Jan 09 2007
Florida Wins the National Championship
Congratulations to the Florida Gators on an impressive and unexpected 41-14 annihilation of Ohio State in Monday’s BCS championship game.
The Gators finished atop The Associated Press Top 25 after upsetting Ohio State 41-14 in the BCS national championship game Monday night, a matchup Florida lobbied hard for late in the regular season when it looked as if the Gators would be left out.
The Buckeyes had been No. 1 since August and were looking to become the third team to hold the top spot in the media poll from preseason through the bowls. Florida State was the first in 1999 and Southern California did it in 2004.
Instead, Ohio State finished No. 2. LSU was third, and Southern California and Boise State rounded out the top five.
After Ohio State returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown, the rest of the game belonged to the Gators. Florida was a team that few outside of Florida expected would even compete with Ohio State. In reality, Florida out-played, out-coached, and out-classed Ohio State from start to finish.
Congratulations to the Gators!
