(12-02) 02:04 PST Tampa, Fla. (AP)
West Virginia found the right way to gain again, getting a write about with the Big East 7steps along with left over in the running to get the particular league's programmed berth from the Bowl Championship Series.
The 22nd-ranked Mountaineers have done the idea by means of rebounding from a unsatisfactory loss to Louisville within earlier November to succeed about three right restricted games, including Thursday night 's 30-27 success through South Florida.
Now if they could possibly get a number of assist from a further workforce trying to find some that title, their being successful of their first season under private coach Dana Holgorsen can be sometimes sweeter.
"We collection that intention at first with the season. We could've tanked it. We could've collapsed your tent," Holgorsen reported once Tavon Austin made a comeback a kickoff ninety days yards for the touchdown, Pat Miller scored using a 52-yard interception go back in addition to Tyler Bitancurt kicked a 28-yard discipline objective while moment expired, offering West Virginia a portion with the actual convention crown for your second immediately year.
The Mountaineers (9-3, 5-2) finished the standard season on a three-game winning streak, beating Cincinnati through about three points, Pittsburgh simply by one along with going down into the insert yet again Thursday night .
With many support from Cincinnati this particular weekend, they may wind up in the actual BCS for the brand new since 2007.
"We've understood who most of us are. We're a crew of which plays very difficult with regard to three quarters," Holgorsen said. "We come on excited. Above most else, simply just preserve playing and you will probably get a way to win.'
The Mountaineers pulled possibly with Louisville inside the convention standings as well as most likely could collect the league's automated BCS bid whenever Cincinnati surpasses Connecticut upon Saturday to generate a new three-way link with regard to this league title.
Louisville earned a share by means of busting USF last week. The Cardinals contain the tiebreaker about West Virginia should the species ends in a very two-way tie. But that has a three-way deadlock, that BCS spot goes to the staff that's sitting largest throughout the end BCS rankings. That have to determine for West Virginia, alone of people clubs that is placed this specific week.
"I'm the largest Cincinnati fan right now," Mountaineers quarterback Geno Smith said.
"Cincinnati is a superb team. They're very well coached. They don't want each of our words of knowledge to would like to help earn the adventure and end up being co-Big East champs as well," Holgorsen added. "I think they will become playing rather hard."
USF (5-7, 1-6) finished its time of year over a three-game getting rid of streak in addition to did not are eligible to get a bowl bid to the brand new with seven years.
Four with USF's profits / losses came inside closing moments regarding games the Bulls without difficulty would've won.
"You aren't able to require this team to experiment with with any extra interest and anylonger heart," coach Skip Holtz said. "I've had teams with my over together with far better records. I have no idea of this I've acquired a team who has probably trained my family a lot more as a result of managing adversity in addition to perseverance along with developing a beneficial attitude."
Smith threw with regard to 237 meters as well as build Bitancurt's finally field objective in the nighttime using a 26-yard completion to help Stedman Bailey about fourth-and-10 through the USF 42. The junior from Miami as well led an 11-play, 78-yard generate that Dustin Garrison finished having a 5-yard TD cost allow it to be 27-all by using simply just a lot more than some a matter of minutes to be able to go.
The Mountaineers, exactly who fell behind when JaQuez Jenkins came back considered one of USF's a pair of interceptions 24 meters for any TD that decide to put the Bulls up 27-20, began your winning commute using their twenty six following a Bulls' B.J. Daniels drove his / her crew in to industry goal variety solely that will contain the risk finish when Najee Goode made some sort of fumble through the particular quarterback.
Daniels returned originating from a shoulder injuries to place for one touchdown plus manage intended for another. He obtained with a 1-yard sneak 5 units into the fourth fraction and also completed 21-of-44 transferring to get 226 yards. Darrell Scott hurried intended for 92 meters on age 14 offers to the Bulls.
Smith finished 23 with 35 goes by as well as seemed to be intercepted twice. Garrison complete along with 87 meters hastening on of sixteen attempts.
South Florida, wrapping up their next season beneath Holtz, lost seven regarding tendencies following a 4-0 start which integrated a new gain during Notre Dame. That victory removed the Bulls on the Top 25 for your four-week remain that was concluded whenever they fallen their Big East opener. The third losing time of year inside school's reasonably brief sports story finished your streak of 6 months time consecutive dish appearances.
USF journeyed 5-6 around 1997 the actual year ex - train Jim Leavitt began that application from scratch and also again in 2003, the Bulls' primary year in Conference USA.
"I'm disillusioned that people couldn't understand it completed to the seniors . simply because previously worked and so tricky and also they added and so significantly for this program," Bulls linebacker Sam Barrington said. "It's just unfortunate."
Smith explained West Virginia for no reason acquired almost any issues who's might receive the job done, sometimes once his second interception bought USF it is simply cause on the night.
"All a few with some of our final online games were tough. We such as for you to challenge ourselves. I need ideas of why," your Mountaineers quarterback said. "I'd prefer to acquire in a very blowout, but that is not exactly how many of us undertake it all-around here. It hasn't constantly been peachy for us, nonetheless most of us be capable of make the suitable plays and acquire the game."
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