Pitarresi: A couple of big defensive stops for Gators

I made a mistake last night.

 

The first one this year!

 

I mentioned that Ahmad Black’s fourth quarter interception was the biggest play in Florida’s 24-14 BCS National Championship victory over Oklahoma.

 

I’ll stand by that, but I also should have mentioned the Gators’ twice stopping the Sooners in the red zone in the first half. A tipped-pass interception ended one Oklahoma chance, and four straight stops on runs ended the other. If the Sooners score on either opportunity, maybe they get rolling.

 

So, that’s three situations where the Florida defense came up very, very big.