Buckeyes Fall In BCS Championship Game

Jan. 9, 2007

GLENDALE, Ariz.- Chris Leak and Tim Tebow showed off coach Urban Meyer's twin quarterback system to perfection as the No. 2 Gators became the first Division I school to hold football and basketball titles at the same time.

Now, only one question remains: What about Boise State, the last undefeated team left standing?

The Broncos stunned Oklahoma on the very same field in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year's Day.

Ted Ginn Jr. returned the opening kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown. He hobbled off minutes later with an injury and by the time he returned for the second half on crutches, Florida led 34-14.

Leak completed 25 of 36 passes for 213 yards and a touchdown. The Rambo-like Tebow threw for one TD and powered into the end zone for another.

Florida won its second national title, adding to the one Heisman winner Danny Wuerffel brought home in 1996 under coach Steve Spurrier with a 52-20 romp over Florida State in the Sugar Bowl.

In the first football matchup between these schools - they've both played the sport for 100-plus years - the Gators stopped Ohio State's 19-game winning streak.

The Buckeyes beat a pair of No. 2 teams earlier in the season, defending champion Texas and Michigan.