Sunday Required Reading: USF 25, Illinois 19

Using a second straight fourth quarter comeback, the South Florida Bulls improved to 3-0 following a 25-19 win over the Illinois Fighting Ilini at Soldier Field on Saturday.

Let’s take a look at what both the local and national media had to say about the unbeaten Bulls performance:

Tampa Bay Times:

• USF shakes off horrific half, rallies past Illinois 25-19
• USF journal: Terrific TEs, never-quit QBs and reliable RBs
• Joey Knight’s takeaways from USF-Illinois

Chicago Sun Times:

• Illini come up empty-like the Soldier Field stands-in 25-19 loss to USF

Chicago Tribune:

• South Florida Stuns Illinois 25-19 with late 50-yard touchdown bomb

The Champaign Room:

• Illinois drops heartbreaker to South Florida in Chicago, 25-19

Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette:

• Illini suffer another tough loss at Soldier Field

ESPN:

• Barnett rallies South Florida to 25-19 win over Illinois

YouTube Highlights:

• American Athletic Conference: USF 25, Illinois 19 highlights
• Big Ten Network: South Florida vs Illinois game highlights