Plenty of uncertainty surrounded Florida quarterback Tim Tebow's status after he was sacked and injured Saturday against Kentucky, but Dr. Jonathan Lifshitz didn't have to wait for commentators to tell him Tebow had suffered a concussion.
Offensive coordinator Steve Addazio said Monday that he deserves all the blame for the third-quarter play that resulted in Tim Tebow suffering a concussion.
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Tebow back to pass, hit, dropped for loss of 3. Tackled by Wyndham.
UF coach Urban Meyer holds the hand of quarterback Tim Tebow as Tebow lies motionless on the field after a sack in the third quarter of the Gators' 41-7 win against Kentucky in Commonwealth Stadium in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday night. Meyer said at his press conference that Tebow suffered a concussion. (Harrison Diamond / Alligator Staff)
UF running back Chris Rainey blocks Kentucky punter Ryan Tydlacka's punt during the Gators' 41-7 win against the Wildcats in Lexington, Ky., on Saturday. Rainey recovered it for a touchdown. (Harrison Diamond / Alligator Staff)
LEXINGTON, Ky. &ndash John Brantley finally got his meaningful minutes at the helm of Florida's offense, it just didn't come the way the Gators had planned.
After a hard hit during the Kentucky game, UF quarterback Tim Tebow lies on the ground breathing heavily while coach Urban Meyer holds his hand.
Florida fans better hope Joe Haden gets better in a hurry.
The battle last Saturday between Lane Kiffin and Urban Meyer carried over to a place other than the football field. Top recruits from across the state and nation came to Ben Hill Griffin Stadium to see firsthand what a Southeastern Conference rivalry is all about.
Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt gets a lot of credit for introducing the Wildcat formation to the college level when he was the Arkansas coach, but he doesn't feel as though he deserves all the recognition.
Usually, when a player of Brandon Spikes' caliber is in jeopardy of missing a game, it's cause for concern.
Kentucky knows a lot about record losing streaks to conference opponents.
It wasn't that Caleb Sturgis didn't think he was good enough to win the starting kicker job from Jonathan Phillips.
Six more Florida players were held out of practice Tuesday because of flu-like symptoms, coach Urban Meyer said.
A casual glance at Saturday's stat sheet might lead a casual observer to think there was a typo.
The Volunteers' defensive game plan succeeded in limiting the Gators' usually high-powered offense Saturday.
1. The Gators' defensive tackles were being driven off the ball. Lawrence Marsh, Jaye Howard, Omar Hunter and Terron Sanders shared the snaps in the middle of the defense, and none of them seemed able to establish the line of scrimmage. They have great linebackers, and the defensive tackles just need to hold their ground so the linebackers can make plays on runs, and they could not do that Saturday.
As Florida's defense jogged onto the field clutching to a 23-13 lead with 6:01 remaining in the fourth quarter against rival Tennessee, All-America linebacker Brandon Spikes watched from the sideline.
Beating Tennessee never felt so disappointing.
Tennessee walked away from The Swamp with a loss, but it may have laid the foundation for how to slow down Florida's potent offense.
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