August 29, 2024
Athletics Senior Writer
When he could wedge it in — sometime after the spring game and before the conga line of official-visit recruiting weekends — USF head coach Alex Golesh celebrated his 40th birthday.
He spent four days at Anna Maria Island with his family, watching the Gulf of Mexico waves roll in, enjoying some quiet dinners and sharing a shark-fishing expedition with his son, seven miles off the coast.
It was the chance to exhale — and maybe reflect a bit.
"I've started to notice some gray hair and some gray in my beard — and that's more alarming to me than turning 40,'' Golesh said with a smile.