Sunday, 4 a.m.
As the kick went wide right, sailing harmlessly on the wrong side of the goalline, there was plenty of time to reflect on how it all slipped away.
The USF Bulls blew a 31-17 lead in the fourth quarter to lose only their second game of the year, this one to Memphis. The final was 34-32, and it dampened the Bulls' long-range goals significantly.
Oh, it wasn't just Nico Gramatica's missed 53-yard field goal. It was the holding penalty that pushed the Bulls back 10 yards before the kick.
What else? Oh, how about the decision to skip a field goal try for a knockout touch in the third quarter wehn Byrum Brown threw incomplete. It was the second time the Bulls went for it on fourth down and failed.
How about a low snap on the kick?
Then there was the defense, which gave up a 75-yard touchdown drive, an 81-yard field goal drive and a 70-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls lost despite 564 lyards on offense, including 269 on the ground.
For the Bulls, Brown threw for 269 yards and a touchdown. He ran for 121 yards, including a winding, vaulting 44-yard touchdown run.
Brown also ran three yards for a touhdown and threw one yard to Jeremiah Koger. Sam Franklin ran 73 yards for a score.
The Bulls fell to 5-2 on the season. USF is home on Nov. 6 in a Thursday night game against UTSA.
Miami 42, Stanford 7: One week after defeat, the Hurricanes reminded the nation that they aren't done yet.
Miami outscored Stanford 35-0 in the second to win going away. The Canes sre now 6-1 on the season.
Running back Mark Fletcher ran for 106 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Carson Bech threw for 189 yards and another score.
The Hurricanes held Stanford quarterback Ben Gulbranson to just 50 yards passing.
The Hurricanes travel to SMU Saturday.