Mike White and Steven Bench will compete for the starting quarterback job during practice this week, Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

White and Steven Bench will compete for the starting quarterback job during practice this week, Joey Knight of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Analysis:

White has struggled mightily this season outside of a victory against lowly Tulsa, so head coach Willie Taggart will give Bench a chance to win the starting spot this week. Whoever wins the job will have his work cut out for him: South Florida will be without top receiver Andre Davis for the first half of Saturday's game due to a suspension, and will be taking on a Houston team that ranks 11th in the nation in pass defense.