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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
12:33 - Dandy kickoff return for

Vandy to the 44. QB Mackenzi Adams runs on the first two plays to

set up a 3rd-and-2, which he converted on a pass to a

receiver not named Earl Bennett.

12:34 - Mike Pouncey is in at

defensive tackle, and he's getting thrown around by the right

guard. He's not looking too hot so far.

12:36 - RED ALERT: Kyle Jackson

makes a nice hit on a six-yard completion. That's the kind of

aggressive play that KJ has been missing as a Gator.

12:38 - Adams looks for Bennett on

a 3rd-and-13, but it goes off of his hands. Surprisingly

poor effort from the SEC's all-time receptions leader.

12:42 - Tebow to Andre Caldwell

over the middle for 18 yards into Vandy territory.

12:44 - Tebow launched down the

sideline to Louis Murphy for 40 yards. Murph is really becoming the

go-to guy on long throws.

12:52 - TOUCHDOWN: Kestahn Moore

runs for a called touchdown, but the it is reversed. Tebow runs it

in untouched on the next play. Looks like the refs wanted to boost

Tim's Heisman chances with another TD. That's Tebow's 13 rushing TD

of the year, tying him for most in a single season by a quarterback

in the SEC. 7-0 UF.

12:54 - If the coaches weren't

afraid of running Tebow from the 1, his shoulder must be in much

better shape than last week. Either that or they felt Kestahn was

due for a fumble. Florida keeps kicking these short, directional

kickoffs that are giving the Commodores great field position.

12:59 - Wondy Pierre-Louis drops

what probably should have been an interception on a deep pass. I

wonder how he would have celebrated. Then again, maybe that's what

he was thinking of. As I was typing that, Brandon James ripped off

a 53-yard punt return to the VU 39. He leads the nation in

50-plus-yard returns. Good thing Wondy dropped the INT.

1:04 - TOUCHDOWN: Percy Harvin

takes the handoff and makes everyone else look slow and silly for

an 18-yard score. He is seriously good. The Gators aren't having

much trouble with one of the top defenses in the conference. Tebow

is 5-of-5 for 99 yards, this one is headed for Cam Newton time at

this rate. 14-0 UF.

1:09 - Chris Nickson is in at QB

for Vandy. Nickson began the year as the starter before being

replaced by Mackenzi Adams. He couldn't get anything done on the

drive, and the 'Dores are making the Gators look like a respectable

defense. Carlos Dunlap, the freakish freshman, came inches from a

blocked punt.

1:12 - Vandy's famed blitz is

looking pretty ineffective. Sending one linebacker out of a 3-4

defense doesn't do much to UF's offense. The ball gets out quick,

and receivers are open on every play. Tebow to Harvin for 18 to

midfield.

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1:14 - Harvin is untouchable. He

just ripped off a 38-yard run, and he's not letting VU catch its

breath. That's over 100 total yards for him already.

1:18 - UF takes a timeout and then

snaps the ball over Tebow's head for a 26-yard loss. Classic.

That's the end of the first

quarter, 14-0 UF, but points are probably coming.

1:22 - Or not. Ijjas misses from

38. That was ugly.

1:28 - Adams just completed a bomb

to TE Jake Bradford for 35. A roughing penalty moved the 'Dores to

the 1. That's the UF defense I'm used to.

1:30 - TOUCHDOWN: Adams on the

sneak. We've got a ballgame if the Gators keep playing their brand

of defense. 14-7 UF.

1:35 - Linebacker Ryan Stamper

called for a fair-catch on the kickoff and then ran. That's a delay

of game penalty. Hey, sometimes you're just hot.

1:36 - Harvin is running wild.

Tebow should be a gentleman and give up his seat at the Heisman

ceremony.

1:37 - Do you believe in miracles?

Kestahn Moore breaks off a 32-yarder to the Vandy 22. He juked a

few VU players out of their shoes and raced for the sideline.

1:41 - TOUCHDOWN: Fason sighting!

