In a Sunning Upset, Vanderbilt Reserves Shut Out Florida Reserves

In what is assuredly a big upset, Vanderbilt’s backup players were able to shut out Florida’s backup players, 14-0, on a chilly night in Nashville, Tennessee on Saturday. Quarterback Chris Nickson, filling in for injured starter Mackenzi Adams, led the way for the Commodores’ reserves with two touchdown passes and 39 rushing yards on 10 attempts. “We just decided to throw them out there and see what happened,” Vanderbilt head coach Bobby Johnson said. “They did a heck of a job against a group of players that had some guys who could probably start for us.” The two schools’ starters played a little more than a half of football, resulting in a resounding 42-0 advantage for Florida in the eventual 42-14 final. It could have been 49-0, as a controversial review of a goal-line plunge by Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin appeared to show him breaking the plane of the end zone before the ground caused him to fumble, but replay officials determined it to ... (link)