It was quite the year for USF Athletics.
“Ten American Athletic Conference team or individual championships; nine national postseason appearances,” said Michael Kelly, who is entering his fourth year as Vice President of Athletics at USF.
“Winning is contagious here in ‘Champa Bay’,” said Kelly, who was sure to bring all of his teams’ trophies to show the media. “We have seen a lot of it here at USF.”
Michael Kelly has a lot to be proud of. Despite a global pandemic, he oversaw an athletic department that managed to be one of the most successful in its conference.
“We at USF Athletics believe in “BULLIEVE” and it’s been a great year to accomplish many things under the circumstances,” boasted Kelly.
Even with so many sports succeeding, the two most popular teams – football and men’s basketball – fell flat. On the court, Brian Gregory’s squad went 9-13. Following the season there was an investigation into alleged racial comments from an assistant, and eight players transferred out of the program.
