Much ado has been made about the Alabama defense this season, with a ferocious pass-rush and more pure speed than any have ever seen under Nick Saban.
In the SEC championship game, Florida was not immune to the same impending doom that has dismantled the rest of Alabama’s foes. With the Gator offense already reeling from two interceptions in the first quarter— one of which was returned for a touchdown-- Doug Nussemeier decided to draw up a flea flicker to try and get the aggressive Alabama defense to bite on a fake.
In a moment of pure fear, Jordan Scarlett stopped dead in his tracks and pitched the ball back to quarterback Austin Appleby without even attempting to sell that he was going to run with the ball.