF has the advantage and secondly it will be won on the sidelines by the coaches and that clearly goes to Jim Leavitt and his staff in my opinion. The home crowd should be electric for the Bulls and I expect them to get the job done over the visiting Jayhawks.

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