South Florida Bulls Win 31-20 Against Iowa Hawkeyes
Kirk Ferentz has built his program at Iowa brick by brick, looking far and wide across the Midwest for hidden gems. Malcolm Francois, on the other hand, dips his hand into the talent rich area that is south Florida and brings them to Tampa.
Travis Hughes is one of those talent rich kids and on Saturday, the former five-star recruit picked off two passes in the fourth quarter to seal the Bulls 31-20 win over the Hawkeyes.
Fellow five-stars Andrew Vincent and William Stone helped break the game open with Stone setting up Gerald Mitchell's one-yard run with two catches and a big run on second down before being pushed out of bounds at the one-yard line. On the next drive, it was Andrew Vincent who caught a swing pass and took it 38-yards to the endzone to make it 28-20 with 4:37 left in the third quarter.
The Bulls defense took care of the rest with Hughes intercepting Joe Dawson twice in the final quarter, one of them coming in the red zone.
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Quarter 1
[IOWA] B. Chase, 16 Yd pass from J. Dawson (5:25)
[IOWA] K. Holloway, 29 Yd run
Quarter 2
[IOWA] W. Bell, 43 Yd FG (9:10)
[USF] G. Mitchell, 23 Yd run (5:04)
[IOWA] W. Bell, 22 Yd FG (1:28)
[USF] J. Pittman, 7 Yd run (0:19)
Quarter 3
[USF] G. Mitchell, 1 Yd run (6:25)
[USF] A. Vincent, 38 Yd pass from J. Pittman (4:37)
Quarter 4
[USF] K. Justice, 35 Yd FG (9:56)
---------------------------------------------------------------- South Florida Bulls
QB James Pittman: 13 of 18, 175 yards, touchdown, 15 carries, 71 yards, touchdown.
HB Gerald Mitchell: 8 receptions, 82 yards, 2 touchdowns.
HB David Fuller: 3 carries, 10 yards.
HB Derrick Green: 2 carries, -5 yards.
WR William Stone: 8 carries, 70 yards, 5 receptions, 64 yards.
WR Andrew Vincent: 4 receptions, 79 yards, touchdown.
LB Travis Hughes: 14 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, sack, 2 interceptions.
LB Dallas Gross: 9 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
Iowa Hawkeyes
QB Joe Dawson: 20 of 32, 197 yards, touchdown, 2 interceptions.
HB Ken Holloway: 27 carries, 135 yards, touchdown.
TE Bryant Chase: 6 receptions, 66 yards, touchdown.
WR Omar Tucker: 4 receptions, 46 yards.
CB Reggie Beverly: 11 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
S Shawn Mayhew: 10 tackles, tackle for loss.
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Week 3 Top Stories
1. All is well in College Station as Aggies down SEC rival Tennessee.
2. The Hokies defeat #8 Florida State in a historic upset for Virginia Tech.
3. California squeaks by Arizona in conference play.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week 4 Notable Games
#3 Notre Dame (2-0, 0-0) at South Florida (1-1, 0-0)
#18 Stanford (1-1, 0-1) at #21 Colorado (2-0, 0-0)
#15 Florida State (1-1, 0-1) at #12 Georgia Tech (2-0, 0-0)
#14 Clemson (2-0, 0-0) at #19 Virginia Tech (1-1, 1-0)
Pittsburgh (2-0, 0-0) at #6 Penn State (1-0, 0-0)
#5 Minnesota (2-0, 0-0) at #8 Ohio State (2-0, 0-0)
#7 Alabama (2-0, 1-0) at #24 Georgia (3-0, 2-0) [College Gameday]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Players of the Week
QB Franklin Sullivan (QB, San Jose State): 12 of 21, 219 yards, 23 carries, 121 yards, 5 total touchdowns.
LB Travis Hughes (LB, South Florida): 14 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, sack, 2 interceptions.
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HB Derron Walton (Oklahoma State): 16 carries, 93 yards, 2 touchdowns, 5 receptions, 85 yards.
LB Travis Hughes (LB, South Florida): 14 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, sack, 2 interceptions.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#10 Steve Robinson [WR #4]: 6'1", 196lbs | Aberdeen, WA | University of Southern California
Notre Dame Takes Early Lead But Falls Short in OT to USF
Akin to Stephen Curry turning around immediately in celebration after launching a three-pointer from the moon, USF head coach Malcolm Francois turned off his headset after dialing up what would be the final play of the game.
"I knew Willie [Stone] was going to score," said Francois in the post-game presser, "I wanted to hear the roar of the stadium and I can't lie, it was pretty damn loud."
Stone was able to beat the Notre Dame defense to the corner, following his pulling guards into the endzone for the game-winning, 16-yard touchdown run in overtime to upset #3 Notre Dame 30-24.
