By TOM ZEBOLD

USF Senior Writer

TAMPA - Much has been written about USF's potential heading into the 2012 football season and Athlon Sports really likes what the Bulls can offer up front.

The publication ranked the USF defensive line as the best in the Big East and goes into detail about defensive end Ryne Giddins possibly having another big year. "He should be one of the Big East's top defenders in 2012 and push for the team lead in sacks," Athlon stated.

Read a full breakdown of the Bulls' defensive line and get a look at the rest of Athlon's unit rankings here.