Florida couldn’t have gotten off to a worse start in the Cotton Bowl
By Adam Spencer
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With all the opt-outs and COVID-19 absences on both sides of the ball, we knew winning the Cotton Bowl was going to be a tough task for the Florida Gators.
But, that doesn’t mean we were expecting what happened in the first few minutes of the game on Wednesday night in Texas.
First, Oklahoma elected to receive and marched down the field, scoring on this Spencer Rattler touchdown pass:
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Spencer Rattler ➡️ Marvin Mims.#OUDNA | #BoomerSooner https://t.co/0z60RFeNoz
— ???????? ??. ??? ????? (@soonergridiron) December 31, 2020
OK, but surely Heisman finalist Kyle Trask would be able to answer that touchdown, right? Right?
In the words of Lee Corso, not so fast, my friend. Florida’s first drive ended with this pick-6, returned for a score by Tre Norwood to give the Sooners a 14-0 lead with 12:22 left in the first quarter:
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DB Tre Norwood intercepte QB Kyle Trask pour le second TD des Sooners ! ?
Florida 0, Oklahoma 14https://t.co/XDuNlyE7HC
— TBP College Football (@thebluepennant) December 31, 2020
Yeah, it’s tough to imagine a worse start for the Gators. But, they have the ball again, and there’s plenty of time left. We’ll see if the Gators can battle back or if things get even worse for Dan Mullen’s squad.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
