It's a big-picture strategy, fueled by equal parts of patience, optimism, ambition, accountability and student-athlete welfare. It's a reflection of what has worked well with USF Athletics — and what hasn't — with the goal of allowing all Bulls teams to reach their full potential.
USF vice president of athletics Michael Kelly has contractually secured each of his 14 head coaches through 2023 (and many beyond that) to set up what he believes will become the most prosperous era for the university's intercollegiate sports programs. On the heels of that announcement, Kelly received his own extension keeping him leading the Bulls through 2028.