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

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

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SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 2:41 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

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SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 2:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

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SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 1:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

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SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 0:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

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SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 0:48 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

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SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 0:43 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

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SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 0:39 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 13
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 0:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF WEST VIRGINIA (5) 13
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 0:11 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0 3 3 7 13
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 7 7 7 0 21 FINAL

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
3RD QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, JAMAR TAYLOR 19 YD RUN
(DELBERT ALVARADO KICK), 4:46.
SOUTH FLORIDA 21-3
WEST VIRGINIA - FG, PAT MCAFEE 35 YD, 9:06. SOUTH
FLORIDA 21-6
4TH QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, DARIUS REYNAUD 9 YD PASS FROM
JARRETT BROWN (PAT MCAFEE
KICK), 9:16. SOUTH FLORIDA
21-13</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 13
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 21 FINAL</div>

 

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- No. 18 South Florida won its secondgame of the season against a ranked opponent, jumping out earlyand holding on for a 21-13 victory over No. 5 West Virginia.

South Florida took a 14-3 lead at the half, held the powerfulMountaineers offense to 196 yards - 71 on the ground - andknocked out star quarterback Pat White.


Matt Grothe completed 11-of-20 passes for 136 yards and atouchdown, connecting with Carlton Mitchell for a 55-yard scorein the second quarter to put the Bulls on top 14-0.

The two teams combined for 10 turnovers in the game, with WestVirginia (4-1, 0-1 Big East) giving the ball back six times.Mountaineers junior quarterback White had a rough first half,throwing an interception to South Florida (4-0, 1-0) linebackerBen Moffit, who rumbled 26 yards to score the game's firsttouchdown.


White was injured at the end of the first half and did notreturn.


The Bulls extended their lead to 21-3 in the third quarter, whenJamar Taylor completed the first drive of the second half witha 19-yard run.


White's replacement, Jarrett Brown, completed 11-of-20 passesfor 148 yards and rushed for 69 yards but threw twointerceptions. He was picked off at the South Floridanine-yard-line and again in the fourth quarter while driving fora score.


The turnovers effectively killed any chance the Mountaineers hadof getting back into the game. South Florida sacked Browntwice on West Virginia's final drive of the game and forced apair of incompletions with less than a minute remaining toclinch the win.


The Mountaineers outgained the Bulls by 183 yards, but theirHeisman Trophy hopeful, running back Steve Slaton, carried theball 13 times for just 52 yards and fumbled twice.

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0 3 3 7 13
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 7 7 7 0 21 FINAL

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
3RD QUARTER: SOUTH FLORIDA - TD, JAMAR TAYLOR 19 YD RUN
(DELBERT ALVARADO KICK), 4:46.
SOUTH FLORIDA 21-3
WEST VIRGINIA - FG, PAT MCAFEE 35 YD, 9:06. SOUTH
FLORIDA 21-6
4TH QUARTER: WEST VIRGINIA - TD, DARIUS REYNAUD 9 YD PASS FROM
JARRETT BROWN (PAT MCAFEE
KICK), 9:15. SOUTH FLORIDA
21-13</div>

 

NCAAF: WEST VIRGINIA at SOUTH FLORIDA

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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WEST VIRGINIA (5) 0 3 3 7 13
SOUTH FLORIDA (18) 7 7 7 0 21 FINAL

SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, B Moffitt 26 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (D
Alvarado KICK) 13:47 1st Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, C Mitchell 55 YD PASS FROM M Grothe (D
Alvarado KICK) 5:17 2nd Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-FG, P McAfee 36 YD 14:57 2nd Qtr
SOUTH FLORIDA-TD, J Taylor 19 YD RUN (D Alvarado KICK) 4:46 3rd
Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-FG, P McAfee 35 YD 9:06 3rd Qtr
WEST VIRGINIA-TD, D Reynaud 9 YD PASS FROM J Brown (P McAfee
KICK) 9:15 4th Qtr


