New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - The Sugar Bowl was decided early and it
certainly wasn't the outcome most prognosticators expected.
Louisville, after needing a tiebreaker to gain the automatic BCS bowl bid from
the underwhelming Big East Conference, surprisingly handled SEC powerhouse
Florida, 33-23, in a showdown at the Superdome more lopsided than the final
score indicated.
Teddy Bridgewater threw for 266 yards with a pair of touchdown passes and an
interception for the No. 22 Cardinals (11-2), whose defense held the fourth-
ranked Gators to 285 yards and forced three turnovers.
Florida (11-2) went 4-1 against ranked opponents in the regular season and was
a double-digit favorite coming in, but played from behind after the first play
from scrimmage after Terell Floyd returned an interception for a touchdown.
Jeff Driskel was picked off twice, lost a fumble and guided a Gators offense
that had a 3-for-10 conversion rate on third down.
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