Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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36 SEPT. 19, 2020 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED He completed 124 of 224 passes for 1,429 yards with 12 touchdowns and eight interceptions, and also rushed for 283 yards and four scores. Fortin, who went 23-of-65 passing for 388 yards with a touchdown in six games over two years with the Tar Heels, could still factor into the mix at some point this season. Junior wide receiver Randall St. Felix is the team's top returning pass catcher, after reeling in 22 receptions for 261 yards and two touchdowns in 2019. Notre Dame continues to fight through inexperi- ence and thin numbers after a glut of graduations in the secondary following last season. But even with some inevitable growing pains, expect the Irish to dominate this matchup. USF ranked only 116th in passing offense last season with 169.6 yards per game and allowed 3.75 sacks per game, the fifth-worst mark in the country. Advantage: Notre Dame GAME PREVIEW: SOUTH FLORIDA Offense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. WR 18 D. Odoms-Dukes 6-4 218 Gr. or 8 Latrell Williams 5-11 181 Jr. TE 89 Mitchell Brinkman 6-4 250 Gr. 88 Chris Carter 6-4 246 So. or 85 Jacob Mathis 6-4 244 Sr. RT 76 Jarrett Hopple 6-7 320 Gr. 77 Cesar Reyes 6-5 300 Fr. RG 52 Michael Wiggs 6-3 309 Sr. 71 Uriah Greene 6-3 290 Fr. C 74 Brad Cecil 6-4 300 Jr. 79 Dustyn Hall 6-3 308 Fr. LG 64 Demetris Harris 6-3 337 Jr. 75 Jean Marcellus 6-4 325 Jr. or 70 Sebastian Sainterling 6-2 365 So. LT 73 Donovan Jennings 6-5 338 Jr. 57 Joshua Blanchard 6-3 315 Fr. QB 3 Jordan McCloud 6-0 193 So. 0 Noah Johnson 6-0 198 Gr. or 6 Cade Fortin 6-3 222 So. HB 10 Kelley Joiner Jr. 5-9 179 So. 2 Darrian Felix 5-11 184 Jr. or 1 Johnny Ford 5-5 172 So. SLOT 19 Bryce Miller 5-10 180 Jr. 4 Omarion Dollison 5-9 180 Fr. or 80 Terrence Horne Jr. 5-7 178 So. WR 5 Randall St. Felix 6-2 206 Jr. 84 Xavier Weaver 6-1 170 So. Defense Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. DE 45 Darrien Grant 6-4 254 Jr. 93 Tyrone Barber 6-3 265 Jr. NT 17 Blake Green 6-1 280 Sr. 10 Kevin Kegler 6-2 294 Sr. or 96 Kelvin Pinkney 6-3 315 Sr. DT 91 Rashawn Yates 6-3 271 Jr. 23 Thad Mangum 6-2 285 Gr. LEO 40 Jason Vaughn 6-5 235 So. 13 Tramel Logan 6-2 230 Fr. or 46 Ryan Thaxton 6-4 235 Jr. WLB 11 Dwayne Boyles Jr. 6-3 227 Jr. 6 Demaurez Bellamy 5-10 220 So. MLB 5 Antonio Grier Jr. 6-1 222 Jr. 59 Andrew Mims 6-1 220 Jr. CB 9 KJ Sails 5-11 180 Sr. 0 Daquan Evans 5-11 185 So. SS 20 Bentlee Sanders 5-9 175 Jr. 8 Christopher Townsel 6-2 185 Fr. FS 2 Nick Roberts 5-11 190 Jr. 22 Mekhi LaPointe 6-2 200 Jr. CB 7 Mike Hampton 6-1 190 Gr. 12 Ben Knox 6-2 185 Fr. STAR 3 Vincent Davis 5-11 180 Jr. 16 Brock Nichols 6-0 197 Sr. SOUTH FLORIDA DEPTH CHART Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. P 39 Trent Schneider 6-0 192 Sr. 25 Kenny Scribner 5-11 210 Fr. PK 32 Spencer Shrader 6-2 183 So. 28 Jared Sackett 6-1 196 Jr. H 39 Trent Schneider 6-0 192 Sr. 25 Kenny Scribner 5-11 210 Fr. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. LS 49 Ian Deneen 5-10 226 Jr. 50 Bryce Bernard 6-2 235 Fr. KO 32 Spencer Shrader 6-2 183 So. KR 1 Johnny Ford 5-5 172 So. 80 Terrence Horne Jr. 5-7 178 So. PR 9 KJ Sails 5-11 180 Sr. 84 Xavier Weaver 6-1 170 So. Special Teams Junior linebacker Dwayne Boyles led the Bulls with 75 tackles and 12.5 tackles for loss last season. PHOTO COURTESY SOUTH FLORIDA ATHLETICS