Originally published Sunday, January 27, 2008 at 12:00 AM

College Football | Odd combo delivers Senior Bowl victory

For once, Andre Caldwell and Erik Ainge had a dramatic finish both could cheer. Florida's Caldwell scored on a 2-yard end around off a handoff...

By The Associated Press and Gannett News Service

MOBILE, Ala. — For once, Andre Caldwell and Erik Ainge had a dramatic finish both could cheer.

Florida's Caldwell scored on a 2-yard end around off a handoff from Tennessee's Ainge on the final play of the Senior Bowl to cap a 14-play, 86-yard drive and lift the South to a 17-16 victory over the North on Saturday.

After careers spent battling in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division in a bitter rivalry, they made for an odd pairing on the winning play.

"It's fun to end your college career like that," said Ainge, whose 13-of-21 passing and 159 yards all came in the second half. "I'll remember handing the ball to a Gator to win for the rest of my life."

Caldwell plunged into the end zone, getting hit by Colorado's Terrence Wheatley at the goal line, and celebrated the fourth-down score with a Gator-chomp gesture. Georgia's Brandon Coutu made the extra point.

"I knew I was going to get hit," Caldwell said. "I just lowered my head."

Ainge earned South offensive MVP honors. Running back Matt Forté of Tulane rushed for a game-high 59 yards and had 38 receiving to land the overall MVP award.

Notes

• Lucas Caparelli, 19, a Wake Forest reserve running back, has been dismissed from the team after writing on his Facebook page he would "blow up campus."

• Tennessee offensive lineman Anthony Parker, 21, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. The junior was an All-SEC first-team selection last season.

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