TAMPA, FLA., SEPT. 16, 2023– The USF Football team (1-2) gave No. 10 Alabama (2-1) all it wanted in one-score game in the final minutes before falling, 17-3, in front of a national television audience on ABC and 65,138 fans in Raymond James Stadium.
The Bulls defense played its strongest game in years recording five sacks, its most since 2019, forcing eight punts and holding the Crimson Tide to 310 yards, their fewest since playing Mississippi State last season. Safety Daquan Evans had a career day with totals of eight tackles, four tackles for loss and three sacks to lead an aggressive Bulls effort that also saw linebacker Jhalyn Shuler (11), safety Jaelen Stokes (8) and safety Logan Berryhill (7) post career-best totals in tackles.