USF stuns West Virginia

TAMPA, Fla. - B.J. Daniels threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns, and South Florida rebounded from two subpar defensive performances to frustrate No. 20 West Virginia in a 30-19 victory last night.

The Bulls (2-2 Big East, 6-2) allowed 75 points and 887 yards in conference losses to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh the previous two weeks, yet found a way to hold Noel Devine of the Mountaineers to his lowest rushing total of the season (42 yards).

The (2-1, 6-2) Mountaineers drove 80 yards after the opening kickoff to take a 7-0 lead, but never really got into a rhythm offensively.

Daniels, who rushed for 104 yards on 14 carries, threw TD passes of 49 yards to Carlton Mitchell, 11 yards to A.J. Love and 6 yards to Sterling Griffin. Eric Schwartz's third field goal, a 44-yarder 3 minutes into the fourth quarter, put the Bulls up 30-19.