The Irish had jumped out to an early 21-0 lead thanks to a touchdown on their first possession, a pick six and a botched option play which resulted in Notre Dame picking up the loose ball and bringing it out to the 3-yard line, setting up an easy three-yard touchdown run.
The Bulls, however, refused to go down.
"We had to just check ourselves," said USF DE Stephen Hill, who broke a school record with his five sack performance, "They really only scored on us once so we knew defensively, we could shut them down."
USF came roaring back with three straight scoring drives in the second quarter while the defense went to work. The Bulls would take the lead with 6:03 left in the third quarter but Notre Dame was able to tie the game even with starting quarterback Junior Garner leaving the game with an injury in the fourth. Garner didn't have much success before his injury, being intercepted three times in the second half and only throwing for 66 yards.
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Quarter 1
[ND] J. Garner, 9 Yd run (8:25)
[ND] A. McCall, returned interception 74 yds (1:00)
[ND] R. Stephens, 3 Yd run (0:22)
Quarter 2
[USF] J. Ball, 15 Yd run (9:39)
[USF] J. Pittman, 8 Yd run (5:22)
[USF] K. Justice, 40 Yd FG (0:26)
Quarter 3
[USF] G. Mitchell, 1 Yd run (6:03)
Quarter 4
[ND] T. Fields, 44 Yd FG (6:27)
Overtime
[USF] W. Stone, 16 Yd run
---------------------------------------------------------------- South Florida Bulls
QB James Pittman: 25 of 35, 238 yards, 2 interceptions, 17 carries, 46 yards, touchdown.
HB Gerald Mitchell: 13 carries, 115 yards, touchdown.
WR William Stone: 11 carries, 34 yards, touchdown, 8 receptions, 71 yards.
WR Andrew Vincent: 6 receptions, 42 yards.
LB Travis Hughes: 13 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
DE Stephen Hill: 9 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.
S Ray Thompson: 6 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 2 interceptions.
CB Ray Hill: 2 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
#3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
QB Junior Garner: 10 of 21, 66 yards, 3 interceptions, 16 carries, 36 yards, touchdown.
QB John Daniels: 6 of 10, 8 yards, 5 carries, 10 yards.
HB Rick Stephens: 19 carries, 70 yards, touchdown.
WR Andy Henley: 3 receptions, 25 yards.
S Darnell McDaniel: 10 tackles, tackle for loss.
ILB Brian Young: 8 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
DE D.D. Wall: 5 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.
CB Anthony McCall: 2 tackles, interception.
Week 4 Top Stories
1. Gutsy Kansas hangs on to beat #4 Wisconsin.
2. Upset minded New Mexico State pulls out sunning victory over Texas A&M.
3. Alabama notches a conference win against Georgia behind the arm of Griffin.
4. Columbus is buzzing following the huge 42-21 win over #5 Minnesota.
5. Clemson is sitting pretty after conference opener against Virginia Tech.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week 5 Notable Games
Arkansas (4-0, 2-0) at #13 Texas A&M (2-1, 2-0)
#21 Arizona State (2-0, 1-0) at #16 Stanford (2-1, 1-1)
#8 Notre Dame (2-1, 0-0) at #6 Michigan State (2-0, 0-0)
Ole Miss (2-1, 2-1) at #4 Alabama (3-0, 2-0)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Players of the Week
QB Charlie Bush (Northwestern): 12 of 18, 179 yards, 23 carries, 166 yards, 5 total touchdowns.
DE Stephen Hill (USF): 8 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.
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QB Clifton McFarland (Texas): 22 of 38, 363 yards, 4 touchdowns, 15 carries, 91 yards.
DE Stephen Hill (USF): 8 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#10 Steve Robinson [WR #4]: 6'1", 196lbs | Aberdeen, WA | University of Southern California
Four-star DT William Levine commit to Bulls over Seminoles, Gators
Eddie Fernandez -- 247 Sports USF Insider
The South Florida Bulls continue to improve their front-seven with a commitment from Orlando area defensive tackle William Levine.
Levine is a four-star prospect that chose the Bulls over Florida State and Florida. Alabama was also involved in the recruitment as was Florida. He visited campus this past weekend along with another fellow defensive tackle in James Faulk who is the sixth ranked defensive tackle in the country. Local four-star prospect Danny Love was also on campus as was five-star tight end Vincent Everett and quarterback Jay Jackson.
The coaching staff feels fairly confident that they'll be able to land Faulk and Love to form one of their better classes from a front-seven perspective.
Listed at six-foot-four and 292 pounds, Levine fits the build in what the Bulls have liked in their defensive tackles. They've opted to go for longer, bigger bodies such as Josh Brown [6'5", 293lbs] a few cycles ago and last cycle in Gary Griffin who is six-foot-six and 265 pounds.
