BCS Championship Florida Gators Vs Ohio State Buckeyes.

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Florida beat Ohio State - again.

Six Gators were taken on the second day of the NFL draft, giving the national champions nine players selected in the seven rounds, the most of any school. The runner-up with eight picks was Ohio State, which lost to the Gators in the BCS title game in January.

Gators taken Sunday were defensive tackles Marcus Thomas by Denver and Joe Cohen by San Francisco, both in the fourth round; cornerback Ryan Smith by Tennessee, also in the fourth round; and receiver Dallas Baker by Pittsburgh, running back DeShawn Wynn by Green Bay and linebacker Brandon Siler by San Diego, all in the seventh round.

Among the prominent Gators undrafted were quarterback Chris Leak and linebacker Earl Everett.

Three Ohio State players were taken on the first day of the draft - receiver Ted Ginn Jr. was first to go at No. 9 overall to Miami.

The Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts grabbed three Buckeyes - wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez, defensive tackle Quinn Pitcock and wide receiver Roy Hall. Gonzalez was taken with the last pick of the first round and Pitcock went in the third round Saturday. Hall was taken Sunday in the fifth.

Also on Sunday, running back Antonio Pittman was taken in the fourth round by New Orleans; defensive end Jay Richardson was a fifth-round selection by Oakland; quarterback Troy Smith was the last pick of the first round by Baltimore; and offensive lineman Doug Datish was Atlanta's sixth-round pick.

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SMALL-SCHOOL SAINTS: The New Orleans Saints scored big with draft picks from small schools last season, landing two rookie starters who didn't play major college football.

The Saints went back to the bushes again Sunday, taking tackle Jermon Bushrod of Division I-AA Towson in the fourth round and cornerback David Jones from Division II Wingate in the fifth round.

Last year, New Orleans found guard Jahri Evans from Division II Bloomsburg and receiver Marques Colston from I-AA Hofstra and both were prominent players on one of the NFL's best offenses.