Faltering South Florida falls against Cincinnati
Sunday, November 4, 2007 3:49 AM
From wire services
From national championship contender to last place in the Big East.
Cincinnati made sure No. 20 South Florida's rapid plunge continued, handing the Bulls their third straight loss with a 38-33 victory yesterday in Tampa, Fla.
Antwuan Giddens scored on a 63-yard reception and recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for a second touchdown, helping the Bearcats (7-2, 2-2) stop a two-game losing streak that knocked them out of the top 25.
Ben Mauk (13 of 31, 162 yards ) threw three TD passes and the Cincinnati defense forced eight turnovers, including four interceptions and a fumble by Matt Grothe, who threw for 382 yards but only one touchdown for USF (6-3, 1-3), which had risen to No. 2 three weeks ago.
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