Tampa, Fla. – June. 6, 2025 – South Florida men’s soccer Head Coach Bob Butehorn announced the promotion of USF Alumni Armante’ Marshall ’10 to Associate Head Coach on Friday afternoon.
“I’m thrilled to announce the promotion of Armante Marshall to Associate Head Coach of South Florida Men’s Soccer,” said Head Coach Butehorn. “As our recruiting coordinator, Armante has established himself as one of the best in the country. His relentless work ethic, unmatched passion, and deep commitment to our program and university have made a profound impact on our team’s culture and success. This promotion is a well-deserved recognition of his leadership, loyalty, and the energy he brings to USF every single day.”
In Marshall’s third season with the Bulls, he helped them to a second-place regular-season finish in 2024. The program’s highest regular-season finish in the AAC since 2016, when USF captured the regular season title.
The 2025 incoming recruiting class is ranked 15th nationally by Top Drawer Soccer, led by Marshall’s recruiting efforts. In two of the last three seasons, USF has seen two nationally ranked recruiting classes, 15th in 2025 and 36th in 2024.
In Marshall’s second season, the Bulls again qualified for the American Athletic Conference postseason tournament with a 3-4-1 AAC record. The Bulls posted a 6-9-1 record overall, securing a Top 15-ranked win against Indiana.
In Marshall’s first season back on campus in 2022, the Bulls posted a record of 9-7-4. The Bulls made a phenomenal run in the back half of the season, accumulating a record of 6-3-1, making an appearance in the American Athletic Conference Championship Final for the first time since 2016.
The Bulls received an At-Large Bid to the 2022 NCAA Championship Tournament, it’s first since 2019, in which the Bulls won their first-round matchup against Hofstra (4-2), earning their first win in the NCAA tournament since 2011.
At the conclusion of the 2022 Season, Marshall was chosen as one of the Top Assistant Coaches in College Soccer after being named to the College Soccer News (CSN) Top Assistant Coaches list.
Marshall played for South Florida from 2007-09. The Tallahassee native helped lead the 2007 team that advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 and played a pivotal role on the 2008 BIG EAST Championship team that advanced to the Elite Eight for the second time in school history.
During his time in the Green and Gold, the Bulls held the third-longest home winning streak in NCAA history, going 32 games unbeaten from 2007-09. He was also a member of the South Florida track and field team, where he was an All-BIG EAST selection (2008-10) and a part of the Bulls’ record-breaking 4×100 meter relay in 2010.
Following his playing career, Marshall served on the South Florida men’s soccer coaching staff for four years (2011-14) as director of operations, helping to guide the Bulls to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances, as well as two conference titles in 2011 and 2013.
Marshall returned to his alma mater in 2022 after spending the previous four seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Temple. Before Temple, Marshall served on the Jacksonville University coaching staff from 2014-18.
A native of Tallahassee, Florida, Marshall graduated from Lincoln High School in May 2005. Marshall earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from USF in 2010. Marshall also earned a Master of Science Degree in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship at Temple University in 2022.
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USF Men’s Soccer competed in the school’s first-ever intercollegiate athletic contest on Sept. 25, 1965, beating Florida Southern 4-3. Since then, the oldest program on campus has built a winning tradition, claiming 14 conference championships and making 22 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 3 trips to the elite eight.
The program also has a strong reputation within the professional game and boasts 30 MLS draft picks. Notable alumni include two-time MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham, USA 1994 World Cup star Roy Wegerle, and 2013 MLS Cup winner Dom Dwyer. Men’s Soccer has two Alumni and a coach in the USF Athletics Hall of Fame: Fergus Hopper and Jeff Attinella, & Dan Holcomb. Cunningham has also been selected to join the USF Athletics Hall of Fame this Fall.
The Bulls have reached the NCAA Tournament 13 times over the past 22 seasons.
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