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Week
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Big East
Game of the Week
South Florida 37 ...
Kansas 34
South Florida's Nate Allen picked off a Todd Reesing pass to set 43-yard Maikon
Bonani field goal as time expired to give the Bulls the thrilling win. Kansas
dominated for most of the first half with Reesing running for a four-yard score
and connecting with Jonathan Wilson for a 36-yard touchdown on the way to a 20-3
lead. And then USF got hot reeling off 31-straight points highlighted by a
21-yard Taurus Johnson juggling scoring catch, but KU rallied. Reesing marched
the Jayhawks to a 78-yard drive finishing with an 18-yard touchdown pass to
Wilson, and tied the game on a 14-yard pass to Angus Quigley. Reesing appeared
to be on his way to a game-winning score before throwing the pick to Allen. The
loss overshadowed a great game from KU's James Holt, who made 12.5 tackles, a
sack, three tackles for loss and forced two fumbles.
Big East
Player of the Week
South Florida QB Matt Grothe completed 32-of-45 passes
for 338 yards and two touchdowns, and ran 11 times for 30 yards and a score in
the win over Kansas
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Overall |
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W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
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Connecticut |
3-0 |
92 |
22 |
W3 |
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South Florida |
3-0 |
124 |
65 |
W3 |
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Louisville |
1-1 |
53 |
37 |
W1 |
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Pittsburgh |
1-1 |
44 |
43 |
W1 |
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West
Virginia |
1-1 |
51 |
45 |
L1 |
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Cincinnati |
1-1 |
66 |
59 |
L1 |
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Rutgers |
0-2 |
19 |
68 |
L2 |
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Syracuse |
0-3 |
51 |
127 |
L3 |
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Thursday, September 11 |
| 7:30
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North
Carolina 44 ... at Rutgers 12
CFN Prediction: Rutgers 28-20
RU -4.5 |
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Friday, September 12 |
| 8:00
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at South Florida
37 .... Kansas 34
CFN Prediction: KU 27-24
USF -3.5 |
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Saturday, September 13 |
| 3:30
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Penn
State 55 ... at Syracuse 13
CFN Prediction: PSU 41-14 PSU
-27.5 |
| 7:30
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at Connecticut
45 ... Virginia 10
CFN Prediction: Conn 23-16 Conn -11 |
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Games of the
Week
Aug. 30 - BGSU 27
- Pitt 17
Sep. 6 - USF 34 ... UCF 24 OT
Sep 13 - USF 37 - Kansas 34 |
Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - Pat White, WVU
Sep. 6 - Matt Grothe, USF
Sep 13 - Matt Grothe, USF |
Conference
Roundup
Cincinnati
… Didn’t Play This Week
Connecticut …
The horrendous
performance against Connecticut can’t be
blamed on QB Peter Lalich not being able
to make the trip. The Huskies thoroughly
and completely dominated the Cavaliers
in every way, with the biggest problem
coming on the defensive line. UConn ran
for 382 yards and had all day to throw.
Now Virginia has to find something to
hang its hat on. It has to get something
going offensively, while the defense,
after being shell-shocked by USC and
Connecticut, needs a confidence booster.
Louisville … Didn’t Play This
Week
Pitt … Didn’t Play This Week.
Rutgers … Blown coverages,
turnovers, no running game ... Rutgers
is a disaster. The defense couldn't
handle the speed and athleticism of
North Carolina, while QB Mike Teel
struggled when he had to carry the
offense. Teel threw four picks and the
offense didn't come up with a third down
conversion, and the defense didn't carry
it weight, either. The Tar Heels moved
the ball way too easily though the air.
With Navy coming up next there's no
reason to worry about the pass defense,
but the offense has to figure out
something that works in a big hurry.
South Florida … South Florida
might have been picked apart by KU's
Todd Reesing, but it stopped the Jayhawk
attack for stretches by generating
consistent pressure and turning up the
defensive heat. While the game will be
remembered for the tremendous
game-winning kick from Maikon Bonani,
but it was a defensive play, Nate
Allen's interception, that was the
difference. The running game got a nice
day out of Jamar Taylor, who ran for 72
yards and a touchdown in place of Mike
Ford, but the speed of the receiving
corps, and the great play of the
offensive line, made the offense go.
Syracuse … Penn State might be
playing really well, but Syracuse,
especially on an emotional homecoming
day with several great players from the
past being welcomed back, needed to do
something on either side of the ball.
There wasn’t any running game with just
49 yards, the offensive line got beaten
up by the Nittany Lion defensive front,
and the passing game did nothing to keep
the chains moving. SU converted just
2-of-17 third down chances and held on
to the ball for fewer than 25 minutes.
West Virginia… Didn’t Play This
Week