GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: FLORIDA (4-1) at LSU (5-0)

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF TD LSU
JACOB HESTER 2 YD RUN
(COLT DAVID KICK)

FLORIDA (9) 24
LSU (1) 28 1:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLORIDA (9) 24
LSU (1) 28 0:44 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLORIDA (9) 24
LSU (1) 28 0:31 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLORIDA (9) 24
LSU (1) 28 0:26 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLORIDA (9) 24
LSU (1) 28 0:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLORIDA (9) 24
LSU (1) 28 0:12 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FLORIDA (9) 24
LSU (1) 28 0:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLORIDA (9) 3 14 7 0 24
LSU (1) 0 7 7 14 28 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: FLORIDA - FG, JOEY IJJAS 31 YD, 3:41.
FLORIDA 3-0
2ND QUARTER: FLORIDA - TD, KESTAHN MOORE 2 YD PASS FROM
TIM TEBOW (JOEY IJJAS KICK),
1:15. FLORIDA 10-0
LSU - TD, RYAN PERRILLOUX 1 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 8:52. FLORIDA
10-7
FLORIDA - TD, TIM TEBOW 9 YD RUN (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 12:37. FLORIDA 17-7
3RD QUARTER: LSU - TD, KEILAND WILLIAMS 4 YD RUN
(COLT DAVID KICK), 7:11.
FLORIDA 17-14
FLORIDA - TD, CORNELIUS INGRAM 37 YD PASS
FROM TIM TEBOW (JOEY IJJAS
KICK), 9:46. FLORIDA 24-14
4TH QUARTER: LSU - TD, DEMETRIUS BYRD 4 YD PASS FROM
MATT FLYNN (COLT DAVID KICK),
4:45. FLORIDA 24-21
LSU - TD, JACOB HESTER 2 YD RUN (COLT
DAVID KICK), 13:51. LSU 28-24</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
FLORIDA (9) 24
LSU (1) 28 FINAL</div>

 

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Ticker) -- Jacob Hester made Les Mileslook like a genius while keeping Louisiana State atop thenational rankings.


Hester rumbled for a go-ahead two-yard touchdown with just overa minute remaining, lifting the top-ranked Tigers to ahard-fought 28-24 triumph over No. 9 Florida in a SoutheasternConference showdown on Saturday.


It was the 13th consecutive victory for LSU (6-0, 3-0 SEC West),which owns the nation's longest winning streak thanks toWisconsin's loss to Illinois. The fifth-ranked Badgers enteredwith a 14-game winning streak.


More importantly, the Tigers confirmed their status as the SEC'stop team with their come-from-behind win over the defendingnational champion Gators (4-2, 2-2 East), who posted a 23-10 winover LSU last year in Gainesville.


Less than two hours after second-ranked Southern Californiasuffered a shocking 24-23 loss to Stanford, the Tigers appearedheaded toward the same fate.


Trailing, 24-21, and facing a 4th-and-1 at the Gators' 7-yardline, Miles opted against settling for a chip-shot field goalwhich would have tied the score with just over a minuteremaining.


The Tigers coach instead called a play for Hester, who willedhis way for two yards to the Gators 5 with 1:50 remaining.Miles' gamble ultimately paid off three plays later when Hesterplunged into the end zone from two yards out, giving LSU a 28-24lead with 1:14 to play.


It was the first lead of the game for the Tigers, who enteredthe contest atop the rankings for the first time since November7, 1959.


The 224-pound Hester finished with 106 yards on 23 carries whileMatt Flynn completed 14-of-27 attempts for 144 yards for LSU,which improved to 23-28-3 all-time against Florida.

Hester's gritty play overshadowed a strong performance byFlorida quarterback Tim Tebow, who passed for two TDs and ranfor another score. The sophomore finished 12-of-27 for 158yards and also ran for 68 yards on 15 carries.


But Tebow struggled in the fourth quarter, completing just2-of-8 passes while tossing an interception. The southpaw'slast-second desperation heave from midfield was batted down astime expired, sparking a wild celebration in "Death Valley."

