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Official Report Courtesy USF: USF Downs UConn, 17-14, to Open Conference Play


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USF Downs UConn, 17-14, to Open Conference Play

 

By TOM ZEBOLD

USF Senior Writer

 

TAMPA, SEPT. 19, 2014 â€“ USF controlled the line of scrimmage on a rainy Friday night and started American Athletic Conference play with a 17-14 victory over UConn before a crowd of 28,273 at Raymond James Stadium.

 

True freshman Marlon Mack posted the second 100-yard rushing game of his career by gaining 103 yards on 31 attempts. The Sarasota native’s 1-yard touchdown run gave USF a lead in the first four minutes and sophomore Rodney Adams (St. Petersburg) helped the Bulls jump out to a 14-0 advantage with a 30-yard touchdown catch on fourth down late in the first quarter.

 

“I think one thing about us that’s so good is we can kind of go and throw the ball and we can also pound the ball all game like we did today,” said quarterback Mike White, a Fort Lauderdale native, who completed 10 of 18 passes for 113 yards. “We rode the back of our O-line and they performed.”

 

USF’s defense didn’t allow the Huskies to cross midfield until their final drive of the game and the Bulls ended up allowing 145 yards of total offense, 75 coming on the Huskies final drive. UConn (1-3) went 0-for-9 on third down and gained 57 rushing yards on 26 attempts while quarterback Chandler Whitmer completed six of 10 passes for 88 yards.

 

“They were confident in what they were doing and confident in the plan, and they went out and executed,” said head coach Willie Taggart of his defense after UConn was forced to punt eight times.

 

Special teams also helped the cause in a big way with punter Mattias Ciabatti (Tampa) pinning the Huskies inside their own 20-yard line on five of his six attempts. Ciabatti averaged ....

 

 

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