There's a feature in Wednesday's Times on true freshmen Sam Barrington and Kayvon Webster, who have shined in limited roles for the Bulls and are in line to be major players on USF's defense next season.

Both are rare in that they had scholarship offers from Miami and instead chose USF -- in Webster's case, he spurned the hometown Hurricanes by backing out of a commitment on national signing day. Miami has tradition, Barrington says, but in everything else, the two programs are close to even ...