{"id":72012,"date":"2025-12-05T04:00:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/72012\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T04:00:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T04:00:11","slug":"usf-crushes-rice-52-3-in-regular-season-finale-the-crows-nest-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/72012\/","title":{"rendered":"USF crushes Rice 52-3 in regular season finale\u00a0 \u2013 The Crow&#8217;s Nest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photos by Irena Mesa | The Crow\u2019s Nest<\/p>\n<p>By Dominic Feo<\/p>\n<p>Many of USF\u2019s seniors finished their final game in Raymond James Stadium with a 52-3 win over Rice University on Nov. 29. The win also turned out to be the finale for head coach Alex Golesh, who accepted a head coaching position with Auburn University the following day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Byrum Brown made history, becoming only the 12th quarterback in Division One college football history with over 3000 passing and 1000 rushing yards in a single season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0225-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33544\"  \/>Photo by Irena Mesa | The Crow\u2019s Nest<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0295-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33545\"  \/>Photo by Irena Mesa | The Crow\u2019s Nest<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" 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