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Florida’s Trey Burton throws touchdown pass (to Nick Foles!) in Super Bowl LII

With time waning in the final minutes of the first half of Super Bowl LII, the Philadelphia Eagles had a chance to add more points to a slim lead over the New England Patriots by kicking a field goal.

They didn’t do that.

Instead, they turned to erstwhile Florida Gators jack of all trades Trey Burton — and, on a trick play, he threw the second touchdown pass by a Gator in Super Bowl history, this one to Philly quarterback Nick Foles.

Burton spent some of 2010 as a backup quarterback for Florida, memorably scoring six touchdowns against Kentucky and starting for the Gators against Florida State, but he transitioned to tight end and wide receiver as his college career progressed.