South Florida's Jim Leavitt Goes WWE At Halftime

If the day comes when Jim Leavitt doesn't want to coach the USF Bulls, he'd fit in so very nicely at the WWE.

You think Hulk Hogan's a great bleeder? You think Ric Flair's face is a crimson mask?

They've got nothing on Jimmy Leavitt.

With his team leading lowly Louisville 17-16 at halftime last Saturday and the players seemingly in need of motivation, Leavitt did what only Leavitt does.

He threw himself into the helmeted head of walk-on linebacker LaDre Watkins and opened a gash on his own nose and forehead. There was Leavitt, falling backwards and bleeding.

No doubt he then hollered and hollered some more at his guys, as Leavitt is known to do.

"He head-butted [Watkins] and fell backwards," said Bulls safety Nate Allen. "I couldn't help but laugh because that's the best one I've seen."

That's right, Leavitt's done it before and typically requires help afterwards from the team's athletic training staff.

Everyone's familiar with Leavitt's sideline antics, but perhaps he's the only D-I coach that bloodies himself with headbutts to helmeted players.

Whatever, it worked.

USF played better in the second half and manhandled the Cardinals to pick up its seventh win and gain bowl eligibility in the process.

The coach may have to pull something else out of his bag of tricks on Saturday when the Miami Hurricanes come calling.

The game is a sellout, with 67,000-plus expected at Raymond James Stadium.

Those are WWE numbers and, obviously, Leavitt is a WWE kinda guy.