USF Football Completes 2021 Schedule, Adds FAMU on September 18

Way back on April 11, FBSschedules.com reported that FAMU will travel to Tampa to face USF on September 18, 2021.

FBSschedules.com FOIA’d the contract from FAMU and reported that the Rattlers will earn $450k to face the Bulls in 2021, one week after USF takes on the Florida Gators on September 11.

The Daily Stampede has FOIA’d USF for the same contract, but has not received official word. Kevin Kelley of FBS Schedules was kind enough to forward me the contract, and one thing stuck out.

The contract offer was given to FAMU in late January. FAMU signed it in late March, but as of today, USF has not signed the contract.

That’s not to say the game will not be played, but the literal crossing of the T’s and dotting of the i’s have not happened on USF’s side.

TDS was told by people familiar with the situation that USF is fully on-board with playing the state of Florida’s HBCUs.

The Bulls have faced FAMU three times and have won all three times, most recently defeating the Rattlers 51-3 in the season opener in 2015.

2021 Schedule

September 2: @ NC State

September 11: Florida

September 18: FAMU

September 24: @ BYU.

September 24, 2021 is a Friday and we have been told that the date of the game is not set in stone at the moment.

This is a developing story and we will keep you posted.