The Bulls lost their third conference game of the season, and even coach Jim Leavitt admitted that their chances at a Big East championship are officially shot.

The Bearcats threw the ball wherever they wanted, making Madden video game catches if they needed to, and shut USF down inside the 10-yard line twice in the forth quarter.

With the Bulls out of the Championship chase, they can take solice in the fact that the St. Petersburg Bowl is right in their own back yard.