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As a native New Englander, Syracuse linebacker Jake Flaherty has seen enough Doug Flutie highlight footage to know what Flutie could do.

So when SU head coach Greg Robinson compared South Florida's sophomore quarterback Matt Grothe to the former Boston College legend, Flaherty knew enough to make the connection.

"He's a really good quarterback," Flaherty said of Grothe. "He can run. Watching film on him more and more, he's more like a tailback. He lowers his shoulder. He's a good player."

Grothe runs the show at South Florida, which bases its offense around speed and its swagger around its quarterback. At one point, the Bulls were ranked No. 2 in the nation, thanks in part to an offense ranked fourth in the conference and Grothe's 284.9 total yards per game.


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