Oklahoma won the toss and will receive the opening kickoff from Florida in the BCS National Championship Game set to kickoff in a few minutes in Miami.
FIRST QUARTER
OU wide receiver Juaquin Iglesias returned the ball to the Sooners 24.
OU running back Chris Brown carried for no gain on 1st and 10.
On 2nd and 10, OU QB Sam Bradford threw for a gain of 11 13 to Manual Johnson, but it’s being reviewed. The Atlantic Coast Conference officiating crew confirmed the play as called on the field. First and 10 from the 37.
On 1st and 10, Bradford threw deep down the sideline to Johnson. Incomplete.
On 2nd and 10, OU’s Brandon Broyles took an end-around to the right side for a gain of three.
On 3rd and 7, Bradford threw to Iglesias for a gain to the Florida 37 38.
On 1st and 10, Bradford threw deep to Iglesias down the right sideline. Incomplete.
On 2nd and 10 from the Florida 38, Bradford was sacked for a loss of 14.
On 3rd and 24 from their own 48, Bradford completed an 8-yard pass to running back Mossis Madu.
Mike Knall punted the ball to the goal line where OU nearly downed it inside the 1-yard line before it bounded into the end zone for a touchback.
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Florida ball at their own 20-yard line.
On 1st and 10, Florida QB Tim Tebow took a shotgun snap and threw a screen, incomplete, to running back Jeffrey Kemp (?).
On 2nd and 10, shotgun position, Tebow kept up the middle for a gain of two.
On 3rd and 10, shotgun position, Tebow throws complete over the middle to Percy Harvin for a gain of 18 to the Florida 41.
On 1st and 10, Tebow throws incomplete to wide receiver Louis Murphy.
On 2nd and 10, shotgun position…Play is stopped when officials call for previous play to be reviewed. Why? There was no completion and no controversy. ??? Commercial.
As it turns out, the game clock had to be reviewed and reset.
On 2nd and 10 again, Tebow is in shotgun, throws to Brandon James Demps for a pickup of almost 10 yards.
3nd and inches at midfield. Tebow keeps out of the shotgun and lunges forward for a first-down gain of 2 yards.
On 1st and 10 at the OU 48, Tebow takes the shotgun, hands off to Harvin who is tackled by OU’s Jeremy Beal for a loss of two.
On 2nd and 12, Tebow passes to the right flat and OU’s Nick Harris intercepts! OU ball at their own 45-yard line.
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Great commercial for The Ladders during the commercial break.
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On 1st and 10 from their own 45, Bradford takes the snap from under center and hands off to Chris Brown for a pickup of 6.
On 2nd and 4, Bradford takes the shotgun snap and completes a pass to Johnson near the first-down marker.
On 3rd and less than 1, Bradford hands to Brown for a pickup of 3 and a first down. Penalty flag on the field. Personal foul against offensive lineman Duke Robinson. 15 yards the other way.
On 1st down and 10 and the OU 42, Bradford’s in the shotgun. He hands off to Brown for a pickup of three.
On 2nd and 10 from their own 44, Bradford completes a pass to the left flat and a first down to tight end Jermaine Gresham.
On 1st and 10, Bradford throws incomplete to Gresham.
On 2nd and 10 from the Florida 46, Bradford’s in the shotgun and passes complete to Johnson at the 41.
On 3rd and 5 from the Florida 41, Bradford hurries to the line. Bradford’s behind center. He drops back, avoids the sack and completes a pass to Gresham for a pickup of more than 30 yards. FLAG!!! Holding on Oklahoma.
On 3rd and 20 from the OU 49, Bradford’s in shotgun. Whistle and a flag. No call? Reset play clock.
Repeat 3rd down. Bradford completes a short pass to Broyles in the right flat for a pickup of 4.
Oklahoma appears ready to punt.
Knall punts to Florida’s James who fair catches the ball around his own 15-yard line.
