USF, on the heels of a 10-2 regular season, is expected to formally be invited to the Birmingham Bowl later today.
School officials hadn't been notified of their postseason fate as noon approached, but all signs pointed at Birmingham as the Bulls' bowl destination. They will play an SEC foe -- likely 6-6 South Carolina -- in a nationally-televised opportunity to garner respect against a prominent Power Five opponent.
Earlier in the morning, ESPN's Mark Schlabach and Brett McMurphy both projected a Bulls-USC matchup in Birmingham. American Athletic Conference champion Temple also appeared a solid candidate for Birmingham, but philly.