Less than three months after landing his dream job, USF CEO of Athletics Rob Higgins faces a potential career-defining moment: selecting a new Bulls football coach. Fair or not, nothing defines an athletic director’s tenure more than his football hires (see UF’s Scott Stricklin).

In less than a calendar year, Brad Wilson is going from FCS defensive coordinator to FBS assistant coach and now to the sport's top conference, the SEC.Sources tell FootballSco

This article was originally published on www.greengoldandbold.com as USF closes out the regular season by routing Rice as all eyes shift to Alex Golesh.

Alex Golesh is leaving USF to become the next head coach at Auburn and Moody (Ala.) three-star wide receiver Josiah Dozier has now decommitted from the Bulls, he tells Rivals’ Haydn Hollin. He was committed to USF since April 5.

In the second half, the Cougars continued to control the margins—winning fast break points 28–17, points off turnovers 28–8, and finishing with a 44–30 edge in the paint. USF went 26-for-31 from the line, outrebounded the Bobcats 46–39, and held Peru State to 41.3 percent shooting from the field.

But first, Golesh addressed the question of whether quarterback Byrum Brown will return to USF for his final season of eligibiity or jump to the NFL. As much as the Internet would like immediate answers, it will have to wait. The answer will come when it does.