CHICAGO (AP) — Blake Barnett threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to Darnell Salomon as USF rallied from a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat Illinois 25-19 on Saturday.
Barnett was 23 of 40 for 411 yards passing with two touchdowns and two interceptions, and Jordan Cronkrite ran for 136 yards and a score for the Bulls (3-0).
Trailing 19-7 early in the fourth quarter, Barnett cut the Illinois lead with a 14-yard pass to Salomon to make it 19-14. Two possessions later, Barnett found a leaping Randall St. Felix for a 55-yard catch, which set up a 22-yard field goal from Coby Weiss with 7:47 left.