TAMPA, Fla. — If you’re a member of the Beef Studs and Babes, this is normal attire:

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“We start with the white and that makes it easy for people to fill it in with green and fill in the gold on the outside,” said Kyle Muffoletto.

The student fan group of the exuberant Bulls was founded decades ago.

“It’s so much fun because it brings so many students together,” Ashley Hamlet said. And they’re working to recruit even more members.

“You’re a Beef Stud, you’re always there on game days. You show up for your team,” said Muffoletto. Muffoletto is a senior at USF majoring in mass communications and the leader of the Beef Studs and Babes.

He expects attendance for Saturday’s game against the ninth-best Miami Hurricanes to be the highest yet.

“It’s always a matter of building on each other and this is just the next step that our USF Bulls need to take and we’ll be there cheering them on,” Muffoletto said.

A record number of USF students will be in the stands at this game, with more than 14,000 people purchasing tickets.

The Athletics Department hopes younger fans like Ashley Hamlet will fill the student-athlete space at the new stadium on campus, set to open in three years.

“It’s a really great experience when the team wins, and we score a touchdown and they throw people up in the air. It’s super fun and it’s really good to have everyone together,” Hamlet said.

From campus to tailgate to stadium, this group of green players is ready to get back to work and build a home-field advantage that they can continue to leverage in their new home stadium.