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They were stretched all around, as far as the eye could see, at the BCS National Championship Game last night in Miami. The Florida Gators, and game MVP Tim Tebow, beat the Oklahoma Sooners 24-14 to capture their second National Title in 3 years. Florida was also voted the AP National Champion in the poll released this morning.

Experts expected the game to be a shoot-out with two of the best offenses in the NCAA going head to head. Oklahoma did not score less than 35 points in any game this season en route to a 12-1 regular-season record and Big 12 championship. The Gators were also an offensive juggernaut, also finishing 12-1 and winning the SEC championship. It was Florida’s #4 ranked defense that made the difference.

Despite having the Heisman Trophy winner in Sam Bradford, Oklahoma was not able to put the points on the board that they are used to. They were stopped at the goal line twice in the first half, once on 4th down and once with an interception. Still, the game was neck and neck in the second half until Florida blocked an Oklahoma field goal attempt. After that play one could feel the momentum swing to Florida, and they ran away with the game. Tebow and Percy Harvin, who had missed a month with an injury and stayed in Florida over Christmas to rehab for the game, put the Sooners away.

Ole Miss basketball coach Andy Kennedy was arrested early this morning for assaulting a cabdriver. The coach was arrested in downtown Cincinnati for punching the cabdriver while shouting racial slurs. Kennedy is meeting with Mississippi’s Athletic Director today to figure out his future.

Kennedy’s attorney entered a not-guilty plea in court his morning and emphatically denied to the media that he had made any racial or derogatory comments. Also arrested was for disorderly conduct was William Armstrong, Mississippi’s Director of Basketball Operations. Police stated that Kennedy and Armstrong were the aggressors in the situation and that an unrelated witness confirmed the cabdriver’s story.

If Kennedy is unable to coach, assistant coach Michael White will coach the Rebels tonight against Louisville. One of the preseason’s favorites in the SEC, Mississippi is in town to take part in the NCAA’s Big East/SEC Invitational. He was previously an assistant coach in Cincinnati and then the interim head coach after the firing of Bob Huggins.