Thursday, October 11, 2007

Make that Florida's big 5


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USF & UCF join Sunshine State's football powers

When Jason Venson signed with Central Florida in 2005, his Marietta High School buddies wondered if he was settling for something less than big-time college football.

They got their answer Sept. 15 when mighty Texas came to Orlando to help christen UCF's new stadium. A full house of 45,000-plus and a national television audience watched UCF take the 2005 national champions to the wire before falling 35-32.

"It doesn't get more big-time than that," said Venson, who has started 21 career games at safety for coach George O'Leary's Knights. "It was everything I've ever dreamed of."

Valdosta's Cedric Hill originally signed with Miami and dreamed of playing in big bowls for national championships. But when things didn't work out with the Hurricanes, he joined his cousin, Carlton Williams, at South Florida.

Tony Barnhart: Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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