USF football coach Jeff Scott calls it a "windshield mentality.''
"If I drive home tonight staring in my rear-view mirror, I'm going to run off the road,'' Scott said. "It's all about what's in front.''
That explains the singular focus of Scott, whose Bulls (1-5, 0-2 AAC) face the Temple Owls (3-3, 1-1 AAC) on Saturday night at Raymond James Stadium. USF is coming off a heartbreaking 32-31 home defeat against Tulsa, but that's gone. Now it's all about Temple.
The windshield mentality also explains Scott's optimism in the future of USF football, despite a rapidly changing landscape in college sports.