Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - Maikon Bonani snuck a 43-yard field goal attempt inside the uprights as time expired to give the No. 19 South Florida Bulls a 37-34 victory over the No. 13 Kansas Jayhawks.

With 30 seconds to go and the score knotted at 34-34, Todd Reesing threw his first interception of the game to Bulls safety Nate Allen. Allen returned the pick 38 yards to the Kansas 27-yard line. After a one-yard rush to grind down the clock to two seconds, Bonani, who missed a 47-yard attempt in the first quarter, barely snuck the ball inside the right goalpost on a 43-yard attempt as the clock ran out to give the Bulls a three-point victory.

Matt Grothe went 32-of-45 passing for 338 yards and two touchdowns in addition to a rushing touchdown to lead the Bulls (3-0). A.J. Love led South Florida in receiving with 83 yards and a score while Taurus Johnson caught seven balls for 82 yards and a touchdown. Jamar Taylor added 72 yards on the ground and a score.

Reesing completed 34-of-51 pass attempts for 373 yards and three touchdowns and the pick at the end of the game while adding a score on the ground. Jonathan Wilson had 171 yards receiving on 10 catches with two touchdowns while Kerry Meier posted 120 yards receiving on 11 receptions for the Jayhawks (2-1).

Kansas got on the board with 8:51 to go in the first. Reesing converted a crucial 3rd-and-12 with a 12-yard scamper from his own 38 and another third down on South Florida's 47 to set up a 1st-and-10 on the 36-yard line. Wilson caught a pass out in the flat and was able to dodge numerous tackles to get in the end zone.

Jacob Branstetter added a 30-yard field goal with just under two minutes left in the opening frame to give Kansas a 10-0 lead.

South Florida cut the deficit to seven with 9:58 to go in the half, as Bonani nailed a 34-yard field goal.

Wilson caught a 56-yard pass from Reesing to get down to the Bulls' 14 with just under nine minutes left, and a couple minutes later Branstetter kicked a 28-yard field goal for a 13-3 Jayhawks edge.

Kansas took a commanding 20-3 lead as Reesing ran for a four-yard touchdown to complete a six-play, 65-yard drive with 3:24 left in the half.

Grothe answered with a 28-yard touchdown run of his own for the Bulls, making it 20-10 with 2:14 to go in the second quarter, capping a four-play, 64-yard drive.

Bonani hit a 23-yard field goal for the Bulls with 9:30 left in the third quarter to make it 20-13.

South Florida completed the comeback, tying the game at 20 on Johnson's 21- yard touchdown catch. Taylor got the Bulls deep into Kansas territory with a 20-yard scamper to the Jayhawks' 33 and Grothe threw a 12-yard strike to Jessie Hester on 3rd-and-10 to set up the touchdown with 4:22 left in the third.

Taylor gave the Bulls their first lead of the game, 27-20, with just over a minute remaining in the third quarter with a 13-yard touchdown run that capped a five-play, 71-yard drive that took only 2:08. Grothe completed a 22-yard pass and ran for 24 yards himself before Taylor's score.

Kansas went three-and-out on its next drive, and it didn't take long for South Florida to capitalize. After a two-yard loss, Grothe tossed a 37-yard touchdown to Love that give the Bulls a 34-20 lead with 13:59 left in the game.

The Jayhawks weren't done, however, as Reesing led the team down the field and found Wilson in the end zone from 18 yards out with 9:51 left. Reesing was 6- for-7 for 54 yards and the score on the drive to bring Kansas within seven.

After a three-and-out, Kansas got the ball back on their own 46 with just under eight minutes to go. Reesing threw a 19-yard pass to Wilson on the first play and a couple plays later faced a 3rd-and-20 on the Bulls' 45. The Jayhawks' quarterback was able to avert the pressure and find Meier for a 26- yard completion down to the 19-yard line.

After a five-yard penalty on the defense, Reesing completed the drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Angus Quigley with 5:32 remaining to tie the game.

Kansas won the only other meeting between the schools, a 13-7 victory in 2006...South Florida defeated a ranked opponent for the fourth straight time...If Kansas remains ranked in next week's polls, it will tie the school's all-time record for consecutive weeks in the Top 25 with 14. The Jayhawks were ranked for 14 straight weeks in the 1995-1996 seasons.

GAME NOTES: Two teams that represented a couple of the top stories in college football in 2007, collide on the gridiron on Friday night, as the 13th-ranked Kansas Jayhawks take on the 19th-ranked South Florida Bulls in Tampa.

