TAMPA, Fla. (AP) South Florida hired Tennessee offensive coordinator Alex Golesh as its new head football coach on Sunday.

Golesh, who came to Tennessee with head coach Josh Heupel in 2021 after the two were at Central Florida in 2019, takes over a USF program that went 1-11 this year. The Bulls finished 0-8 in the American Athletic Conference.

"This program will have an identity both offensively and defensively, and with special teams," Golesh said in a statement. "We will be the most aggressive team in the country, both on the field and on the recruiting trail."