Grothe-to-Hester again: Make it 35-0
It's not quite the scoring outburst that was the first quarter, but USF has found the end zone again, with Matt Grothe connecting with Jessie Hester for their second score of the night, a 22-yard touchdown that has the Bulls up 35-0 on Tennessee-Martin with 1:55 left in the half.
Grothe looked to have a touchdown five plays earlier when he found a wide-open A.J. Love for a 39-yard score, but the touchdown was brought back by an illegal-shift penalty. USF has been flaring running backs out to receiver quite a bit, if only as decoys -- Jamar Taylor was wide left on the touchdown to Hester.
After another three-and-out by Tennessee-Martin, we're at halftime here at Raymond James Stadium ...
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Really strong first half; much better start than in years past. Grothe should be finished for the night, though. Give Kelly a few more carries in the next half.
Posted by: Dave W | August 30, 2008 at 08:44 PM