Well, the Florida Gators did it. They shut out the Ohio State Buckeyes. Final score 41 to 14. Ouch! Everyone thought undefeated Ohio State would walk all over the 2nd place Gators. Two weeks of press propoganda must have went to their heads. And 51 days between games didn’t help either.
When the opening kick return resulted in a 97 yard touchdown, everyone thought the Buckeyes were once again showing how tough they were. But the Gators answered right back with an impressive scoring drive to tie the game. So it began. Then penalty after penalty plagued Ohio State. Adding insult to injury, their own Ted Ginn, who made the TD return, left the game in the first quarter with a turned ankle.
True to form, Chris Leak showed why he deserved to be in this championship game with quick thinking, good moves, and a fantastic arm. Right beside him was freshman quarterback Tebow showing Gator fans everywhere there was only better things to come with this team in the future.
This is the second championship the Gators have taken this year. The first was the College Basketball Championship. Ironically, that too was against Ohio State.
New rivalry in the making?