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The Texas Longhorns have backed out of a three-game deal with the South Florida Bulls today, reports indicate. Instead, the Bulls will receive a program record $1.9 million for traveling to Austin in 2020 over Labor Day weekend.
Tom Herman took the Texas job before he faced #USF. He ducked #USF #FactsOnly https://t.co/V7Ou7ox76N
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) May 10, 2019
Both teams originally signed the deal in 2014 under completely different management at both schools. USF head coach Charlie Strong was the head coach at Texas at the time.
Hope Texas enjoys their delicious Mrs Baird’s cupcakes for the next decade because we will enjoy a three-day weekend in Austin and their $2 million donation to the IPF
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) May 10, 2019
USF was supposed to host Texas in 2022, then head back to Austin in 2024 to wrap up the series.
The Bulls still have a tough 2022 slate with trips to Florida and Louisville, along with a home game versus UMass. They host Western Kentucky, NC State, and Louisville in 2024 so a road game against a Power 5 team would make sense here.
This is a developing story and we will update as we learn more.
Can’t understand why Texas won’t play USF in Tampa when they go to Lubbock every other year to play a middle school team
— The Daily Stampede (@StampedeSBN) May 10, 2019