The coolest moment from Week 6 on the college gridiron had absolutely nothing to do with football.
Prior to fourth quarter of the No. 21 Florida Gators’ 17-16 loss against the LSU Tigers on Saturday, fans at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium — which seats nearly 90,000 people — sang “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers. It was a pretty cool tribute to Petty, who died Tuesday from cardiac arrest.
Watch “The Swamp” rock out in the video below:
This one’s for you, @TomPetty. pic.twitter.com/OMUwJOnAgS
— Florida Gators (@FloridaGators) October 7, 2017
And here’s a view of the whole crowd:
https://twitter.com/barstoolhrtland/status/916793099233394688
Of course, hearing Petty’s voice echoing through a huge stadium is nothing out of the ordinary. One of The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer’s most famous performances came in 2008 during halftime of Super Bowl XLII.
