Sunday, 3 a.m.

It was difficult for Duke to watch Darian Mensah leave.

It was worse to watch him in his new uniform.

Mensah, a transfer quarterback, had a memorable day Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. He hit 30 of 41 passes for 382 yards to lead seventh-ranked Miami to a 36-25 win over the Blue Devils.

Miami also had 382 yards rushing for a total of 532 yards of total offense.

Cooper Barkate, another former Duke player, had eight catches for 134 yards in the absence of Malachi Toney.

Duke was tied 10-10 shortly before the half, but couldn't keep up with the Canes in the second half.

Duke's Nate Sheppard rushed for 131 yards and caught 12 passes for 93 more yards.

Miami is home on Saturday against Virginia.

Florida 21, Kentucky 14: There are times they look like a contender. Then there are times they do not.

The up-and-down season of the Gators continued Saturday night with a victory over the Kentucky Wildcats on the road.

The Gators had beaten both fourth-ranked Ole Miss (at the time) and seventh-ranked Texas earlier in the season. However, they lost to Missouri and South Carolina. They scored just seven points against Oklahoma and just eight against Georgia.

This was one of the keeper nights for the 6-4 Gators. Quarterback Aaron Philo threw for 119 yards and ran for 102 more.

The Gators trailed 7-0 and 14-7 before rallying.

Florida is home Saturday at noon against Vanderbilt.

Saturday, 4 a.m.

Say this for FSU interim coach Rick Stockstill. The guy can coach fourth down defense.

Three times in Pitt's final four possessions, the Seminoles stopped Pitt on a fourth-down play, allowing FSU to win a 16-10 decision over the Panthers in Pittsburgh.

Stockstill moved to 2-0 since taking over the program from Mike Norvell.

FSU's defense was strong for most of the game, but especially on the key downs. Late in the third period, the Seminoles held Pitt to no gain on a fourth-and-one. In the fourth period, FSU sacked Pitt quarterback Corey Dailey for a six-yard loss on fourth-and-three. And later in the fourth, they forced Dailey into an incompletion on fourth-and-four..

FSU kicker Gabe Panikowski kicked three field goals.

Quarterback Ashton Daniels passed for 163 yrs.

FSU will play N.C. State at home on Nov. 21 at 3:30 p.m.

Friday, 4 a.m.

On one hand, it was a terrific comeback.

On the other, it was a crushing collapse by a defense that had been pretty good.

In the end, it was both.

The South Florida Bulls showed a lot worth cheering and a lot worth jeering in their 52-41 loss to Memphis Thursday night at Raymond James Stadium. On the way, they squandered a rally from 21 points down with shoddy defense.

Their defense was horrible. They gave up 581 yards, six touchdowns and a 313 yards passing. The Tigers scored on drives of 122 seconds, 126 seconds, 56 seconds, 143 seconds, 54 seconds, 30 seconds and 13 seconds.

Given that, it was hard for USF to keep up. But quarterback Luke Kromenhoek ran for 146 yards and passed for 271 yards. He accounted for four touchdowns. However, he was sacked seven times.

Kromenhoek led the Bulls back from a 21-0 deficit. The Bulls led 41-38 midway through the fourth quarter.

Down 45-41, the Bulls went for it on fourth-and-two. Kromenhoek threw an incompletion.

The Bulls got the ball back once more, but two sacks and a tackle for loss left the team with a fourth-and-27. Kromenhoek threw another incompletion. Memphis then scored to put away the game.

Running back Jason Collins, carrying the load in place of injured D.J. Crowther, ran for 108 yards for the Bulls. Mudia Reuben caught two touchdown passes.

Jaylin Carter of Memphis had 109 yards rushing.

South Florida is now 6-5 on the season.

The Bulls play a week from Saturday at FAU at 2:30 pm.