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Florida ball at their own 14-yard line.
On 1st and 10, Tebow hands to Emmanuel Moody who slips and falls for no gain.
On 2nd and 11, Tebow’s in shotgun. Direct snap to Harvin for a pickup of three five.
On 3rd and 5, Tebow takes a shotgun snap and passes to tight end Aaron Hernandez for a first down.
On 1st and 10 at their own 26, Tebow throws to Harvin in the left flat for a gain of 14.
On 1st and 10 at their own 40, Demps takes the handoff for no gain.
On 2nd and 11, Tebow scrambles and runs for what appears to be a first down at midfield.
There’s a timeout on the field with 1:43 to go in the first quarter.
On 1st and 10, Tebow avoided a sack and threw the ball incomplete over the middle.
On 2nd and 10, Tebow hands to Hernandez who picks up 7.
On 3rd and 10, Tebow’s in the shotgun, drops to pass and completes a pass to Hernandez who’s tackled near the Oklahoma 21.
On 1st and 10 at the OU 21, Tebow’s set out to the left. Penalty for a false start.
On 1st and 15 from the 26, Tebow’s in the shotgun. Another penalty. False start on the Gators, #75 Trautwein.
End of the first quarter.
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SECOND QUARTER
On 1st and 15 from the 31, Tebow’s in the shotgun. Hit as he throw incomplete.
[AFTER THE FACT -- I think the officials blew the down count as it should have been 1st and 20 on the previous play. But what do I know?]
On 2nd and 15, Tebow scrambles for 6 yards to the OU 20.
On 3rd and 9, Tebow scrambles and throws to Murphy who stretches his arm out over the goal line for a touchdown. Extra point makes it 7-0, Gators.
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Florida kicked off to Oklahoma with 14:02 to go in the second quarter after a 12-play, 86-yard drive ending in a touchdown.
Iglesias returns the kickoff to near the 35-yard line after a good return.
On 1st and 10, Bradford hands to Brown who picks up 16 yards for a first down.
On 1st and 10 again, Bradford hands off to Brown again for another big gain to the Gators 35.
On 1st and 10 again, Bradford takes the snap from center and hands to Brown again for a gain to the 20-yard line. Three first downs in a row!
On 1st and 10 again, Bradford drops back, hits wide receiver Chaney for another first down to the 7-yard line.
On 1st and 10 again, Bradford’s behind center, takes the snap and hands to Madu for a gain of 1 yard.
On 2nd and 9, Bradford’s in shotgun, throws to Gresham in the end zone for 6 points! Touchdown Sooners!!!
Extra point by Jimmy Stevens is good, making the score 7-7 with under just over 11 minutes to go.
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Sorry folks, but I lost several Florida plays up to the point where OU intercepted Tebow and got the ball at the Gators 27.
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On 1st and 10, Bradford hands to Brown for a gain inside the Florida 10.
On 1st and 10 again, Bradford lines up under center, drops into shotgun and hands off to Brown who runs to the right and gets inside the Gators’ 5-yard line.
On 2nd and goal from the 4, Bradford takes the snap and hands to Brown off tackle for a gain to the 1-yard line.
On 3rd and goal from less than a yard out, Bradford hands to Brown who’s tackled inside the one.
On 4th and goal, Oklahoma goes for it and loses two yards. No score.
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Florida starts from their own 3-yard line with 5:20 to go in the first half.
On 1st and 10, the play’s blown dead before the snap as Oklahoma calls a timeout.
Repeat 1st and 10. Tebow’s in shotgun out of his own end zone. He hands to Harvin up the middle. He breaks right and gains all the way to the Gators’ 48-yard line.
On 1st and 10 near midfield, Tebow takes the shotgun snap and the play is blown dead for a false start against lineman #55.
On 1st and 15 from the 43, Tebow takes the snap, hands to Harvin and he is dropped for a three-yard loss to the 45.
