Saint Francis head coach Adam Sherman’s game-day pullover jacket has the word “grit” emblazoned in large font. His Cougars embodied that theme Saturday at Bishop D’Arcy Stadium, overcoming a nightmarish first quarter to knock off Siena Heights, 21-20, for their first win of the season and the first of Sherman’s head coaching career at USF.

“It’s who we are,” Sherman said. “I don’t always like it that we have to be that way all the time. Last week we were down and we come back and have a chance at the end. Here, we wait until the very last second. I don’t even know what to say, man.”

Saint Francis found itself playing from behind from the start of the Mid-States Football Association crossover game. D.J. Young returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a Siena Heights touchdown on its first

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