After Keiland Williams scored on a four-yard TD run to draw LSUwithin 17-14 midway through the third quarter, the raucous crowdat Tiger Stadium erupted upon the announcement of USC's loss toStanford.


But Tebow quieted the crowd very quickly with his second TD passof the game, a 37-yard strike to a wide-open Cornelius Ingramwhich pushed Florida's lead back to 24-14 with 5:16 left in thethird.


The Tigers roared back in the fourth quarter, as Flynn hooked upwith Demetrius Byrd for a four-yard score to slice LSU'sdeficit to 24-21.


The score was set up when defensive end Kirston Pittmanintercepted Tebow off a deflection, giving the Tigers the ballat the Gators 27. Trindon Holliday raced for 16 yards on thefollowing play, and Flynn found Byrd on a 4th-down play fourplays later.


Tebow threw a pair of incompletions on the ensuing drive,forcing the Gators to punt with 9:29 remaining.


Following an offensive interference penalty, LSU found itselfwith a 3rd-and-16 from its own 34. But Flynn raced for 15yards, and Hester grinded out two tough yards on 4th-and-1 toprolong the eventual go-ahead drive.


Hester rumbled for another 20 yards to move the ball toFlorida's 15 with four minutes remaining, and LSU inched to the7 thanks to a five-yard run by backup quarterback RyanPerrilloux.


But after Hester was stopped for no gain on 3rd-and-1, Hesterbruised for two yards to the Florida 5 - setting up his decisivescore three plays later.

 

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Ticker) -- Jacob Hester made Les Mileslook like a genius while keeping Louisiana State atop thenational rankings.


Hester rumbled for a go-ahead two-yard touchdown with just overa minute remaining, lifting the top-ranked Tigers to ahard-fought 28-24 triumph over No. 9 Florida in a SoutheasternConference showdown on Saturday.


It was the 13th consecutive victory for LSU (6-0, 3-0 SEC West),which owns the nation's longest winning streak thanks toWisconsin's loss to Illinois. The fifth-ranked Badgers enteredwith a 14-game winning streak.


More importantly, the Tigers confirmed their status as the SEC'stop team with their come-from-behind win over the defendingnational champion Gators (4-2, 2-2 East), who posted a 23-10 winover LSU last year in Gainesville.


"We knew the whole time that we could win the game if we juststepped up," Hester said. "Things weren't going our way untilthe fourth quarter. We said that if we keep moving the ball andplaying our game, then everything will work out for us."

Less than two hours after second-ranked Southern Californiasuffered a shocking 24-23 loss to Stanford, the Tigers appearedheaded toward the same fate.


Trailing, 24-21, and facing a 4th-and-1 at the Gators' 7-yardline, Miles opted against settling for a chip-shot field goalwhich would have tied the score with just over a minuteremaining.


The Tigers coach instead called a play for Hester, who willedhis way for two yards to the Gators 5 with 1:50 remaining.Miles' gamble ultimately paid off three plays later when Hesterplunged into the end zone from two yards out, giving LSU a 28-24lead with 1:14 to play.


"It was just a regular power play," Hester said. "We had beenrunning it all night to the left side. We started from the leftto the right, and it opened up."


It was the first lead of the game for the Tigers, who enteredthe contest atop the rankings for the first time since November7, 1959.


The 224-pound Hester finished with 106 yards on 23 carries whileMatt Flynn completed 14-of-27 attempts for 144 yards for LSU,which improved to 23-28-3 all-time against Florida.

Hester's gritty play overshadowed a strong performance byFlorida quarterback Tim Tebow, who passed for two TDs and ranfor another score. The sophomore finished 12-of-27 for 158yards and also ran for 68 yards on 15 carries.


But Tebow struggled in the fourth quarter, completing just2-of-8 passes while tossing an interception. The southpaw'slast-second desperation heave from midfield was batted down astime expired, sparking a wild celebration in "Death Valley."

