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Still picking up the pieces left by the shattering 63-20 beatdown at Louisville, No. 13 Florida State (2-1) might have desired an easy place to land this week. The Seminoles wont get it.The Noles take on 3-0 South Florida, a team that has won 10 of its last 12 games since starting out 1/3 last year. The two teams meet Saturday (noon ET) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.Coach Jimbo Fisher is anxious to see how his Seminoles come back after suffering the worst loss in his seven-year stint with the Noles against what he calls a very good South Florida team.Outstanding team, undefeated, averaging 50 points a game, playing really good on defense, Fisher said. Will be one heck of a challenge going down to their place.Be a very big test for us to see how we want to respond, how we want to react, who were going to be, who are we, and what are we going to do.The Bulls are coming off a 45-20 comeback win at Syracuse. USF ran off 28 unanswered points in the second quarter after they fell behind 17-0 after the first 15 minutes. Louisville had handled the Orange at the Carrier Dome 68-28 the week before trashing the Seminoles.Despite Florida States big loss, South Florida coach Willie Taggart sees this as the chance for his unranked Bulls to gain some national recognition and respect.I think it would be big for our program, Taggart said of a potential win. Thats something we as a program said we wanted to do. We want to earn respect.We dont want anyone to give it to us, we want to earn it, and its an opportunity for us to go out and do that this weekend.Taggart is in his fourth year with the Bulls and, just as he did in his previous stop at Western Kentucky, has increased the win total in each of his first three seasons. They won only two games in his first year in 2013 but doubled that to four in 2014.Last year they wound up with an 8-5 mark but won seven of their last nine games as the offense behind quarterback Quinton Flowers and running back Marlon Mack caught fire.Flowers finished last year completing just over 59 percent of his passes for about 177 yards a game with 22 touchdown tosses against eight interceptions. He also rushed for 991 yards, which was second on the team to Mack, who rushed for 1,381.This year, Flowers has completed only 54.7 percent of his passes but for 237 yards a game with seven touchdowns against only one pick. He also has run for 150 yards. Mack missed a game-and-a-half with a concussion but has rushed for 173 yards in his six quarters, averaging 9.6 yards per carry with three touchdowns.Wide receivers Rodney Adams and North Carolina State transfer Marquez Valdez-Scantiling have come up big in the receiving game with 11 and 10 receptions, respectively, for a combined 339 yards and three scores.The Bulls are looking to go 4-0 for the first time since they won their first four games to start off the 2011 campaign and are seeking their second win in the young series with the Seminoles.As an interesting side note, their 17-7 victory over the Seminoles in 2009 set in motion the process that led the legendary coach Bobby Bowdens exit from the program and Fishers move up to the top.Fishers Noles have won the two meetings since, outscoring the Bulls 64-31.Fisher is concerned about more recent history, however, like the debacle in Louisville. Florida State had never allowed 63 points in a game.Were very disappointed, and thats my fault, Fisher said We have to move on, but at the same time we have to look at those disappointments, own them and make some adjustments.Theres a lot of football left to play.One fact is in Fishers favor this week. In the past five years, his Noles are undefeated in games following a loss. Their last back-to-back defeats came in 2011, and the streak of 66 games without consecutive losses ranks second nationally only to Oregon (70). Cheap Detroit Tigers Jerseys . Varlamov made 33 saves and Ryan OReilly had a goal and scored in the shootout as the Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night. Cheap Pittsburgh Pirates Jerseys . Canada is now down to its 22-player limit, although but players wont be registered until Christmas Day. Changes could still be made as a result of a suspension or injury. http://www.cheapworldseriesjerseys.com/cheap-los-angeles-dodgers-jerseys/ . 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Hell have imaging done Thursday to determine whether or not he can play through the weekend against the Houston Astros.Trout said the pitch hit his shoulder blade and left him with a sizable, sore welt.I want to (play), Ill tell you that, Trout said. Weve got three games left, so Im going to try to grind it out.Meyer (2-3) limited the As to two runs on five hits over four innings and struck out five. J.C. Ramirez pitched a perfect ninth to convert his second save.I think theres no doubt that Alex is moving forward in many ways, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. I think first and foremost, I think his delivery is getting more consistent. Hes able to repeat it, his arm angle is where hes working towards getting it, and hopefully hell continue to improve with his consistency.Meyer said his month in the big leagues has been beneficial for his confidence.Im definitely happy, Meyer said. Going into next year, now Ive kind of had some success. Ive learned a lot and I took some bumps and bruises along with way.Khris Davis, who played at nearby Cal State Fullerton, hit his 41st home run and his sixth against the Angels this season in the sixth inning, making the score 8-3. Marcus Semien brought the As to within two runs with a three-run homer, also his sixth against Los Angeles, in the eighth.After going down 2-0 early, the Angels rallied for eight runs in the fourth inning. Ross Detwiler (3-3) got the first out but then put then put the next four batters on and gave up two runs before getting the second out.With runners on the corners, Shane Robinson cleared the bases with a doublle to left and took third on the throw.ddddddddddddCalhoun homered for the 17th time this season to give Los Angeles a 6-2 lead and Mike Trout singled to keep the inning alive.The Calhoun one was the one that really hurt, As manager Bob Melvin said. Whether or not coming in and not being the starter (was an issue), thats something you have to ask him but hes relieved and started before so that shouldnt have been an issue.Detwiler was finally replaced after giving up a double to C.J. Cron, the 10th batter of the inning. Reliever Chris Smith couldnt end the threat as he walked the next two batters to walk in a run and Stephen Vogts failure to throw to first on a grounder by Jett Bandy allowed Cron to score for the eighth run of the inning.Gregorio Petit, the 14th batter, finally ended the inning by grounding out to Smith.Sonny Gray was activated from the 15-day disabled list prior to his start. Gray was limited to only one inning and was replaced by Detwiler. He gave up one hit and faced four batters in his first start since Aug. 6.He threw the ball where he wanted to, he had a good breaking ball, Melvin said. He was very composed for an excitable guy that hasnt been out there for a while.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: RHP Garrett Richards threw off the mound to hitters for the first time since tearing his ulnar collateral ligament May 1. Richards, who has been throwing for a month after stem cell treatments showed significant healing in the ligament, will throw another bullpen this weekend before continuing his season in the instructional league.UP NEXTAthletics: RHP Kendall Graveman will start the As final series of the season, Thursday in Seattle. Graveman is 0-3 with a 5.28 ERA in his last five starts and has posted similar numbers against the Mariners, going 1/3 with a 5.40 ERA in seven career appearances.Angels: Los Angeles manager Mike Scioscia declined to name a starter for Fridays series-opener against the Houston Astros. RHP Daniel Wright or RHP Jhoulys Chacin are likely candidates. 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