9 Florida is in the Orange Bowl for the first time since the 2001 season, marking the final game of coach Steve Spurrier’s tenure. 24 Virginia is not only competing in its first Orange Bowl, but also its first New Year’s Six game ever. “We’re a program that is developing, rising, growing and becoming,” fourth-year Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall said. Florida won its last three games by a combined 119-23 margin, while Virginia went 4-0 in November for the first time since 1951. “It’s pedal to the metal, full throttle all the way through this game,” Cavaliers guard Dillon Reinkensmeyer told the Daily Progress.

Source: National Post December 26, 2019 23:37 UTC