It was a proud second for Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida when his son, Anthony Rubio, scored his first collegiate landing within the Florida Gators’ blowout victory over Tulane within the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday evening.
Anthony Rubio, a walk-on to the group, scored on a late nine-yard run with simply over a minute remaining to increase Florida’s lopsided lead to 33-8 in what marked the Gator’s fourth straight victory.
“Great to finish the right way,” Florida coach Billy Napier stated of the play.
The sport was already determined at that time, however Rubio’s teammates rushed to crowd round him and have a good time his first rating in his first school soccer recreation.
“It was insane,” he instructed Florida beat author 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 father or mother would, Senator Rubio took to social media to reward his son’s accomplishments.
“Happy my son scored,” he wrote in a submit on X. “But what I am truly proud of is the joy from his teammates and that he gave all the glory to God.”
Rubio joined the Gators’ soccer program as a walk-on working again in 2023.
He redshirted his first 12 months and didn’t see any motion till Friday’s recreation.
He wrapped up the sport with 32 speeding yards and one rating on the bottom.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
