Simply put, the Bulls had no answer for Graham, who notched his second 200-yard rushing game of the season with 226 yards and two touchdowns. He spun out of tackles. He ran through gashes in the middle of the defense. He stutter-stepped. He caught passes out of the backfield. Graham basically did what he wanted.
But he was not the only one who had a nice game. Tino Sunseri should have silenced his critics tonight with his play -- the best of the season. Sunseri made no major mistakes, and was hardly touched behind a much-improved offensive line. The Panthers have now won four straight over USF.
As for the No. 16 Bulls, they have come back to reality with a thud. Feasting on three straight overmatched opponents masked some issues. For all that has been said about B.J. Daniels' improvement, he did not have his best game of the season. The Bulls were able to keep pace in the first half, but once the game got out of reach, the Bulls had to abandon the run and Daniels couldn't shoulder the load. The defense was completely overmatched by an offense that struggled to gain any consistency all season.
And now, for the second straight season, the Big East is without an undefeated team headed into October.
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