South Florida was absent from this space last week, as despite being 3-0 we still hadn’t really learned anything about them, other than they were adept at squashing bad teams. This week we learned how high their ceiling actually goes— or doesn’t go— as they fell 55-35 to Florida State.
That 35 points is important, as the Bulls still lead the American in rushing and rushing touchdowns. They have 1031 yards on the ground through four games, including 14 touchdowns, more than any other team in the conference (Houston has 13). Their passing is middling (5th out of 12 teams), but that’s okay because the guy doing the passing, Quinton Flowers, is also one of their top rushers.