Levine is limited athletically but if the Bulls do stay in the 3-3-5 scheme that defensive coordinator Dave Doeren brought over or any three-man fronts, he has enough athleticism to be effective as a nose tackle. Should the Bulls go back to an even front, Levine might have his work cut out for him as a two-gap player.
The South Florida Bulls Inch Past Oklahoma Sooners, 31-24
The first football game James Pittman remembers watching was the 2007 Fiesta Bowl when Boise State pulled off the upset of Oklahoma. Pittman, a Dallas, Texas native, would grow up a Texas Longhorn fan. It's only fitting that the best performance of his career came against Oklahoma.
Pittman threw for a career high 362 yards and four touchdowns -- with no interceptions -- as South Florida was able to hold off the late Sooner rally to win 31-24.
The Texas native threw three first half touchdowns to jump USF out to an early 24-7 lead but Oklahoma did not wander. Back-to-back fumbles on drives to end the second quarter and open the third quarter allowed Oklahoma to keep the Bulls from adding more points and also helped them make it a ten point game. It didn't last very long when Pittman was able to suck in the Sooners defense on a fake jet sweep and found fullback Terrence Holland on a wheel route in the endzone wide open.
The fourth quarter belonged to the Sooners until it didn't. They scored on back-to-back drives, aided by a USF fumble. The Sooners got the ball with two minutes left in the game but Ryan Evans put too much air on the ball when throwing it to Chris Fontenot, allowing linebacker Montrell Jennings to undercut the route and pick it off to seal the victory.
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Quarter 1
[USF] C. Hale, 9 Yd pass from J. Pittman (6:36)
[USF] W. Stone, 5 Yd pass from J. Pittman (4:55)
[OU] C. Fontenot, 38 Yd pass from R. Evans (1:06)
Quarter 2
[USF] K. Justice, 26 Yd FG (8:02)
[USF] A. Vincent, 61 Yd pass from J. Pittman (6:09)
Quarter 3
[OU] R. Young, 32 Yd FG (8:07)
[USF] T. Holland, 17 Yd pass from J. Pittman (6:22)
Quarter 4
[OU] T. Pollock, 11 Yd pass from R. Evans (6:11)
---------------------------------------------------------------- #20 South Florida Bulls
QB James Pittman: 37 of 43, 362 yards, 4 touchdowns, 10 carries, -17 yards.
HB Gerald Mitchell: 14 carries, 112 yards.
HB Derrick Green: 4 carries, 43 yards.
WR William Stone: 7 carries, 66 yards, 10 receptions, 85 yards, touchdown.
WR Andrew Vincent: 7 receptions, 135 yards, touchdown.
S Edgar Thompson: 9 tackles, tackle for loss, interception.
LB Dallas Gross: 8 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack.
LB Travis Hughes: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
DE Stephen Hill: 5 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, sack.
LB Montrell Jennings: 3 tackles, tackle for loss, sack, interception.
Oklahoma Sooners
QB Ryan Evans: 29 of 39, 288 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions.
HB Brandon Wheeler: 16 carries, 80 yards.
WR Jeff Chavis: 8 receptions, 75 yards, touchdown.
WR Chris Fontenot: 6 receptions, 118 yards, touchdown.
S Brent Brown: 12 tackles, 2 tackles for loss.
OLB Ed Tidwell: 7 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, sack.
Week 5 Top Stories
1. Michigan is in shock after the devastating loss to Rice.
2. Arizona State improves 2-0 in Pac-12 play with a 41-24 win over #16 Stanford.
3. #8 Notre Dame takes down their bitter rival #6 Michigan State 34-17.
4. Ole Miss keeps it exciting but loses 28-24 to #4 Alabama in SEC play.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Week 6 Notable Games
#17 South Florida (3-1, 1-0) at #2 Alabama (4-0, 3-0) [College Gameday]
#13 Georgia Tech (3-1, 1-1) at #4 Clemson (4-0, 2-0)
#11 Wisconsin (2-1, 0-0) at #18 Michigan (2-1, 0-0)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Players of the Week
HB Brian Flynn (Texas Tech): 40 carries, 262 yards, 3 touchdowns, 3 receptions, 48 yards, touchdown.
OLB John Gorman (Georgia Southern): 13 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, interception.
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HB Brian Flynn (Texas Tech): 40 carries, 262 yards, 3 touchdowns, 3 receptions, 48 yards, touchdown.
LB Earl Kelly (Baylor): 4 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, sack, forced fumble, fumble recovery.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top 247 Five-Star Commitments
#6 Chris Jones [HB #1]: 6'1", 202lbs | Buford, GA | Ohio State University
#10 Steve Robinson [WR #4]: 6'1", 196lbs | Aberdeen, WA | University of Southern California