On 2nd and 18, Tebow drops to pass and hits Rainey in the left flat. He picks up 10, but appears to have hurt his knee while being tackled near his own sideline.
On 3rd and 8, Florida needs to get just past the Sooners’ 42. Tebow drops back, avoids the sack and is dropped after a gain of 4. Florida looks as if they’ll punt.
On 4th and 4, Florida punts into the end zone. OU will begin their drive at the 20.
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On 1st and 10, Bradford’s in the shotgun. Three wideouts. He pitches to Madu for a first-down gain to the 31.
On 1st and 10 again, Bradford’s in the shotgun. He hits Iglesias who’s tackled at the OU 49.
On 1st and 10, Bradford has four wideouts. He drops in the shotgun, takes the snap and hits Broyles in the left flat for a gain of 7.
On 2nd and 3 with 1:35 to go, Bradford hits Johnson in the left flat for another first down.
On 1st and 10 with 1;22 on the clock, Bradford’s in the gun. Four wideouts. Bradford throws to Iglesias for a gain of 3. Just over a minute to go from the 38.
On 2nd and 7, Bradford hits Gresham for a pickup to the 33 before OU calls timeout.
On 3rd and 5 with less than a minute to play, Bradford takes the shotgun snap and throws to Iglesias for a first down at the 29.
On 1st and 10, Bradford throws to Broyles for a first down to the 17.
On 1st and 10 with 31 seconds left, Bradford is forced to throw it away as he avoided a sack.
On 2nd and 10 with 22 seconds on the clock, Bradford throws incomplete to behind Brown.
On 3rd and 10 with 16 seconds, Bradford hits Gresham for what looks like a first down at the 6 with 10 seconds to go.
Timeout? Don’t know who called it. OU called it.
On 1st and goal to go with 10 seconds, Bradford’s in the gun. He throws to Iglesias, it’s batted in the air and tipped at least four times before Florida’s Major Wright pulled it down.
Florida takes a knee at their own 3-yard line and the half ends with the game tied, 7-7.
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HALFTIME
Key factors:
- Tebow was intercepted twice. Bradford was intercepted once, but completed 74 percent of his passes.
- Florida stopped Oklahoma at the goal line twice. It’s a great game, but surprisingly not the high-scoring game many expected.
- Coming back from an injury, Harvin (Florida) proved he’s fit to play. In the game as a starter in place of DeMarco Murray, Brown (Oklahoma) filled the gap without missing a beat.
- The Sooners have to get the ball in the end zone during the second half to break this stalemate.
Sidelight: It was announced during halftime that Texas Tech’s game-winning play against Texas captured the Game-Changing Performance of the Year Award.
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THIRD QUARTER
Since Oklahoma won the opening toss, Florida should opt to receive the ball to open the second half.
OU kicks off, and Florida’s James returned it to the 29-yard line after almost stepping out of bounds after catching the kick.
On 1st and 10, Tebow hands off to Demps for no gain.
On 2nd and 10, Tebow’s in shotgun and hands off to Demps for a gain of three or four.
On 3rd and 6, Tebow’s in shotgun with the ball at the 33. He drops back, is hit as he throws to Harvin, incomplete.
Florida lines up to punt on 4th and 6.
Back to return the ball for OU, Broyles calls for a fair catch near his own 11.
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On 1st and 10 at his own 11, Bradford lines up under center, takes the snap and hands to Brown for a gain of 3 yards.
On 2nd and 7, Brown gowes around the right side for a gain of another five.
On 3rd and 2 at the 20, Bradford hands to Brown and he picks up the first down at the 22.
On 1st and 10, Bradford drops to pass, throws to Iglesias deep, but the wide receiver couldn’t come down with the ball.
On 2nd and 10, Bradford drops to pass, throws to Gresham incomplete.
On 3rd and 10, Bradford’s in the shotgun. He drops back and tosses to Gresham who picks up six yards.
