'Bama upends No. 16 LSU in overtime thriller
Jimmy Carter
Issue date: 11/12/08 Section: Sports
"Obviously this is a very, very tough loss," Brooks said. "One of the toughest losses we've had since I've been here. For some reason we started like we were sleep-walking."
Georgia faced third-and-goal from the Kentucky 11-yard line when Stafford evaded the Kentucky rush and found Green, who made a leaping grab over three Wildcat defenders.
Kentucky quickly drove down the field and had a first-and-10 at the Georgia 13-yard line, but quarterback Randall Cobb's screen pass was intercepted by Bulldogs lineman Demarcus Dobbs.
"I just couldn't believe I made that pass," Cobb said. "I saw it was covered and I should have thrown it away, but I have to live with that mistake now. I thought I played pretty well up until I made that pass and it (the interception) just canceled out everything."
Gators steamroll 'Dores,
No. 5 Florida kept up its dominating level of play, clinching the SEC Eastern division crown with a 42-14 win over Vanderbilt (5-4, 3-3 Southeastern Conference).
Gators junior quarterback Tim Tebow accounted for five first-half touchdowns, three through the air and two on the ground, as Florida had punched their ticket to Atlanta by halftime with a 35-0 advantage.
"It's definitely exciting, but we're just going to take one game at a time from here on out," Tebow said. "We're just trying to get to Atlanta for the SEC Championship game. We came out with some option keeps and our offense just tried to make the most out of every play."
The win was Florida's eighteenth consecutive victory against the Commodores, and kept the Gators in contention for a berth in the BCS title game. If Florida beats Alabama in the SEC championship game they could sneak into the national championship game.
"We're just focusing on our team winning and if we take care of ourselves that things will fall into place," Tebow said. "Who knows what is going to happen. Making it to Atlanta for the SEC championship was one of our goals at the beginning of the season but our goal is to take care of business every Saturday."
The Gators assured that the contest would never be in doubt with three first-quarter scores. Tebow found receiver Louis Murphy for a 12-yard touchdown with 8:49 left in the first quarter.
Tebow added touchdown runs of 26 and eight yards to give Florida a 21-0 lead after 15 minutes.
"We played a really outstanding football team tonight," Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson. "Their speed is really impressive and we helped them out a whole bunch with an interception and a blocked punt. That's no way to compete in one of these games. It had to be where we were making them earn everything and play smart on offense and not turn the ball over and we didn't do that and we didn't play very well to help ourselves."
Georgia faced third-and-goal from the Kentucky 11-yard line when Stafford evaded the Kentucky rush and found Green, who made a leaping grab over three Wildcat defenders.
Kentucky quickly drove down the field and had a first-and-10 at the Georgia 13-yard line, but quarterback Randall Cobb's screen pass was intercepted by Bulldogs lineman Demarcus Dobbs.
"I just couldn't believe I made that pass," Cobb said. "I saw it was covered and I should have thrown it away, but I have to live with that mistake now. I thought I played pretty well up until I made that pass and it (the interception) just canceled out everything."
Gators steamroll 'Dores,
No. 5 Florida kept up its dominating level of play, clinching the SEC Eastern division crown with a 42-14 win over Vanderbilt (5-4, 3-3 Southeastern Conference).
Gators junior quarterback Tim Tebow accounted for five first-half touchdowns, three through the air and two on the ground, as Florida had punched their ticket to Atlanta by halftime with a 35-0 advantage.
"It's definitely exciting, but we're just going to take one game at a time from here on out," Tebow said. "We're just trying to get to Atlanta for the SEC Championship game. We came out with some option keeps and our offense just tried to make the most out of every play."
The win was Florida's eighteenth consecutive victory against the Commodores, and kept the Gators in contention for a berth in the BCS title game. If Florida beats Alabama in the SEC championship game they could sneak into the national championship game.
"We're just focusing on our team winning and if we take care of ourselves that things will fall into place," Tebow said. "Who knows what is going to happen. Making it to Atlanta for the SEC championship was one of our goals at the beginning of the season but our goal is to take care of business every Saturday."
The Gators assured that the contest would never be in doubt with three first-quarter scores. Tebow found receiver Louis Murphy for a 12-yard touchdown with 8:49 left in the first quarter.
Tebow added touchdown runs of 26 and eight yards to give Florida a 21-0 lead after 15 minutes.
"We played a really outstanding football team tonight," Vanderbilt coach Bobby Johnson. "Their speed is really impressive and we helped them out a whole bunch with an interception and a blocked punt. That's no way to compete in one of these games. It had to be where we were making them earn everything and play smart on offense and not turn the ball over and we didn't do that and we didn't play very well to help ourselves."
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