Anthony Rubio, the son of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), scored his first collegiate football touchdown for the Florida Gators in a dominate victory against Tulane in the Gasparilla Bowl.
The walk-on running back scored on a nine-yard run in the Gators’ 33-8 victory.
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TOUCHDOWN! ANTHONY RUBIO!
33-0
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— Stadium and Gale: A Florida Gators Podcast (@StadiumAndGale) December 21, 2024
Per Fox News:
The game was already decided at that point, but Rubio’s teammates rushed to crowd around him and celebrate his first score in his first college football game.
“It was insane,” he told Florida beat writer Jesse Simmons of his teammate’s celebration. “First, I want to thank God for that, it wouldn’t have happened [without] Him.”
As any proud parent would, Senator Rubio took to social media to praise his son’s accomplishments.
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“Happy my son scored But what I am truly proud of is the joy from his teammates and that he gave all the glory to God,” Rubio said.
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Happy my son scored
But what I am truly proud of is the joy from his teammates and that he gave all the glory to God #GoGators
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) December 21, 2024
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FIRST CAREER TOUCHDOWN FOR ANTHONY RUBIO
The son of Florida Senator Marco Rubio blasts through for a 9 yard touchdown run
A really nice moment for the redshirt freshman, who is seeing the field for the first time this season#Gators lead Tulane 33-0 with 1 minute left pic.twitter.com/lEh7F9JocI
— Noah Ram (@Noah_ram1) December 21, 2024
USA TODAY reports:
After the 5-foot-9, 173-pound running back broke the end zone plane, the entire Florida sideline erupted in celebration, resulting in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty on the Gators. But with the game in hand, Florida was not concerned about the penalty. What mattered was the touchdown scored by the walk-on redshirt freshman.
Rubio finished with six rushes for 32 yards and the touchdown in his first career collegiate game. Rubio joined the Gators as a walk-on last year and did not see any action during the 2023 season. He finally debuted against the Green Wave on Friday and capped his day with a nine-yard touchdown run to give Florida a 33-0 lead.
The unsportsmanlike conduct did give Tulane a chance to get on the scoreboard, as the penalty moved the ball to the Green Wave’s 45-yard line and gave them a shorter field.
Rubio attended Belen Jesuit in Miami and followed his father’s footsteps by attending UF. The elder Rubio played college football for a year on a scholarship at Tarkio College in Missouri.
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