History made at Ford Field once again

First it was Super Bowl XL. Then it was WrestleMania 23. Then it was Monday Night Football without the Lions. And now, it's the Florida International Golden Panthers making & winning their first ever bowl game.

Last night, FIU won the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl 34-32 against the Toledo Rockets in dramatic fashion when their sophomore kicker Jack Griffin made a 34-yard field goal as time expired, despite Toledo scoring a Terrence Owens 14-yard rushing touchdown with a gutsy 2-point conversion in the previous drive with 1:14 left in the game.

FIU junior WR T.Y. Hilton made a name for himself, scoring two touchdowns with one of them being a 89-yard kick return for a TD, which was the longest in Pizza Bowl history. It was also his second this season & the 4th of his career, both FIU records. Because of his performance, he was named 2010 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl MVP.

With 193 rushing yards & 2 touchdowns, Toledo's junior RB Adonis Thomas helped the Rockets to a 21-7 halftime lead. Toledo was up by as many as 17 as the 3rd quarter was underway, until FIU showed that they were not going to go down without a fight. With a long kick return & some key first downs, FIU got enough momentum to make a comeback and win the game.

Even though the big bowl games are days away (Rose, Sugar, Orange, etc.), the Pizza Bowl could arguably be the best one this season.

I do love the underdog winning. That was gutts where the Toledo head coach went for two points for the lead late in the game. But I have say brillant! on the FIU'S coaches to do the hook and lateral to set up the game winning field goal. This is a real good team that will have respect very soon in college football.