TAMPA, Fla. – South Florida graduate linebacker Jhalyn Shuler has been named the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week and the Walter Camp National FBS Defensive Player of the Week following the Bulls' 34-7 win against No. 25 Boise State.
 
Shuler, who was earlier named the American Conference Defensive Player of the Week and also earned the Frisco Bowl Defensive Player of the Week honor, was all over the field posting a career-best 14 tackles in leading an impressive effort for the Bulls defense. Shuler added a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery on Boise State's first drive of the game, ending a scoring threat at the USF39. He is just the fourth Bull to earn the Walter Camp weekly honor, which was previously received by George Selvie (Nov. 26, 2006 and Sept. 23, 2007), Ben Moffit (Sept. 30, 2007) and Nate Allen (Oct. 4, 2009).
 
The Bulls defense held the Broncos 30 points below their 2024 season scoring average and to their lowest scoring output since 2019. South Florida forced three turnovers in the game – all fumbles – against a Bronco team that fumbled five times in 2024, and got four stops on six Boise State fourth down attempts. The Broncos' 122 rushing yards marked their second-fewest since the start of the 2023 season. After going down 7-0, USF held Boise State scoreless for the final three quarters in reeling of 34 straight points.