On 4th and 10, OU’s lined up to punt. The play’s blown dead. Oklahoma timeout.
Repeat 4th and 10. Knall is back to punt at his own 15. Penalty flag. Oklahoma motion.
Repeat it again. Knall is back to punt. Florida calls timeout. Will the kick ever take place?
Finally, Knall kicks and is hit by the Florida rushers. Did they get a piece of the ball? Nope!
Oklahoma retains possession after the rushing-the-kicker call.
1st and 10 for the Sooners at their own 37-yard line. Bradford hands off to Madu for a gain of 2.
On 2nd and 8, Bradford takes a shotgun snap and hands to Madu again for no gain — or a loss of 2.
On 3rd and 10, Bradford takes a shotgun snap and throws incomplete to Broyles over the middle. Three and out for OU.
On 4th down again, Knall is lined up to punt again. No rush, Knall kicks to James who is dropped at his own 25-yard line. 9:43 to play in the third quarter.
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On 1st and 10 at their own 25, Tebow takes a shotgun snap and passes to Wiley Cooper for a 10-yard gain to the 35.
On 1st and 10 again, Tebow runs the option for a big gain to the Gators’ 48.
On 1st and 10, Tebow hands to Demps for a yard or two.
On 2nd and 8, Tebow keeps for a gain to the OU 46.
On 3rd and 4, Tebow keeps up the middle for a gain to the 31.
On 1st and 10, Tebow has four wideouts, throws to Murphy in the end zone, incomplete. Murphy’s right leg/knee is hurt. Television timeout while he’s checked out.
It’s 2nd and 10. Tebow has the ball at the OU 31. In the shotgun, Tebow drops to throw and throws it incomplete near the goal line.
On 3rd and 10, Tebow needs a big play. He gets it, running all the way to the 19 for another first down.
On 1st and 10, Tebow has four wideouts, options left and keeps it to the 13.
On 1st and 10 again, Tebow pitches to Demps who carries down to the 2. A facemask penalty will move it to the 1. 1st and goal for Florida.
On 1st and goal, Tebow’s in the gun and keeps it. He’s stopped for no gain. Less than 5 minutes remains in the third quarter.
On 2nd and goal, Tebow fakes a pitch to the right, bootlegs left and throws into the end zone incomplete.
On 3rd and goal from the 1.5-yard line, Harvin takes the direct snap, runs right and scores.
Florida kicks the extra point and the score is 14-7, Florida.
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Florida kicks off to the Sooners with 4:21 to go. OU’s Iglesias returns it to the 29-yard line.
On 1st and 10, Bradford is caught from behind as he rolls left to pass, loses 4.
On 2nd and 14, Bradford’s in the shotgun and passes to Quentin Chaney for a gain to the 29.
On 1st and 10, Bradford hits Iglesias for another 12 yards.
On 1st and 10, Bradford hands to Brown for a 5-yard gain to the right.
On 2nd and 5, Bradford throws to Broyles for a 4-yard gain just short of the marker.
On 3rd and 1, Bradford needs to get to the Florida 27. He takes the snap and hands to Brown who is dropped for a 2-yard loss.
OU lines up for a field goal try from 49 yards out. It’s blocked! Florida takes over at their own 32-yard line. It’s the 9th block of the year by the Gators.
On 1st and 10, Tebow takes a shotgun snap and runs for a 3-yard gain.
On 2nd and 7 with just over a minute to go, play is stopped to attend to Murphy’s right knee…again. Looks like cramps.
It’s 2nd and 7 again. Tebow takes the snap, hands to Harvin. He gains 3 or 4. An OU player, Adrian Taylor, is down on the field. Probably cramps for him, too. Could be an ankle injury, though.
On 3rd and 4, the Gators need to reach their own 42-yard line. Tebow is sacked at his own 38 by OU’s Beal!
On 4th and 4, Florida’s lined up to kick as the third quarter ends.
