Chris Philpott News

B.J. Daniels completed 20-of-34 pass attempts for 304 yards and a touchdown and carried the ball 22 times for 141 yards and two touchdowns to lead the South Florida Bulls to a 34-22 win over the Louisville Cardinals in Big East play at Raymond James Stadium.

Adam Froman hit Josh Chichester with a 15- yard touchdown with 1:24 remaining in the game and Chris Philpott added the extra-point to give the Louisville Cardinals a 10-9 win over the Syracuse Orange in a Big East Conference game at Pappa John's Cardinal Stadium.

There are defensive struggles. And then there was West Virginia's 17-9 game of survival against Louisville Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium.

Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe knows a contingent of www.rednbluefans.com fans would rather not see him patrolling the sidelines of Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.

If it was a statement West Virginia was trying to make heading into the make-or-break portion of its schedule, well, this probably wasn't what the Mountaineers wanted to say: "We're good enough to beat Louisville,'' it might have gone.

Jarrett Brown threw a touchdown pass but managed little offense and West Virginia struggled to beat Louisville 17-9 on Saturday.

Pitt was picked to win the Big East Conference championship in a preseason poll of media members who cover the team, but the Panthers looked like a shaky pick after blowing a second-half lead a week ago at North Carolina State in their final tune-up before the conference season began.

SALT LAKE CITY - University of Louisville quarterback Justin Burke has already grown weary of playing this game.

Spotty kickoff coverage in its first two games has the University of Louisville scrambling to find a solution.

Chris Philpott and Ryan Payne don't know who will handle the University of Louisville's kicking duties Saturday against Kentucky.

Ryan Payne wasn't listed as a starter on the University of Louisville's depth chart before Saturday night's season-opener against Indiana State.

The University of Louisville begins its practice Thursday looking to answer a lot of personnel questions as well as develop some much needed depth.