I consider that a success. If Tebow did not get hit ONCE during the game - I would have considered that a success.
One of the benefits of Harvin being out of the game is Tebow used other players.
Tebow spread the ball around passing. I don't think any one receiver had more than two receptions? We used multiple running backs.
I would give Tebow an "A" - but they were out o sync in the first quarter and I think that Tebow has to take some of the blame there.
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By Patrick Carney
Special to The Honolulu Advertiser
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007, Tim
Tebow's encore performance was overshadowed by his supporting cast as
the Florida Gators routed the Hawai'i Warriors, 56-10, in front of
90,575 at The Swamp yesterday.
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Hawai'i limited Tebow to 46 passing yards in the opening quarter, and
kept the Gators off the scoreboard.
"For the most part we just didn't execute," Tebow said.
Junior Brandon James stole the show early in the second quarter with
his first career rushing touchdown to give Florida a 7-0 lead with
11:39 remaining. Later in the quarter, following an interception
returned for a touchdown by safety Major Wright, James put the Gators
ahead 21-0 with a 74-yard punt return for a touchdown.
"Brandon James, I think, is the player of the game," Florida coach
Urban Meyer said. "We have some very good running backs. We have a
very good offensive line. We wanted to establish the run early."
With 5:35 remaining in the half, the Gators had scored a touchdown on
offense, defense and special teams for the first time since they beat
visiting Tennessee, 59-20, on Sept. 15, 2007.
Redshirt freshman running back Chris Rainey dissected the Hawai'i
defense for a 33-yard scoring run as the Gators padded their lead to
28-0 at halftime.
"They (Hawai'i) were playing something we call 'two high,' which
basically means they're doubling our receivers and daring you to run
the ball," Meyer said. "You go to sleep at night and dream of ways to
hand the ball (off) and be creative."
On their first possession of the second half, special teams played a
critical role in another scoring drive for the Gators. Florida lined
up in a punt formation on fourth-and-16. Punter Chas Henry took the
snap and ran for 17 yards around the right side for a first down. On
the next play, freshman running back Jeffrey Demps weaved his way
through the Warriors' defense for a 62-yard touchdown run to make it
35-0.
Meyer did not take credit for Henry's decision to run the ball. "That
was not a called fake punt," Meyer said. "He (Henry) won't do that
again. Don't worry."
Tebow notched his first touchdown of the season with a 48-yard strike
to senior wide receiver Louis Murphy. Tebow finished the afternoon 9
of 14 for 137 yards and one touchdown. He also ran for 37 yards on
nine carries and was only sacked once.
"They (Hawai'i's defense) brought a few nice blitzes," Tebow said.
"They're coached up pretty well and they did some nice odd blitzes.
For the most part it's six men in the box and you should be able to
run it every play and we were able to. We pretty much knew the
different things they were going to come into the game with."
Tebow was told by a reporter that he was off his 2007 pace.
"Aw, shucks," he said, after the curtains went down on Act I of his
Heisman encore performance.
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