The South Florida football program announced the addition of a two-game series with in-state foe Florida International University to be played in the 2026 and 2029 seasons.
The Bulls will take on FIU in Tampa on Sept. 5, 2026 and return the game in Miami on Sept. 22, 2029.
The addition of the FIU series fills USF's future non-conference schedules through 2028 and leaves one date to fill in the 2029 season.
USF's new non-conference schedules in the years affected are below:
2026
Sept. 5 vs. FIU
Sept. 12 at Alabama
Sept. 19 vs. Bethune-Cookman
Oct. 17 at BYU
2029
Sept. 1 TBD
Sept. 8 vs. NC State
Sept. 15 vs. Notre Dame
Sept. 22 at FIU
USF opens the 2023 season on Sept. 2 at Western Kentucky before returning to Raymond James Stadium to face Florida A&M on Sept. 9 and Alabama on Sept. 16. The Bulls last non-conference game of 2023 will come Oct. 21 at UConn.
USF returns three primary starters offense from the 2022 season, four including senior offensive tackle Donovan Jennings (Tampa) who started four games in 2023 before a season-ending injury and brings a team-high 35 career starts into his final campaign. The Bulls return nine primary starters on defense from 2022, led by safety Matthew Hill (Lawrenceville, Ga.) who brings 17 career starts into his senior campaign. USF returns 22 players with starting experience, including quarterbacks Gerry Bohanon Jr. (Earle, Ark./7 starts in 2022 before a season-ending injury) and Byrum Brown (Raleigh, N.C./started the last two games of 2022).