South Florida on Tuesday pulled off a mini Christmas miracle midway through the Hawaii Bowl.
South Florida led San Jose State 14-7 just before the two-minute timeout at the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex in Honolulu, Hawaii. USF’s Ta’Ron Keith lined up to receive the kick return.
Keith caught the ball at USF’s 7-yard line. The Bulls’ returner faked a handoff to wide receiver JeyQuan Smith before bursting through the middle of the field.
The sleight of hand may have fooled the Spartans defenders just enough for Keith to break free. Keith broke a few tackles near midfield before running all the way to the end zone for a 93-yard kick return touchdown.
