👉👉 follow collegefootball THE HIT THAT DEFINED THE SWAMP KINGS ERA "I could've easily went for the ball... but I didn't want the ball. I wanted him." While Major Wright was a safety, not a wide receiver, this is the legendary quote and hit every Gator fan has burned into their brain. It happened on the biggest stage possible: the 2008 BCS National Championship against Oklahoma. Early in the first quarter, Sam Bradford lofted a pass to WR Manny Johnson near the sideline. Major Wright didn't just break up the pass; he detonated on impact. The hit was so violent it sent Johnson flying backward, a moment that set the physical tone for Florida's second title in three years. In the years following, and most notably in the Swamp Kings documentary, Wright admitted that his intention wasn't to play the ball. He wanted to "strike fear" into the Oklahoma sideline. It remains the "nastiest" hit in the history of the Florida-Oklahoma rivalry, often mistaken in memory for an Alabama matchup b...