Mercedes Sapp may have grown up around NFL legends, but when it comes to college pride, the University of South Florida owns her heart. Even though her father now coaches at Colorado, Mercedes bleeds green and gold. So much so that in the highlight section of her Instagram profile, she has a dedicated highlight collection for USF with a “💚” emoji. And this week, her worlds collided in the best way possible.

On October 30, Mercedes reshared the USF Athletics IG post on her IG story. It read, “A Tampa Bay icon is officially a Bull! 🤘 Welcome @officialdbrooks55!” Mercedes wrote a personal message, “Yessssir, welcome Unc! 🤘🏼💚.” Pro Football HOFer Derrick Brooks was named the Chief Operating Officer and joined USF Athletics on Thursday. It feels like a personal achievement for M

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