ORLANDO, Florida -- All week leading into the Florida Classic, Bethune-Cookman coach Brian Jenkins heard the same message from his 14-year-old son, Brian Jenkins Jr.“If you got a chance to go for two, dad, go for two,” Jenkins recalled his son saying.
The advice felt prescient when the Wildcats scored what appeared to be a game-tying touchdown in overtime against Florida A&M on Saturday evening, so Jenkins looked out on the field and delivered the call to his quarterback, Larry Brihm: “We’re going for two.”
The decision would provide another memorable Florida Classic finish.
Lined up in an unconventional formation, Brihm took the snap and rushed to his left, barreling into the end zone to lift the Wildcats (9-3, 6-2 MEAC) to a thrilling 18-17 victory in front of an announced crowd of 41,126. It was B-CU’s fourth consecutive win in the Classic, the Wildcats’ longest winning streak in the history of a rivalry that dates back to 1925.
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