"I thought our defense was hanging in there pretty good, butthose two turnovers and the field position issues in the secondhalf were not like the first half," Florida coach Urban Meyersaid.


After Keiland Williams scored on a four-yard TD run to draw LSUwithin 17-14 midway through the third quarter, the raucous crowdat Tiger Stadium erupted upon the announcement of USC's loss toStanford.


But Tebow quieted the crowd very quickly with his second TD passof the game, a 37-yard strike to a wide-open Cornelius Ingramwhich pushed Florida's lead back to 24-14 with 5:16 left in thethird.


The Tigers roared back in the fourth quarter, as Flynn hooked upwith Demetrius Byrd for a four-yard score to slice LSU'sdeficit to 24-21.


The score was set up when defensive end Kirston Pittmanintercepted Tebow off a deflection, giving the Tigers the ballat the Gators 27. Trindon Holliday raced for 16 yards on thefollowing play, and Flynn found Byrd on a 4th-down play fourplays later.


Tebow threw a pair of incompletions on the ensuing drive,forcing the Gators to punt with 9:29 remaining.


Following an offensive interference penalty, LSU found itselfwith a 3rd-and-16 from its own 34. But Flynn raced for 15yards, and Hester grinded out two tough yards on 4th-and-1 toprolong the eventual go-ahead drive.


Hester rumbled for another 20 yards to move the ball toFlorida's 15 with four minutes remaining, and LSU inched to the7 thanks to a five-yard run by backup quarterback RyanPerrilloux.


But after Hester was stopped for no gain on 3rd-and-1, Hesterbruised for two yards to the Florida 5 - setting up his decisivescore three plays later.


"I don't make guarantees," Meyer said. "I don't know if I'veever done this, but I guarantee we'll be back."

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA at LSU

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLORIDA (9) 3 14 7 0 24
LSU (1) 0 7 7 14 28 FINAL

FLORIDA-FG, J Ijjas 31 YD 3:41 1st Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, K Moore 2 YD PASS FROM T Tebow (J Ijjas KICK)
1:15 2nd Qtr
LSU-TD, R Perrilloux 1 YD RUN (C David KICK) 8:52 2nd
Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, T Tebow 9 YD RUN (J Ijjas KICK) 12:37 2nd Qtr
LSU-TD, K Williams 4 YD RUN (C David KICK) 7:11 3rd
Qtr
FLORIDA-TD, C Ingram 37 YD PASS FROM T Tebow (J Ijjas
KICK) 9:46 3rd Qtr
LSU-TD, D Byrd 4 YD PASS FROM M Flynn (C David KICK)
4:45 4th Qtr
LSU-TD, J Hester 2 YD RUN (C David KICK) 13:51 4th
Qtr


FLORIDA LSU
First downs 19 25
Rushed-yards 32-156 52-247
Passing yards 158 144
Sacked-yards lost 2-8 0-0
Return yards 27 0
Passes 12-26-1 14-28-1
Punts 2-37 2-49
Fumbles-lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-yards 2-8 7-61
Time of possession 24:08 35:52


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: FLORIDA-Kestahn Moore 12-79, Tim Tebow 16-67, Percy Harvin
3-11, - Team 1-MINUS 1. LSU-Jacob Hester 23-106, Keiland Williams
9-46, Trindon Holliday 6-33, Matt Flynn 4-30, Ryan Perrilloux 6-23,
Charles Scott 4-9.

PASSING: FLORIDA-Tim Tebow 12-26-158- 1. LSU-Matt Flynn 14-27-144- 1.
Ryan Perrilloux 0-1-0- 0.

RECEIVING: FLORIDA-Percy Harvin 4-58, Cornelius Ingram 2-43, Louis
Murphy 3-26, Kestahn Moore 2-21, Andre Caldwell 1-10. LSU-Brandon
LaFell 6-73, Jared Mitchell 2-30, Demetrius Byrd 3-20, Richard Dickson
1-14, Charles Scott 1-6, Keiland Williams 1-1.


