Florida receiver Andre Caldwell scored on a 2-yard end around on the final play of the Senior Bowl to cap a 14-play, 86-yard final drive and lift the South to a 17-16 victory against the North yesterday at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala.

Caldwell took a hand-off from his team's former rival, Tennessee's Erik Ainge, and plunged across the goal line. Caldwell celebrated with a Gator chomp in the final game of his college career, and Georgia's Brandon Coutu made the extra point.

After careers spent battling for the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division in a bitter rivalry, they made for an odd pairing on the winning play.

"It's fun to end your college career like that," said Ainge, whose 13-of-21 passing and 159 yards all came in the second half. "I'll remember handing the ball to a Gator to win for the rest of my life."

Ainge, who was invited to the all-star game after Louisville's Brian Brohm bowed out, took over at his 14 with 2:48 left after the North was stopped on fourth down. He completed six passes and benefited from a pass interference call and some nice runs for extra yardage by his receivers.

He completed an 18-yarder to Caldwell on fourth-and-10 from the South's 14, then hooked up with Houston's Donny Avery for a 32-yarder across the middle. The South got another first down on a pass interference call and Harry Douglas of Louisville caught the ball across the middle and managed to outrun everyone to the sideline to stop the clock after a 23-yard gain.

Tulane running back Matt Forte then gained 14 yards on a catch and run to the 2. Ainge threw two incompletions in the end zone, leaving only two seconds on the clock for a final play.

The defensive players accounted for many of the big plays before the South's final drive. Southern California defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis outshined his college quarterback, John David Booty, by sacking Andre' Woodson of Kentucky to record a safety for the North.

Those two points were the margin until the fourth quarter.

Michigan quarterback Chad Henne completed 5 of 9 passes for 64 yards for the North.

Wake Forest reserve running back Luke Caparelli has been dismissed from the team after writing on his Facebook page that he would "blow up campus." Campus police said Caparelli, 19, posted the note on the social-networking page Jan. 13. Police didn't find any weapons when they searched Caparelli's bags and dorm room Jan. 14.