No. 18 USF relishes challenge against No. 5 West Virginia

[ThomasTomasz]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Jim Leavitt was in his office, watching film and making plans for the biggest game in South Florida's relatively brief football history when he decided to take a little night stroll.

Barefoot and wearing shorts and a T-shirt, the only coach the school has had mingled among thousands of students camping out in hopes of getting tickets. Oh my, how things have changed for the 18th-ranked Bulls.

Raymond James Stadium, the immaculate 65,657-seat home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and biggest stadium used by a Big East school, will be packed for a USF home game for the first time when fifth-ranked West Virginia visits Friday night.

The mayor of Tampa has proclaimed it "Green and Gold Day," and one of the tallest buildings downtown will be illuminated in the school colors.

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