By JIMMIE TRAMEL Sports Writer on Sep 6, 2012, at 1:05 PM Updated on 9/06 at 1:05 PM
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The biggest point spread in college football history was short-lived.
Last week, R.J. Bell of Pregame.com issued a release to the media indicating that the 67.5 point spread in the Oklahoma State-Savannah State game was the biggest in college football history, exceeding a 60-point spread in a 2007 Hawaii-Northern Colorado game.
On Thursday, the same service issued a release saying that Florida State is favored by 70.5 points in its next game. The opponent? Savannah State.
The Seminoles likely will beat the spread unless they show as much mercy as OSU, which managed to beat the Tigers 84-0 despite pulling starters after one quarter.
"I wasn’t comfortable for their team and their staff in the latter part of the second quarter just running our offense because we can’t slow down," OSU coach Mike Gundy said.
So, in addition to pulling starters and second-team players, Gundy went to this extreme: He instructed players in his no-huddle offense to huddle in an attempt to burn clock.
"We just said, hey, we are going to huddle up and break the huddle with about 10 seconds and do whatever we had to do," Gundy said. "We didn’t look very good doing it because that’s not what we do."
Usually, a team can show mercy in a blowout by running the football. But that's not necessarily the case against Savannah State, which allowed 18 "enemy" players to pop a run covering 20 or more yards last season. Three OSU players had a run of 20 or more yards at Savannah State's expense and fifth-team tailback Corey Bennett (a walk-on) gained 91 yards on 12 carries.
Florida State can choose to beat the biggest spread in college football history if that's a priority for the Seminoles. I hope it isn't.
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