South Florida Piles up 612 Yards in a 59-17 Rout
D.J. Crowther ran eight times and scored three touchdowns, which is about as efficient as a Saturday gets. South Florida beat Delaware State 59-17 to go to 3-0, while the Hornets fell to 0-1.
It was tied exactly once. USF scored first on a 10-yard Crowther run, and Delaware State answered with a 90-yard touchdown pass from Ui Ale to Nathan Stewart to make it 7-7. Crowther ran 38 yards for a touchdown at 2:56 of the first quarter, Luke Kromenhoek added a 10-yard run, and the Bulls were rolling. Delaware State got within 21-17 on a field goal and a 20-yard Ale touchdown pass to Jaylin Terzado, then Kromenhoek ran in from a yard out on the last play of the half to make it 28-17.
The second half was one-sided. USF outscored Delaware State 31-0 after halftime. Crowther broke a 39-yard run, Jason Collins Jr. scored from 5 yards, Michael Van Buren Jr. threw a 5-yard touchdown to Joshua Porter, Chase Garnett ran 45 yards for a score, and Nico Gramatica kicked a 20-yard field goal with 1:51 left.
USF finished with 612 total yards, 321 through the air and 291 on the ground. That ground total came on only 30 carries, which is 9.7 yards a carry (you can check my arithmetic). The only blemish was a lost fumble. Delaware State fell to 0-1 and South Florida is 3-0 with a 42-point win on its record.
Fantasy takeaway: Crowther's 34.1 points were a season high, Porter had 24.6 on 106 receiving yards and a score, and Van Buren was third at 18.