SAN JOSE, Calif -- Quinton Flowers threw two touchdown passes and D'Ernest Johnson had two TD runs in a dominant second quarter that helped No. 19/21 USF overcome an early 16-point deficit to beat San Jose State 42-22 Saturday in the first game under new coach Charlie Strong.
The tides turned for USF when Josh Black stuffed Malike Roberson for a 1-yard loss on fourth-and-1 from the USF 33 in the closing minute of the first quarter with San Jose State leading 16-0.
It took less than nine minutes for the Bulls to turn that big early deficit into a lead with help from a pair of interceptions off deflected passes by Josh Love.