USF nose tackle Doug Blue-Eli normally escapes notice. He does the dirty work. He's usually battling through double teams so someone else can make the tackle.
Last season, his uniform number might have raised an eyebrow — lucky No. 13.
Now it's flat-out eye-opening. Blue-Eli has switched to No. 0 — an unusual looking jersey for a 6-foot-2, 322-pounder.
"It's a number where I feel as though you need to be a dude,'' Blue-Eli said.
Bulls head coach Alex Golesh said he placed another staff member in charge of player's number assignments so he wouldn't be the bad guy, but added with a smile, "Doug can wear zero as long as he goes out and makes plays.