Ex-Auburn back Aycock heading to USF

Nearly two months after getting the boot from the Auburn football program, Dontae Aycock has found a new collegiate football home.

Aycock, long rumored to have an interest in South Florida, is indeed heading to the Bulls, Greg Auman of the St. Petersburg Times is reporting.

The running back's brother, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Dwight Smith, confirmed to the Times that Aycock will be a walk-on at USF, with the goal of "try[ing] to earn a scholarship." Smith said that for Aycock, a Tampa native, "coming home was his No. 1 priority."

The sophomore was a four-star member of the Tigers' 2009 recruiting class who was a redshirt during his first and only year at Auburn. He was dismissed by head coach Gene Chizik for violating unspecified team rules.

After sitting out this season, Aycock will have three years of eligibility remaining.