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- #3 rated overall quarterback (#1 Pro-Style)<\/li>\n
- Won the Elite 11 competition in 2014<\/li>\n
- Enrolled early at Alabama<\/li>\n
- Redshirt freshman year to learn offense<\/li>\n
- Announced as starter against USC for Sept 3, 2016 contest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
And yet, it was not meant to be for Barnett and the Crimson Tide. Consequently, Barnett was out of the program by the end of September 2016. He ended up at Arizona State where he was met with no success.<\/p>\n
Finally, Barnett finds himself in Tampa, Florida officially labeled as a “sojourner” with little experience to show for all his travels. Before South Florida’s game against Elon this past Saturday, Barnett had only 24 career passing attempts to his name. He completed 14 of those passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n
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South Florida Bulls quarterback Blake Barnett (11) runs with the ball in the 2nd quarter against Elon Phoenix on September 01, 2018 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, FL. (Photo by Mark LoMoglio\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Barnett played well against Elon completing 70 percent of his passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns. It does not matter who you are playing, those numbers are encouraging for Barnett and the Bulls. Barnett will look to reproduce similar numbers at home this Saturday against a new, fast defense for the Yellow Jackets.<\/p>\n
The Yellow Jackets are hoping to expose Barnett’s inexperience utilizing their new 3-4 scheme. The Jackets allowed zero points to Alcorn State this previous weekend. Shutting out the Bulls will prove a much more daunting, if not impossible, task. If they can force Barnett out of the pocket and monitor his rushing ability, they should come out of Florida with a victory this Saturday.<\/p>\n
Dynamic Skills Players on Offense<\/h2>\n
Leading receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling is gone, but may not be missed. South Florida returns one of the best wide receiver duos in the nation in\u00a0Darnell Salomon<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Tyre McCants<\/a>. They also have true freshman\u00a0Randall St. Felix.<\/a>\u00a0Salomon and McCants will look to increase their impressive numbers form last year, and St. Felix will look to continue to turn heads the same way he did against Elon. If Barnett can get into a rhythm with the passing game it could prove fatal to the Yellow Jackets.<\/p>\n
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Barnett \u27a1 St. Felix
Barnett \u27a1 McCants
Barnett \u27a1 Wilcox
Barnett \u27a1 end zone#TouchdownTuesday<\/a> <\/p>\nSee more TDs this weekend!<\/p>\n
TIX: https:\/\/t.co\/Q2DR5VJSgG<\/a>
STUDENT TIX: https:\/\/t.co\/WYQl8CstE2<\/a> #BullStrong<\/a> \ud83e\udd18\ud83d\udcaa pic.twitter.com\/YmZbpf753q<\/a><\/p>\n— USF Football (@USFFootball) September 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n