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One of the few returning starters on the defsnsive side, followed (at the 5:15 mark) by a former 5-star recruit who followed Brian Hartline from Columbus. Both sat down with the media Wednesday afternoon after practice.

An informative and enjoyable sitdown with the leader of the Bulls' defense from Wednesday after practice. "Tips and Overthrows... Get Those" will be stuck in your head afterwards - at least it is in the Bulls' players. Aldridge guided the American's top defense at East Carolina in his lone season with the Pirates.

A series of near-misses frustrated the Canadian last year, but in her third season as a Bull Cabral sounds ready to take charge of the offense.

Lots of quality analysis and intel here! We start with Eric and Mikey as they were competitors in the Patriot League, with Axtman's Lafayette team pulling off an incredible run to the NCAA tournament - but topping him was Steinhaeuser's Saint Louis squad, which reached the College Cup. Steinhaeuser also has some familiarity with the Miami-based Bulls. And after committing to George Kiefer at Grand Canyon, Martin said the decision was easy to shift his new enviromment to Florida.

With the graduation of all-conference Raegan Richardson, the question is who will take over the role as setter(s) - but we think after hearing these conversations, you'll rest assured the group is more than capable! And oh yeah, the freshman (McCaughey) is a Legacy Bull as not only did her Mom play for USF... she was then standout, now HC Jolene Shepardson's roomy!

These two were a little bit of a package deal, not originally but turned out that way! Cadore is not shy about his strength and goal-scoring abilities, which Becerra confirms!

Can't tell these two are freshman! Stands to reason for Palmi, who was Osceola County's all-time leading hitter, surpassing her older sister in her senior season while being coached by her mother, a standout player at JU in her own right. As for Perez, a Middle, go ahead and give her a podcast!

His name translates to "Father of Peace" and that side of him comes out in the interview - but not on the soccer field! After impressing with a club team in Seattle, Zemenfes stayed in Oregon to help his Division II team to the NCAA tournament, and is ready to help the Bulls do the same at the big-time level.

A couple of freshmen who hope to boost the Bulls' attack.

Vecchiarelli and Frasca are both freshman from Toronto, playing at the Woodbridge club for almost a decade together - under the guidance of one of the Team Canada World Cup assistant coaches, Paul Stalteri. Frasca actually committed to Grand Canyon and made the switch to stay with George Kiefer. A defender, Frasca estimates he has seen Vecchiarelli score 200 goals in his lifetime, about 40 of those coming last season.

Two come from UF, two originally come from upstate New York, all have incredible joy for joining the USF women's soccer roster. We start with "AP" who played a semester at Kentucky, then it's fellow New Yorker Tellex (5:20 mark) who like Malkin (10:10 mark) started off in Gainesville.

Starting with a sophomore from Tampa Prep who practically never left the field as a freshman, then a junior who, well pretty much the same but add a year.

Be prepared to be impressed! Zeta Washington, is from Ponte Vedra Beach and most recently played at Cincinnati, sitting out last year due to injury - but picking up some awesome broadcasting experience in the meantime. She is very ready to return to the volleyball court, wears a memorable jersey number for a reason, and longtime tennis fans will remember her father, MalaVai.

Hear from a veteran wide receiver and a transfer offensive linemen after Friday's practice.

Get up to speed on the Bulls' offense from Coach Beck - this was not video streamed, so we're your exclusive place to get some quality audio as Beck met with our own Darek Sharp, Joey Johnston and a few others on the USF Beat Friday.

Two players expected to help hold down the back half of the pitch for women's soccer, which kicks off its season next week with a road trip to Washington. Starting with Lakewood Ranch's Regan - prounounced REE-gun, by the way - then Rightmire (3:30 mark), in her third season with USF.

Garvin came up big with 6 blocks in both the Bulls' conference tournament finale, and in the NCAA matchup with Penn State - so she knows all about coming up big in the big moments. Third-year Bull Wass de Czege follows at the 6-minute mark, and likes this new group of surrounding talent. (Note, she is from Tallahassee and the Bulls defeated FSU last year at the Yuengling Center, hence the photo of Garvin celebrating one of the many key plays in that victory).

Lot of fun to be had in these talks with a pair of men's soccer sophomores, Auby, who flashed as a freshman with four goals, was able to watch his native Norway in person at this year's World Cup - that was not so bad. He also has quite the collection of other sports he's handy at, as in best in the country in one! Injuries kept Wilson off the field for roughly half the games but he's ready to roll, and as someone who spent his life in Pa. and Nashville, is the right guy to ask about...

After four years at UCF, Buck is happy to spend her final season with the Bulls - she explains that, and gives some tremendous technical breakdowns of 1v1 battles and trying to usurp floppers. Next is Stinson (4:50 mark), a fullback who listed her "fun fact" as having had heart surgery! Darek naturally asks for more details. Then it's 5th-year Bull Bulis (9:30 mark), healthy as can be after an ACL while balancing biomedical engineering with back-line brilliance.

Growing up maybe before you want to. That's what Ilay Bracha, one of two freshmen from Israel on the men's soccer team, says that mandatory two years of military service leads to. And it could lead to benefits on the soccer field. He and Rotem Garama played as rivals in their homeland but have quickly become best buddies at USF, and the defenders are thrilled to be here.

They grew up entrenched in basketball, what with their fathers both being NBA starts, but Samiyah Abdur-Rahim and Ryelle Rondo are most definitely volleyball-playing ladies. And of course Bulls fans will know all about Samiyah's uncle Amir, she and Darek discuss his impact on her and Bulls nation. Ryelle's father Rajon won two NBA titles.

Gaby is a great goalie - and fortunately for us, was very gabby with her older brothers. Fun and informing stuff here on her sports upbringing, and experience catching footballs from the serious throwers of them. No wonder catching a hard soccer shot comes naturally!

