GAME THREAD: NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA (4-0) at SOUTH FLORIDA (3-0)

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA (4-0) at SOUTH FLORIDA (3-0)

<h3>South Florida gears up for Friday matchup with West Virginia</h3>

No. 5 West Virginia (4-0) at No. 18 South Florida (3-0) 8:00 pm EDT

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Two weeks ago, South Florida pulledoff an impressive road win. If coach Jim Leavitt's squad winsat home this week, it will be a bigger upset.


Leavitt's 18th-ranked Bulls open Big East Conference play onFriday night against fifth-ranked powerhouse West Virginia.

On September 8, South Florida traveled to then-No. 17 Auburn andshocked the Tigers, 26-23 in overtime, then entered therankings for the first time eight days later.


Coming off a bye after the big victory, the Bulls (3-0, 0-0 BigEast) downed visiting North Carolina here last weekend, 37-10.

Matt Grothe threw for 230 yards and a TD for South Florida,which picked off the Tar Heels' T.J. Yates four times to offsetthree lost fumbles.


West Virginia (4-0, 0-0) remained perfect on the season with a48-7 rout of visiting East Carolina last Saturday.

Pat White both passed and ran for two touchdowns for theMountaineers, who gained 397 yards on 54 carries.


West Virginia has the nation's No. 2 rushing offense at 357yards per game and is led by Steve Slaton (125.5), whose next TDrun will have him a school-record 43 in his career.

Last year, South Florida upset then-No. 7 West Virginia inMorgantown, 24-19, after limiting Slaton to a season-low 43rushing yards. The previous year, the Mountaineers had downedthe Bulls here, 28-13.

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 0 14:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 0 12:37 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 0 10:06 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 0 8:49 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 0 8:15 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 0 7:02 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 0 5:49 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 0 2:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD SOUTH FLORIDA
BEN MOFFITT 26 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(DELBERT ALVARADO KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 7 1:13 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 7 0:20 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, BEN MOFFITT 26 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (DELBERT ALVARADO
KICK), 13:47. SOUTH FLORIDA
7-0</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 7 14:23 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 7 12:12 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD SOUTH FLORIDA
CARLTON MITCHELL 55 YD PASS FROM MATT GROTHE
(DELBERT ALVARADO KICK)

WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 14 9:43 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 14 6:30 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 14 3:02 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 14 1:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FG WEST VIRGINIA
PAT MCAFEE 36 YD

WEST VIRGINIA (5) 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 14 0:03 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0 3 3
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 7 7 14 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, BEN MOFFITT 26 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (DELBERT ALVARADO
KICK), 13:47. SOUTH FLORIDA
7-0
2ND QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, CARLTON MITCHELL 55 YD PASS
FROM MATT GROTHE (DELBERT
ALVARADO KICK), 5:17. SOUTH
FLORIDA 14-0
WEST VIRGINIA - FG, PAT MCAFEE 36 YD, 14:57. SOUTH
FLORIDA 14-3</div>