No. 19 East Carolina rallies to beat South Florida

TAMPA, Fla. -- With No. 19 East Carolina's grip on a spot in the Top 25 seemingly slipping away, Shane Carden and Co. never flinched. Instead, the senior quarterback and his talented supporting cast did what they do best -- move the ball with amazing efficiency in shrugging off a slow start to come from behind to beat South Florida 28-17 on Saturday night. Carden led three long second-half touchdown drives, and the Pirates (5-1, 2-0) overcame a 10-point deficit to remain unbeaten in American Athletic Conference play and improve their best start since 1999. "In the first half, we were moving the ball great. We just kept shooting ourselves in the foot," Carden said. "We had a little fumble there in the first drive. We had a bunch of penalties, and we just let them affect us too much.