CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Cornerback Marco Wilson and tight end Kole Taylor are currently Bengals teammates hoping to make the 2025 roster, but they were once opponents who were involved in one of the most bizarre and costly penalties in college football history.
It was on Dec. 12, 2020, when the LSU Tigers, for whom Taylor played, traveled to Gainesville, Fla., to face the Florida Gators, for whom Wilson played. LSU was just playing out the string as it entered the game with a 3-5 record, while Florida was battling for a spot in the College Football Playoff with an 8-1 record.
The score was tied 34-34 with just over two minutes remaining and LSU was facing a 3rd-and-10 from its own 25-yard line. Quarterback Max Johnson eschewed forcing a pass into coverage to attempt to gain the first down, a