He took a short pass and ran down the sideline for an 11-yard

score. Nice to see him getting the ball. After a career-day against

Georgia, it seems the coaches are finally trying to get him

involved.

1:48 - UF has run and passed for a

touchdown in every game this year. The only other team to do that

is Houston. Coincidentally, the Gators could face Houston in the

Liberty Bowl if things go right.

1:49 - INTERCEPTION: Jermaine

Cunningham picks off a deflected pass and returns it to the VU 16.

That was Brandon Spikes on the deflection.

1:50 - First play, Tebow throws to

Harvin at the 4.

1:51 - TOUCHDOWN: That didn't take

long. Tebow threw to Caldwell for the 4-yard score just before

getting hit. 28-7 UF, Happy Homecoming.

2:00 - UF is doing a good job with

Earl Bennett. He's been blanketed so far, and Adams hasn't even

looked for him very much. They tried on a screen to him, but it was

snuffed out. Punt.

2:03 - Four straight plays to

Harvin. Vandy knows it's coming and still can't do anything about

it. They even had 12 men on the field for the last 15-yard pass to

him.

2:05 - Tebow to Harvin for another

15.

2:06 - And another. Tebow to

Harvin for 4. This is ridiculous. That's six touches in a

row.

2:07 - Tebow was looking Harvin's

way after a rocker step, but was hit before he could launch

it.

2:08 - Tebow to Caldwell for

two-straight passes. The creativity isn't wowing me, but you can't

argue with these long drives.

2:10 - TOUCHDOWN: Tebow to

Caldwell for 14. I'm sure the decision between Caldwell and Harvin

was difficult. Bryan Jones' theory is that Tebow recognizes

Harvin's threat to his Heisman hopes. 35-7 UF.

Halftime, that means ice cream for

me. UF's offense looks great, and the defense has been okay save

for the VU scoring drive.

After Brandon James got the first

carry, Kestahn Moore has done well at running back, and the Gators

are handling the blitz well even though Tebow isn't doing any

running. Teebs is 19-of-22 for 262 yards and three touchdowns, as

well as one rushing score.

Harvin has been the show, though.

He's got 189 total yards, and is the leading receiver and

rusher.

2:37 - VU's Bryant Hahnfeldt

onside kicks and recovers it himself. What a warrior.

2:41 - Dunlap almost got to Adams

for a sack. He had to chase him all the way to the sideline before

Adams got rid of it.

2:42 - Mike Pouncey is starting to

show signs of life. He just threw his blocker into Adams for a

tackle.

2:43 - Sean Walker just carved up

the UF defense for 29 yards. He split two defenders and dashed to

the 14.

2:45 - On one of the most dizzying

plays I've ever seen, Joe Haden breaks up a pass to Bennett in the

end zone. The throw had everyone on the field spinning like

tops.

2:46 - FIELD GOAL: 31 yards from

the warrior kicker Hahnfeldt.

2:52 - I was in the bathroom, but

judging by Mic Hubert's yelling through the speakers, something big

must have happened. Or not, you just never know with him.

2:54 - INTERCEPTION: Tebow's

fourth of the year (first that was his fault). Too bad Riley Cooper

wasn't around, they could've blamed him for it.

3:00 - Punt is muffed by

Vanderbilt, recovered by Brandon James at the 12.

3:02 - TOUCHDOWN: Tebow on the

1-yard run. That's his 14th, tying him for the UF

single-season record with Emmitt Smith and some old guy. This is

shaping up for a really boring finish, I'll be gone for a while.

42-10 UF.

End of third quarter. Vanderbilt

is stuck inside the 5. A Joe Haden interception was called back

because of Jermaine Cunningham holding on

4th-and-goal.

3:25 - TOUCHDOWN: For someone.

Adams leapt for the end zone and one ref signaled touchdown.

Somehow the ball came out and Dustin Doe ran 99 yards for the

score. They're calling it a touchdown for Vandy. Two-point try

picked off by Spikes. 42-16 UF.

That's all for me folks.
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