Date: January 4th, 2000
Location: Nokia Sugar Bowl; The Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana
Opponent: No. 2 Virginia Tech Hokies
“Pe-ter War-rick! Clap, clap, clap clap clap. Pe-ter War-rick! Clap, clap, clap clap clap.”
The chant echoed through the Superdome. FSU led 39-29 mid-way through the 4th quarter of a wild national championship game and Seminole fans were calling out to their star of stars, hoping the Virginia Tech throat would be stomped on once and for all. However, in order to truly understand the build up to the play that was about to unfold, we must first go back to where it all began.