9:25 POSTGAME – BCS trophy nearly breaks upon presentation.
9:08 POSTGAME – Jameis Winston and Jimbo Fisher share a holy-like embrace.
9:00 FOURTH QUARTER – Kelvin Benjamin catches touchdown pass with :13 left to put Florida State up 34-31.
8:50 FOURTH QUARTER – Tre Mason’s 37-yard, beastly touchdown run puts Auburn up 31-27 with 1:19 left in the game.
8:41 FOURTH QUARTER – Kermit Whitfield returns the kickoff for a touchdown, giving Florida State a 27-24 lead with 4:00 remaining in the game.
8:32 FOURTH QUARTER – Devonta Freeman gets flagged for crucial unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for taunting Auburn sideline.
8:28 FOURTH QUARTER – Auburn’s linebacker Cassanova McKinzy (yes, Cassanova) and his do-rag are none-too-thrilled that Florida State has come back in the second half
8:24 FOURTH QUARTER – Chad Abram’s touchdown brings Florida State within one. 21-20 Auburn with 10:30 left in the game.
8:17 FOURTH QUARTER – Nick Marshall throws crucial interception.
8:14 FOURTH QUARTER – Auburn War Eagle double takes as Nick Marshall throws an interception.
8: 12 FOURTH QUARTER – Auburn player shoves umpire out of the way.
7:45 THIRD QUARTER – Tebow and Manziel have become best friends?
7:43 THIRD QUARTER – Random lady videobombs Tebow during his segment on Title Talk (ESPN 2).
7:30 HALFTIME – Coaches in ESPN’s Film Room (airing on ESPNNews) called Florida State’s fake punt before it happened. Nice.
7:11 HALFTIME – Florida State made it close, scoring in the fist half’s final minutes to bring it to 21-10 Auburn, but this look describes most Seminoles fans right about now:
7:10 HALFTIME – January 2013 some guy bet $100 that Auburn would win THIS year’s BCS Championship Game. At then 500/1 odds, it’ll pay out $50,000.
7:04 SECOND QUARTER – Jameis Winston and Red Lightening lumber their way down to the Auburn 3-yard line.
7:02 SECOND QUARTER – Devonta Freeman scores on a 3-yard touchdown run. 21-10 Auburn with 1:14 left in the first half.
7:01 SECOND QUARTER – FSU running back, Devonta Freeman laid out by Auburn linebacker, Kris Frost.
6:59 SECOND QUARTER – FAKE PUNT! FSU converts on 4th and 4 with a fake punt.
6:52 SECOND QUARTER – Nick Marshall runs it in for a 4-yard touchdown. Auburn now up 21-3 over FSU with 4:55 remaining in the first half.
6:49 SECOND QUARTER – Jameis Winston fumbles, Auburn takes over in FSU territory.
6:27 SECOND QUARTER – Nick Marshall completes 50-yard pass to Melvin Ray for the score, putting Auburn up 14-3 with 13:48 remaining in the first half.
6:10 FIRST QUARTER – Tre Mason scores Auburn’s first touchdown to put the Tigers up 7-3.
6:06 FIRST QUARTER – Auburn’s Super Tiger mascot. Probably Cam Newton under there..
5:58 FIRST QUARTER – Auburn’s punter is good. He only allowed FIVE returns all year.
5:40 FIRST QUARTER – This is Chris Weinke, he’s the last player from Florida State to win the Heisman Trophy (2000). He is 61 41-years old.
5:39 FIRST QUARTER – Auburn receiver Ricardo Louis drops guaranteed easy touchdown.
5:29 FIRST QUARTER – Every Bears fan now rooting for Auburn thanks to Gus Malzahn’s appropriate sweater-vest.
5:27 PREGAME – Chief Osceola and Renegade mark Florida State’s territory.
5:17pm PREGAME – Brent Musburger introduces himself as Kirk Herbstreit
Not off to a great start there, Brent.
Brent intro’d himself as Herbie. Good start https://t.co/83h7HvEkoT
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) January 7, 2014
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