USF quarterback Matt Grothe had a surprise treat before Thursday's game, getting a chance to meet and speak with former NFL quarterback Doug Flutie, who was part of ESPN's broadcast team. Grothe is often compared to Flutie because of his height, but the sophomore said he was surprised how short Flutie was in person.

"The first thing that went through my head was, if he got listed at 5-11, how come I'm not listed at 6-3?" said Grothe, who is listed at 6 feet in USF's media guide. "He's a cool guy, came up to talk to me. I was surprised how short he was. To do what he's done, all the criticism people still say to this day about shorter quarterbacks, what he's done and how long he played in the NFL, to do what he did at his height is amazing. To have him come up to me, it was the last thing I was expecting warming up on the field. It was a good experience."

Flutie, we'll point out, was actually listed at 5-foot-10 in his final year in the NFL in 2005, and has joked that he is an eighth of an inch shorter than that in real life. Grothe, for the record, was listed at 6-foot-1 his first year at USF, but has been listed at 6 feet even each of the last two seasons.