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USF looks to remain unbeaten vs. intrastate foe UCF

Oct 13, 2007 - 10:49 AM Central Florida (3-2) at No. 5 South Florida (5-0) 12:00 pm EDT

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- South Florida coach Jim Leavitt wouldn't mind an easier game against another intrastate opponent.

Leavitt's fifth-ranked Bulls look to remain undefeated this season when they host Central Florida in a non-conference matchup Saturday.

Eight days after upsetting then-No. 5 West Virginia, South Florida stepped out of Big East Conference action last Saturday but struggled to defeat Florida Atlantic, 35-23.

Benjamin Williams rushed for 186 yards and four touchdowns for the Bulls, who overcame four turnovers for a second straight week.

Matt Grothe passed for just 123 yards with an interceptions for South Florida. But he did give the Bulls the lead for good, 21-14, with a 32-yard TD run late in the third quarter.

Central Florida squandered a 14-point lead in a 52-38 setback at East Carolina in Conference USA action last week.

Kyle Israel passes for 308 yards and two TDs but also had two interceptions for the Knights, who surrendered 35 points in the second half.

Kevin Smith, the nation's leading rusher at 172 yards per game, had 147 yards and a TD on 29 carries.

South Florida has beaten UCF the past two years, including a 24-17 win in Orlando last year.