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FOURTH QUARTER
Lines up to punt, Florida kicks to Ryan Broyles who fields it inside his 10, escapes several tacklers and makes it out to the OU 23-yard line.
On 1st and 10, Bradford takes the ball from behind center. Two running backs. He hands to Brown who picks up 9 yards on the carry. They measure. It’s less than a yard short.
On 2nd and 1, Bradford hands off to Brown for a 2-yard gain and a first down at the 35.
On 1st and 10, Bradford hands to Brown for a 3-yard gain. A late penalty flag is thrown. Unsportsmanlike conduct against Florida. Add 15 yards.
On 1st and 10 at the Florida 47, Bradfords in the shotgun. He drops back, throws to Brown in the right flat. Brown gains 25 yards to the Gators’ 22.
On 1st and 10 again, Bradford lines up behind center. Two in the backfield. He hands to Brown for a 2-yard gain.
On 2nd and 8, Bradford avoid the rush and throws incomplete to a running back in the flat.
On 3rd and 8, Bradford’s in the shotgun. 12:29 to go. Four wideouts. Bradford completes a pass to Gresham in the left flat for an 11-yard pickup and a first down.
On 1st and 10, Bradford quickly lines up the Sooners and passes to Gresham who scores. With the extra point, the game is tied, 14-14. Wow! What a game! So much for my prediction of a 42-30 Sooners win.
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OU kicked off to Florida and down Florida’s kick returner at the Gators’ 22.
On 1st and 10, Tebow lines up in the shotgun. and hands off to Harvin. He breaks into the secondary and runs 52 yards to the Oklahoma 26.
On 1st and 10 at the 26, Harvin takes it again to the 15, but now he’s hurt. Timeout.
On 1st and 10 at the OU 15, Tebow lines up in — what else? — the shotgun before handing to Demps for a 4-yard gain.
On 2nd and 6, Tebow avoids the rush and throws the ball away in the end zone to avoid a sack.
On 3rd and 6, Harvin’s back in. Tebow’s in the shotgun. Four wideouts. Tebow has to throw it away to avoid a sack.
Florida’s field goal team comes on the field for the first time today for what looks like a 28-yard attempt by Jonathan Phillips. It’s good. Florida leads, 17-14.
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Florida kicks off to the Sooners. Iglesias fields it at the 8 and returns it to the 35-yard line.
On 1st and 10, Bradford takes the shotgun snap and passes to Madu along the right sideline, incomplete.
On 2nd and 10, Bradford throws to Brown for a first down at the 47-yard line.
On 1st and 10, Bradford hands to Brown for a gain of three.
On 2nd and 7, Bradford throws down field and it’s intercepted by Florida d-back #35 Ahmad Black after it goes through the hands of Iglesias. Not good news for the Sooners. Their defense is going to have to step it up a notch.
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On 1st and 10 at the Florida 24-yard line, Tebow takes the snap in the shotgun, shovel passes to Hernandez for a gain of 12.
On 1st and 10 again, Demps takes the handoff and runs for 2 yards.
On 2nd and 8, Tebow takes the snap, keeps the ball and gains one yard.
On 3rd and 7, Oklahoma must stop the Gators.
Florida’s called for a motion penalty.
It’s now 3rd and 12 at the Gators 35. Tebow takes the snap and throws complete to Cooper at the Sooners’ 49-yard line — a 16-yard gain.
On 1st and 10, Tebow takes the snap and hands to Harvin who loses his footing and loses a yard.
On 2nd and 11, Tebow throws long to David Nelson, picking up some 30 yards.
On 1st and 10 at the OU 20, Tebow hands off to Harvin for a gain of 5.
Sadly, folks, I have to leave at this point. I’m off to the airport to pick up my wife, one of the few people in my life important enough to interrupt an OU football game.
Back from the airport, I offer this final note: Florida wins, 24-14.
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