3 - 2 8 ▁with ▁ 1 3 : 1 7 ▁left . ▁ ▁Another ▁f umble ▁on ▁the ▁kick off ▁by ▁the ▁O w ls ▁gave ▁the ▁ball ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁and ▁this ▁time ▁Mike ▁Can for a ▁was ▁there ▁to ▁b ull ▁his ▁way ▁in ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 - yard ▁line ▁to ▁put ▁Bry ant ▁on ▁top ▁ 3 9 - 2 8 . ▁ ▁Lyn ch ▁and ▁the ▁O w ls ▁were ▁done , ▁as ▁the ▁fresh man ▁connected ▁with ▁P ete ▁Dig ang i ▁for ▁a ▁ 6 - yard ▁score ▁to ▁pull ▁to ▁within ▁ 3 9 - 3 6 ▁with ▁ 7 : 5 3 ▁remaining . ▁ ▁Bry ant ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁punt ▁after ▁the ▁drive ▁st alled ▁out ▁at ▁their ▁own ▁ 3 4 - yard ▁line , ▁but ▁on ▁Southern ' s ▁next ▁possession , ▁line back er ▁Paul ▁Pol om ski ▁picked ▁off ▁a ▁Lyn ch ▁pass ▁at ▁the ▁ 4 5 - yard ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁run ▁out ▁the ▁clock . ▁ ▁Smith ' s ▁ 2 2 1 ▁yards ▁are ▁a ▁career - high ▁for ▁the ▁Howard ▁University ▁transfer ▁and ▁the ▁sevent h - most ▁yards ▁in ▁a ▁game , ▁t ying ▁him ▁with ▁Lorenzo ▁Perry ▁who ▁had ▁ 2 2 1 ▁at ▁Ass umption ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Qu arter back ▁Jay ▁Gra ber ▁completed ▁ 1 3 ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁passes ▁for ▁ 1