Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett

It's time to fall backward, so let's rewind our clocks and look at Week 9:

Team of the week: South Florida. For bouncing back and upsetting West Virginia, possibly putting its odoriferous October reputation to rest.

Best game: Not much to choose from, but it would be hard to top Rutgers' 28-24 victory at Connecticut anyway. The Huskies scored with 38 seconds left to take the lead, only to watch the Scarlet Knights answer 16 seconds later. Speaking of which ...

Biggest play: Tom Savage's 81-yard, game-winning touchdown to Tim Brown, who zipped through busted coverage to stun the Huskies. UConn coach Randy Edsall said after the game that Rutgers had run that same play earlier in the second half and got stuffed. Brown, by the way, grew up in the same neighborhood as slain Connecticut player Jasper Howard.

Best call: To South Florida's coaching staff, which decided to let B.J. Daniels do his thing instead of putting him under wraps like they did against Pitt two weeks ago. "I handcuffed him in the Pittsburgh game," Leavitt said Friday night. "I didn't let him go out there and play. He had some interceptions, and I was so tired of interceptions. I wanted to protect him a little bit. That's nobody's fault but mine.

"I told (offensive coordinator) Mike (Canales), 'In this game, let him go. Let him do what he does. We'll just hope he makes good decisions.' "

Good call. Best call, in fact.

Big Man on Campus (Offense): Daniels. He had 336 total yards and three touchdowns, which was more than the entire West Virginia offense managed.

Big Man on Campus (Defense): South Florida linebacker Kion Wilson played through some injuries to record 12 tackles, 2.5 for loss, and an interception against the Mountaineers.

Big Man on Campus (Special teams): It's a tie between Rutgers' Devin McCourty and UConn's Robbie Frey. McCourty returned the opening kickoff for a 98-yard touchdown, and Frey later answered with a 100-yard score. Unfortunately for Frey, he also tore his labrum in that game and is likely done for the year.

Worst hangover: UConn just can't buy a break. Not only did they lose a fourth-quarter heart-breaker for the fourth time this season, the Huskies lost starting quarterback Cody Endres to a season-ending shoulder injury.

Strangest moment: Everything about Connecticut's two-point try in the fourth quarter was weird. First, Zach Frazer threw a pass to left tackle Mike Ryan, and the 325-pounder barreled his way into the end zone. Then after what seemed like an eternity, the replay officials overturned the call, saying it was a forward pass to an ineligible receiver, not the backwards pass UConn had planned.

Edsall was so incensed that he charged onto the field and earned a 15-yard penalty. In the end, none of it made a difference to the outcome of the game, but it was strange.

Now, let's spring forward to Week 10, which brings a light slate for the Big East (Games listed in descending order of importance and interest):

Connecticut (4-4, 1-3) at No. 5 Cincinnati (8-0, 4-0): The Huskies are the last Big East team to beat Cincinnati, but this battered team will have its hands full in Nippert Stadium. (8 p.m., ABC)

Syracuse (3-5, 0-3) at No. 13 Pittsburgh (7-1, 4-0): After six straight home games, the Orange may need a GPS to get out of upstate New York. Odds are they won't like what they find at Heinz Field. (Noon, ESPNU)

Louisville (3-5, 0-3) at West Virginia (6-2, 2-1): The Mountaineers are upset about losing to South Florida, and they just may take out some frustration against outmanned Louisville. (Noon, Big East Network).

Byes: No. 25 South Florida, Rutgers