Campus Commuter

   The University of South Florida game notes package includes this quote about quarterback Matt Grothe from ESPN’s Chris Fowler: “A defensive coordinator’s nightmare.”
   Welcome to Nate Woody’s bad dream.
   Wofford’s longtime defensive coordinator will throw his young defense to the wolves Saturday night when the Terriers open the season against a Big East team in Tampa, Fla. Eighteen of the 22 players on the depth chart are underclassmen.
   Grothe, listed as a Heisman candidate, is on target to become the all-time total offense leader of the Big East. Last season, he passed for 2,900 yards and 18 touchdowns while also topping the team in rushing with 591 yards.

   … USF will be without its two top returning running backs. Mike Ford was suspended two games for violation of team rules. He has led the running backs in yardage for the past two seasons. Jamar Taylor, meanwhile, is out at least two months with a sprained knee.

   … The Bulls will honor former running back Keeley Dorsey, who died during conditioning workouts in 2007. This would have been his senior season. USF will have a different player each game wearing Dorsey’s No. 10 jersey. Defensive lineman Aaron Harris will wear it against Wofford.

   … USF is 3-4 all-time against the Southern Conference. The Bulls beat Elon, 28-13, during the 2007. Their last defeat to a Football Championship Subdivision (Division I-AA) team was to Hofstra in 1999.