DENTON, Texas (AP) — Byrum Brown threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more scores, Jhalyn Shuler returned a fumble 34 yards for South Florida's fourth TD in span of 3 1/2 minutes and the No. 24 Bulls beat North Texas 63-36 on Friday night, handing the Mean Green their first loss this season.
The Bulls (5-1, 2-0 American) tied it at 21 with 2 seconds left before halftime when Brown threw a 2-yard TD pass to Jonathan Echols to capitalize on a muffed punt. They added three quick touchdowns after halftime, two of those off North Texas turnovers. “We came out of the half just rocking, and that's offense and defense,” USF coach Alex Golesh said. “Defensively, to cause four turnovers against a really good offense, against a really good quarterback that hasn't turned it over, I thought re