TAMPA, Fla. – With the University of South Florida’s win over Charlotte Saturday, the Bulls are planning December football for the first time since 2018.

USF (6-6) got four touchdown passes and a running score from quarterback Byrum Brown as the Bulls closed out the regular season with a 48-14 win.

The Bulls, which won one game last season and four in the past three seasons, last played in the postseason in the 2018 Gasparilla Bowl, a loss to Marshall.

USF coach Alex Golesh led the turnaround in his first season in Tampa and stressed the extra weeks of practice and a game to play in this late in the season are all positives for the program.

“In this day of modern-day college football where you’re putting together a roster to go compete, for us to be able to go from one win to six wins and now an opportunity to go get a seventh, says a lot about the guys that bought in,” Golesh said. “Now we got to continue to work and go finish this thing off with another win.”  

So where will USF go bowling and who might they face?

There is the possibility of a USF-UCF matchup in the Dec. 22 Gasparilla Bowl in Raymond James Stadium.

There’s also chances of USF playing in the Boca Raton Bowl, Birmingham Bowl or the Cure Bowl in Orlando. Potential opponents include South Alabama, James Madison or Georgia State, according to projections from ESPN and CBS Sports.

UCF (6-6) mostly struggled in its first season in the Big 12 but finished strong with a with 27-13 win against Houston.

The Knights, who shook off a five-game losing streak this season, are headed to a bowl game for the eighth straight season.

Bowl matchups will be announced on Sunday, Dec. 3. 

Information from the Associated Press was used in this report.