West Virginia rebounds to top Cincinnati, 42-24

Steve Slaton ran for 148 yards as the Mountaineers improved to 10-1.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Pat White ran for two touchdowns and threw for another and Steve Slaton added two scoring runs as No. 10 West Virginia bounced back from its first loss with a 42-24 victory over Cincinnati Saturday.
Slaton ran for 148 yards on just 12 carries to help West Virginia (8-1, 3-1 Big East) overcame a sluggish start. The Mountaineers scored five of their TDs on drives of five plays or less.
Cincinnati (5-5, 2-3) lost to a ranked opponent on the road for the fourth time this season.
West Virginia, the nation's second leading rushing offense, compiled 313 yards against one of the best rush defenses, which had surrendered five TDs entering the game.
Slaton, who fumbled twice after injuring his elbow and wrist in a Nov. 2 loss at Louisville, held onto the ball against the Bearcats. He had TD runs of 65 and 3 yards.
West Virginia now has a short practice week before playing in the annual Backyard Brawl at Pittsburgh Thursday night.
Connecticut 46, Pittsburgh 45, 2OT
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- D.J. Hernandez escaped a furious rush and scrambled into the end zone for a two-point conversion in the second overtime.
Hernandez led Connecticut (4-5, 1-3) back from a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit, rushing for 130 yards and passing for 164 yards and four touchdowns.
Freshman Donald Brown carried the ball 43 times for 205 yards, including a 10-yard run in the second OT that cut Pittsburgh's lead to 45-44.
That capped a comeback that began after Pittsburgh (6-4, 2-3) went ahead 31-17 on a 1-yard run by quarterback Tyler Palko that capped a 7-play, 62-yard drive late in the third quarter.
South Florida 27, Syracuse 10
TAMPA, Fla. -- Matt Grothe threw for a school-record 364 yards and two touchdowns, leading South Florida over Syracuse, which has lost five straight and has yet to win a Big East game under second-year coach Greg Robinson.
Grothe tossed a 6-yard TD pass to S.J. Green in the first quarter and teamed with Taurus Johnson on a 79-yard scoring play in the third quarter.