NCAA Football: Skip Holtz, South Florida Bulls Get "Strong" Victory Over Louisville Cardinals

When Maikon Bonani put his foot to the leather with time running out Saturday in Louisville, the ball exploded off his shoe and headed straight for the middle of the uprights.

The USF kicker's shot might have been good from 56 yards, but it wasn't good.

Seems like cagey Charlie Strong had called a second-straight timeout right before impact and nullified South Florida's bid to beat his Cardinals in regulation.

There was Charlie, jumping up and down in glee like he just won the Super Bowl. You had to think to yourself, "that is so annoying."

USF was seemingly robbed by Strong and had struggled offensively all day and its hopes seemed doubtful in overtime.

Then Charlie Strong got too full of himself. He figured his decision making was infallible, with that timeout and the field goal that wasn't.

Fourth-and-inches, and this guy's going for it in overtime.

Strong didn't figure on Terrell McClain and the rest of the USF defensive front. McClain stood up the Cardinal center and flat-out stuffed Justin Burke's attempt at a quarterback sneak.

Karma.

USF took over and ran some plays before Bonani kicked the 37-yard gamewinner. Final, USF 24, Louisville 21.

Karma.

Charlie Strong had no timeouts to freeze him.

Karma.

Yes, Karma bit Strong hard.

Nice.

Skip Holtz is now 6-3 and 3-2 in the Big East and the Bulls are still in the title hunt. Chalk up another one where Holtz did some magnificent coaching. Three wins in a row in November.

Isn't that a nice change?