WEST VIRGINIA SOUTH FLORIDA
First downs 21 13
Rushed-yards 48-188 38-139
Passing yards 249 135
Sacked-yards lost 3-17 1-15
Return yards 54 94
Passes 23-38-3 11-20-2
Punts 3-39.3 5-41.4
Fumbles-lost 5-3 3-2
Penalties-yards 1-11 5-40
Time of possession 34:38 25:22


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: WEST VIRGINIA-Jarrett Brown 15-61, Steve Slaton 13-54, Pat
White 9-36, Noel Devine 4-36, Owen Schmitt 5-19, Darius Reynaud
1-MINUS 1, - Team 1-MINUS 17. SOUTH FLORIDA-Jamar Taylor 15-58, Mike
Ford 5-42, Matt Grothe 13-38, Benjamin Williams 2-7, - Team 3-MINUS
6.

PASSING: WEST VIRGINIA-Jarrett Brown 11-20-149- 2, Pat White
12-18-100- 1. SOUTH FLORIDA-Matt Grothe 11-20-135- 2.

RECEIVING: WEST VIRGINIA-Dorrell Jalloh 5-87, Wes Lyons 3-48, Darius
Reynaud 5-47, Tito Gonzales 1-32, Steve Slaton 1-13, Brandon Hogan
4-10, Jock Sanders 2-8, Owen Schmitt 2-4. SOUTH FLORIDA-Carlton
Mitchell 1-55, Benjamin Williams 3-23, T.J. Johnson 2-23, Amarri
Jackson 3-15, Cedric Hill 1-14, Marcus Edwards 1-5.


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TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- No. 18 South Florida won its secondgame of the season against a ranked opponent, jumping out earlyand holding on for a 21-13 victory over No. 5 West Virginia.

South Florida took a 14-3 lead at the half, held the powerfulMountaineers offense to 196 yards - 71 on the ground - andknocked out star quarterback Pat White.


Matt Grothe completed 11-of-20 passes for 136 yards and atouchdown, connecting with Carlton Mitchell for a 55-yard scorein the second quarter to put the Bulls on top 14-0.

"It was ridiculous," Grothe said. "I'm speechless. It's awesomewith all those people there, it's only going to make the futureeven better. It's only going to get better from now on."

The two teams combined for 10 turnovers in the game, with WestVirginia (4-1, 0-1 Big East) giving the ball back six times.Mountaineers junior quarterback White had a rough first half,throwing an interception to South Florida (4-0, 1-0) linebackerBen Moffit, who rumbled 26 yards to score the game's firsttouchdown.


"I stepped up and he threw it right to me," Moffit said. "It waseasy. I just took off and had a free shot at the end zone, andI took it."


White was injured at the end of the first half and did notreturn.


The Bulls extended their lead to 21-3 in the third quarter, whenJamar Taylor completed the first drive of the second half witha 19-yard run.


"I thought it would be a pretty good game," South Florida coachJim Leavitt said. "I thought the matchup was there. I thought wehad a real good shot. They were as good as what I thought, andwhat you think. They're that good, they're extremely wellcoached and they're awfully good. They have talent all over theplace."


White's replacement, Jarrett Brown, completed 11-of-20 passesfor 148 yards and rushed for 69 yards but threw twointerceptions. He was picked off at the South Floridanine-yard-line and again in the fourth quarter while driving fora score.


The turnovers effectively killed any chance the Mountaineers hadof getting back into the game. South Florida sacked Browntwice on West Virginia's final drive of the game and forced apair of incompletions with less than a minute remaining toclinch the win.


The Mountaineers outgained the Bulls by 183 yards, but theirHeisman Trophy hopeful, running back Steve Slaton, carried theball 13 times for just 52 yards and fumbled twice.

"When we started this season our goals were not to beatnecessarily West Virginia," Leavitt said. "Our goals were to wina Big East championship. Let me tell you something, that isvery difficult to do, and I won't let my guard down because wereonly 1-0 in the Big East.


"Everybody is good, and at the end of the season we'll look backand see how good we were. We're good enough to win the firstfour games. That's all we got. I know that stinks. I know youwant me to take off my shirt, and dance, and hug, and kiss, andall that. I feel good like that but I'm really thinking aboutthe next game."