Gators' Run Game Dominates

The Gators rushing attack left S.O.S. in one hot mess on Saturday. Now the 'Ol Ball Coach knows what the opponents felt like when he was roaming the sidelines in Gainesville. Percy Harvin, Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey and Tim Tebow ran all over the Gamecocks' vaunted defense en route to a 56-6 blowout victory.

All the talk coming into the game was how the Gators' O would continue to dominate against the extremely tough SC defense. I think that question was answered rather emphatically. Florida closed out SEC play with a string of dominating performances that hasn't been seen since the 1996 National title squad.

South Carolina didn't do anything to help itself out on Saturday. Chris Smelley threw two early interceptions, one of which was returned for a score by Brandon Spikes. For some unknown reason, the OBC dialed up a trick play on a kick return after a Gators score. The result: first and goal for the Gators at the 1 after a SC fumble.

I was extremely impressed with the Gators' D. If you watched this game with no prior knowledge of either team, you would have thought the Gators were the team with the top ranked defense. They completely shut down the Gamecock offense, giving up only two field goals. All the talk about the Gamecocks' D may have actually sparked Spikes and Co. to come out and dominate the way they did.



Here's some highlights of the contest:






Player Stats

Passing
Tim Tebow 13-20 173 yards 2 tds


Rushing
Percy Harvin 8 167 yards 2 tds
Chris Rainey 7 55 yards 1 td
Emmanuel Moody 7 46 yards
Jeff Demps 4 43 yards 1 td
Tim Tebow 14 39 yards 1 td


Receiving
Louis Murphy 4 recs 54 yards
Deonte Thompson 3 recs 66 yards 1 td
Aaron Hernandez 2 recs 26 yards 1 td
Jeff Demps 2 recs 5 yards
Carl Moore 1 rec 16 yards
Percy Harvin 1 rec 6 yards


Tackles
Jermaine Cunningham 8
Joe Haden 5
Justin Trattou 5
Will Hill 5


Interceptions
Will Hill 1 30 yards
Brandon Spikes 1 12 yards 1 td
Ahmad Black 1 7 yards


Sacks
Carlos Dunlap 1
Ryan Stamper 1
Brandon Hicks 1
Jermaine Cunningham .5
Justin Trattou .5


Player of the game


Percy Harvin - The Man

Harvin probably deserve to be in the discussion for the Heisman Trophy at the end of the year. Unfortunately for him, Mr. Heisman is hogging all the national attention on this Gator club. Could it actually be said that Harvin is under appreciated? I think he is. I wonder if people really realize that this is something special we're witnessing. It's not usual to have a player like Percy Harvin on your ballclub. I hope the fans start appreciating him soon, because he's a first rounder in next year's draft.