USF had not responded Tuesday evening to a Sports Illustrated report that Bulls tight ends/special teams coach Stu Holt has left the program and will join the staff at Appalachian State.
The report, citing an anonymous source, indicated the Mountaineers -- members of the Sun Belt Conference -- have a vacancy at running backs coach. Holt is a Hamptonville, N.C., native and former University of North Carolina long-snapper.
USF begins preseason drills Aug. 6. If the report is accurate, Holt would become the fifth Bulls assistant to depart or be dismissed since the end of the 2014 season.