Here's Saturday's practice report, from correspondent Kerry Klecic ...

TAMPA -- USF junior wide receiver Carlton Mitchell dressed in
shoulder pads at Saturday’s practice and walked without the boot he’s worn
around his left ankle since suffering a high ankle sprain on Oct. 30 against
West Virginia.

Mitchell, USF’s leading receiver with 542 yards, is limited
with what he can do and did not practice. USF coach Jim Leavitt has not ruled
Mitchell out for the Bulls’ game against Rutgers on Thursday, saying it’s “day
by day.”

Without Mitchell, USF would be down nearly 32 percent of its
receiving production this season.

Butler out for long
time: Sophomore cornerback Tyson Butler has not returned to practice since
suffering a knee injury against West Virginia.

Leavitt classified Butler’s injury as a “sore knee,” and he
said he could be out for a long time but wasn’t sure exactly when he will
return. Butler will not play against Rutgers, Leavitt said.

Number change: Senior
linebacker Kion Wilson will wear the No. 10 jersey of former USF player Keeley
Dorsey this week. A senior rotates wearing the jersey each game to honor Dorsey,
who died in a team conditioning workout in 2007.

Wilson was held out of practice earlier Monday with a groin
injury, but Leavitt said he’s fine and practicing regularly now.