USF coach Alex Golesh prepares for Memphis with mixed emotions

TAMPA — His approach to a game that no longer seems crucial or even consequential to most locals was well-intentioned.

As Hurricane Milton’s wrath made its initial approach to Tampa, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield was asked about how he compartmentalizes things even as a storm and the Saints defense converge on his thought process.

“(I’m) compartmentalizing one step at a time the preparation part when it comes to the storm,” Mayfield said Wednesday via Zoom from New Orleans, where the Bucs had relocated a day earlier.