Mark Mangino's Jayhawks won 12 games a year ago and came within one contest of playing for a national championship. The team has certainly carried over its strong play in 2008, opening with lopsided wins over both Florida International (40-10) and Louisiana Tech (29-0). The Jayhawks have traditionally struggled in top-25 showdowns, having gone just 9-16 all-time in games in which both combatants are ranked.

Standing in Kansas' way is a strong South Florida squad. Jim Leavitt's Bulls won nine games a year ago and pulled off a couple of upsets along the way. The team has also carried over last year's momentum and has won each of its first two games. However, after destroying UT-Martin in the season-opener (56-7), the Bulls avoided being on the wrong end of a potential upset last week, edging out UCF, 31-24 in overtime.

This is just the second meeting between these two teams. Kansas topped USF in Lawrence in 2006, 13-7.

The weather was bad in Lawrence this past week, but the Kansas offense was anything but. Junior quarterback Todd Ressing was almost flawless, completing 32-of-38 passes, for a career-high 412 yards with three TDs. The young receiving tandem of freshman Daymond Patterson and sophomore Dezmon Briscoe combined for 15 receptions and 276 yards in the victory. Both players were unstoppable downfield, as Patterson tallied eight receptions for 130 yards and two scores and Briscoe finished with seven catches, for 146 yards and one TD.

The offense as a whole rolled up 538 total yards and that has to have coach Mangino feeling good with the Big 12 slate on the horizon.

"Any time you can defeat a good football team, shut them out, put up the kind of offensive numbers that we did today, you have to feel good. It wasn't perfect. We still have areas that we need to work on, continue to work on, and continue to get better."

One of the top signal-callers in the nation in 2007, Reesing has picked up where he left off. Through two games, he has completed an astounding 76.7 percent of his passes, for 668 yards, with six TDs and just one INT.

Briscoe has got out of the gates fast as well, having already amassed 16 receptions, for 201 yards and four TDs.

With all the attention given to the passing attack, it is likely that tailback Angus Quigley will continue to produce on the ground. He may be third on the depth chart, but he has certainly earned more carries with his performance thus far, leading the team with 131 yards and averaging an impressive 6.2 yards per carry.

Defensively, the Jayhawks were just as dominant against the Bulldogs last week, recording the second shutout under Mangino's tutelage. Kansas limited Louisiana Tech to a mere 12 first downs in the game and just 267 total yards of offense.

The strength of the unit lies in the linebacking corps. Leading the charge in the middle is Joe Mortensen. The veteran LB paced the team in 2007 with 106 tackles and is off to a fast start this season, including nine stops against the Bulldogs. Joining Mortensen in the middle of the field is James Holt (99 tackles in 2007).

The play in the secondary is paced by junior strong safety Darrell Stuckey, who had a career-high 10 tackles against LTU.

The Bulls have their own star quarterback in the fold, with Matt Grothe running the offense. Grothe was outstanding in the overtime win against UCF last week, as he threw for 346 yards and three TDs, while pacing the team in rushing as well with 54 yards. For his effort, Grothe was named the Big East Offensive Player of the Week.

The main recipient of Grothe's tosses downfield was WR Taurus Johnson, who hauled in six balls, for 143 yards and one TD against the Knights, including the deciding 25-yard TD catch in overtime.

Coach Leavitt was happy with his pitch-and-catch combo.

"Taurus Johnson had a great game and Matt (Grothe) hit him really well. Matt is a competitor and I love the guy. I really do. You could not ask me any more from Matt. We put him in some tough positions that we probably shouldn't of, but I am really proud of Matt."

Defensively, the Bulls have lived up to their moniker, pushing their first two opponents around. The Skyhawks and Knights have combined for a mere 135 rushing yards against USF (67.5 ypg) and 188 passing yards (94.0 ypg). In addition, the Bulls have recorded 11 TFLs and have forced four turnovers thus far.

Junior cornerback Jerome Murphy and senior linebacker Tyrone McKenzie currently pace the team in tackles with 12 stops each. McKenzie also has a team-high three TFLs and is responsible for USF's lone interception.

Still, the leader of the defense is All-American rush end George Selvie. The veteran pass rusher has eight tackles on the season but is still searching for his first sack of the year. Last year, the 6-4, 245-pounder was unstoppable, recording 31 TFLs and 14.5 sacks.

The Bulls certainly have the advantage of getting this game at Raymond James Stadium and Coach Leavitt will have his team up for this one. However, it is awfully hard to go against the Jayhawks, who can beat you on both sides of the football.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Kansas 31, South Florida 27