The uncertainty about whether USF backup quarterback Bryce Archie will play one more season for the Bulls remains unresolved.
USF head football coach Alex Golesh, speaking on a podcast to Bulls Unlimited Audio Producer Darek Sharp, said he is “figuring out this Bryce Archie situation here, truly as we go. And he's figuring out this Bryce Archie situation truly as you go.
“And, like I told him and his parents, he's blessed to be in a situation where he's got options and can't go wrong with how it shakes out for him.”
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Archie, who also pitches for the USF baseball team, was drafted Sunday in the fourteenth round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Cincinnati Reds.
Since then, he has participated in football conditioning and has made no public statements about what he plans to do.
Archie could stay for one more football season, likely as the backup to starter Byrum Brown. Archie went 5-3 last year as a starter after Brown was injured against Tulane on September 28 and missed the rest of the season.
However, Archie’s long-term sports future after college is in baseball.
While all that plays out, Golesh said the staff is figuring out Plan B if Archie leaves.
Redshirt freshman Marcelis Tate and true freshman Locklan Hewlett are the other quarterbacks on the roster.
Tate took his redshirt season last year and has yet to appear in a game for the Bulls. He committed to USF in June of 2022 and became the Bulls’ first commit of the 2024 class.
At St. Augustine High School, Hewlett passed for more than 5,000 yards and 47 touchdowns with just 13 interceptions.
“I think we're extremely excited about those guys and them competing,” Golesh said.
“And then you talk about being ready to go, might have to be ready to go sooner than you think. That's why we recruit, and that's why we develop.”
The uncertainty at the team’s most important position sharpened the focus on Brown’s health. Fortunately, all indications are that it’s condition green – a full go.
“You know, with Byrum coming back, he's healthy, mentally, and in a really good spot. I think for him to get the season started on a positive and kind of get his mojo back is going to be absolutely huge,” Golesh said.
“I think he's got a sour taste in his mouth leaving the Tulane game last year, with where we were in that game, and how he had played at that point. I think he is really motivated and hungry to take a huge step.”