No. 8 Cincinnati loses QB, but beats No. 21 USF
TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Tony Pike left the field clutching his non-throwing arm, and unbeaten Cincinnati’s high-powered, quick-strike offense kept rolling against South Florida.
The eighth-ranked Bearcats got two touchdown passes from their senior quarterback before he left in the third quarter with a sprained left wrist, then backup Zach Collaros ran 75 yards for the first of his two rushing TDs in a 34-17 victory over the 21st-ranked Bulls on Thursday night.
“We’re kind of accustomed to it, which isn’t a good thing. You never want to see your starting quarterback go down,” Collaros said. “I just try to be as well-prepared as I possibly can.”
Coach Brian Kelly said Pike, who broke his left forearm last season and played with a plate and six screws that are still in place, will miss Cincinnati’s next game, at home Oct. 24 against Louisville.
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