A couple of Micahs join the men's soccer program as freshmen, but have experience well beyond what their year in college would suggest. Listen as Micah Williams speaks of his extensive upbringing in Europe, moving there from North Lauderdale as a preteen, and while Micah Harris (6:30 mark) stayed in the states, he was with the big club in Houston (Dynamo) before he turned 10!

Get to know a trio of very impressive young ladies. McKenna Battilla, also a tennis standout, hails from Polk County. Jada Alexander (4:30) mark is from Royal Palm Beach and Avril Clark (11:30) from the opposite side of the state, Gulf Breeze. All three are thrilled with their experiences on campus so far.

Originally Darek hoped to speak to these two at the same time, but it worked out better this way as it allowed for more smack talk. Max and (older, by three minutes) Jack Kiefer were certainly thrilled for their father George getting the USF men's soccer job again, and more than happy to come back to Tampa alongside him.

While many of the new members of the volleyball squad were with the team for the spring semester, Serbia's Sofija Djordjevic arrived recently - as in less than 24 hours before she sat down with Darek! Pretty impressive considering... and speaking of, Rana Yamada was the digs leader for ACC squad Syracuse in her first Division I season.

Defense was a big part of the incredible run made by the Grand Canyon men's soccer team last season - and handily enough, two of George Kiefer's starting three in the back have come with him to USF! Here are Charles Volcy and Felipe Cobian (4-minute mark), who also happened to score a couple of the most memorable goals in the Antelopes' postseason push. The first-round win at UCLA was clinched by Volcy's PK, he discusses that with Darek (view it HERE). As for Cobian, there would have been no NCAA tournament if GCU had not topped San Jose...

Get ready to learn about two new members of the women's soccer team, from either side of Houston - their skill sets both on the field, and off - and get ready to laugh! First is defender Ellie Pitts, Redshirt Sophomore from Sugar Land (south of Houston) coming from Mississippi State, followed at the 5:15 mark by the hilarious R-Jr. Midfielder Reese Rupe (Texas A&M via Spring, TX).

With George Kiefer, who led USF to 10 NCAA tournament appearances including two Elite 8 spots during a run of seven straight tourneys, back at the helm, we begin with two of the top leaders on the pitch. Starting with all-conferernce central midfielder Pedro Faife from Miami, and then (at the 5:30 mark) right back/wing Tyler Richardson who is fully aware of the program's history under Kiefer - and wants his last year to echo it!

Darek Sharp had a chance to sit down with all 28 players on the 2026 roster, including plenty transferring from Grand Canyon, which Kiefer helped...

One of the most versatile players on the Bulls shares her summer experiences, right in the middle of one of the World Cup host cities, where she also happened to win a USL title (details HERE). Maya is in her third season with the Bulls.

The first of our 20 interviews with members of the women's soccer squad kicks off with Brooke Fabri, in her third year out of Phoenix. She gets into balancing her courseload with soccer training, and sheds some intel on a pair of new assistant coaches on Chris Brown's staff.

After three seasons at Maryland, Laila burst into the lineup at USF and is beaming to begin her second year, and final one collegiately, with the Bulls.

After being freshman of the year in the A-10 at Saint Louis, Brus made some major contributions both offensively and defensively in helping the Bulls make the NCAA tournament. Addy discusses that whole experience - after starting off with some cuisine talk as if you're from Cincinnati, you understand but if not, yes spaghetti on chili is a thing.

Kicking off our series of chats with the entire 2026 South Florida volleyball team, we begin with one of the veterans, and standout defender from Gainesville, Miya Thomas.

She received a contract extension after leading the Bulls volleyball back to the NCAA tournament for the first time in more than two decades - when she was a player here! Darek starts this catch-up with Coach Jolene Shepardson discussing the incredible non-conference schedule that includes trips to defending national runner-up Kentucky, as well as Stanford and Penn State. The roster features a mix of returning hitters like Addy Brus and Laila Ivey, but must try and fill the hole left by the graduation of Maria Clara Andrade (already playing professionally in Brazil).

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After a summer break, we're back to posting plenty of interviews and other content for you! We start with a couple of quick chats that Darek Sharp had with the two players chosen to represent the Bulls at the 2026 American Kickoff event at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront.

The last of our sitdowns definitely comes with a story - an amazing one, of perserverance and patience. Joey and Darek speak with Garrett Johnson, a transfer from George Washington whose ACL tear two seasons ago was nothing compared what happened in 2021 during his senior year in high school when a hip tumor (fortunately, benign) threatened to end his playing days. Full story on that is available HERE.

But great news, he's healthy and ready to run with the Bulls.

The Texas native had an interesting three years in Chapel Hill, being held out his second season, last year breaking into the starting lineup - and playing a career high in minutes, and scoring career highs (15, 13 points) in those two starts - but is ready to be a bigger part of his team's offense, something High says Chris Mack emphasized will be the case here.

The former Orlando prep star (Oak Ridge HS) was recruited by Chris Mack to Louisville but suffered an Achilles injury and never got to play for him. James, a versatile guard, did excel with the Cardinals in the two seasons after Mack departed, starting every game and averaging 11.3 points. James then transferred to NC State only to suffer a career-threatening knee issue (read more on that HERE), and last year at Vanderbilt never got on track averaging less than two points in about 10 minutes per contest.

Needless to say Mike is thrilled to have the chance to...

Hear from two of the three freshmen on the squad, starting with a point guard from the northeast in Moore, and (at the 3:30 mark) a Kentucky kid who knows plenty about Chris Mack being from Louisville, and has some words on the other freshman Jake Feldhaus having competed with him plenty on the hardwood.