Att: 92,910</div>

 

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (Ticker) -- Jacob Hester made Les Mileslook like a genius while keeping Louisiana State atop thenational rankings.


Hester rumbled for a go-ahead two-yard touchdown with just overa minute remaining, lifting the top-ranked Tigers to ahard-fought 28-24 triumph over No. 9 Florida in a SoutheasternConference showdown on Saturday.


It was the 13th consecutive victory for LSU (6-0, 3-0 SEC West),which owns the nation's longest winning streak thanks toWisconsin's loss to Illinois. The fifth-ranked Badgers enteredwith a 14-game winning streak.


"I enjoy the character of this football team," LSU coach LesMiles said. "Down the road, that's what will carry this team -character. They kept finding a way. They faced adversity andplayed awfully well."


More importantly, the Tigers confirmed their status as the SEC'stop team with their come-from-behind win over the defendingnational champion Gators (4-2, 2-2 East), who posted a 23-10 winover LSU last year in Gainesville.


"We knew the whole time that we could win the game if we juststepped up," Hester said. "Things weren't going our way untilthe fourth quarter. We said that if we keep moving the ball andplaying our game, then everything will work out for us."

Less than two hours after second-ranked Southern Californiasuffered a shocking 24-23 loss to Stanford, the Tigers appearedheaded toward the same fate.


Trailing, 24-21, and facing a 4th-and-1 at the Gators' 7-yardline, Miles opted against settling for a chip-shot field goalwhich would have tied the score with just over a minuteremaining.


"Never any question in my mind that we were going to get it,"LSU quarterback Matt Flynn said. "We were in makeablesituations."


The Tigers coach instead called a play for Hester, who willedhis way for two yards to the Gators 5 with 1:50 remaining.Miles' gamble ultimately paid off three plays later when Hesterplunged into the end zone from two yards out, giving LSU a 28-24lead with 1:14 to play.


"It was just a regular power play," Hester said. "We had beenrunning it all night to the left side. We started from the leftto the right, and it opened up."


It was the first lead of the game for the Tigers, who enteredthe contest atop the rankings for the first time since November7, 1959.


The 224-pound Hester finished with 106 yards on 23 carries whileMatt Flynn completed 14-of-27 attempts for 144 yards for LSU,which improved to 23-28-3 all-time against Florida.

"Hester made some of the key runs for us," Miles said. "Some oflength, some were short. We got some inspirational play fromhim."


Hester's gritty play overshadowed a strong performance byFlorida quarterback Tim Tebow, who passed for two TDs and ranfor another score. The sophomore finished 12-of-27 for 158yards and also ran for 68 yards on 15 carries.


But Tebow struggled in the fourth quarter, completing just2-of-8 passes while tossing an interception. The southpaw'slast-second desperation heave from midfield was batted down astime expired, sparking a wild celebration in "Death Valley."

"I thought our defense was hanging in there pretty good, butthose two turnovers and the field position issues in the secondhalf were not like the first half," Florida coach Urban Meyersaid.


After Keiland Williams scored on a four-yard TD run to draw LSUwithin 17-14 midway through the third quarter, the raucous crowdat Tiger Stadium erupted upon the announcement of USC's loss toStanford.


But Tebow quieted the crowd very quickly with his second TD passof the game, a 37-yard strike to a wide-open Cornelius Ingramwhich pushed Florida's lead back to 24-14 with 5:16 left in thethird.


The Tigers roared back in the fourth quarter, as Flynn hooked upwith Demetrius Byrd for a four-yard score to slice LSU'sdeficit to 24-21.


The score was set up when defensive end Kirston Pittmanintercepted Tebow off a deflection, giving the Tigers the ballat the Gators 27. Trindon Holliday raced for 16 yards on thefollowing play, and Flynn found Byrd on a 4th-down play fourplays later.


Tebow threw a pair of incompletions on the ensuing drive,forcing the Gators to punt with 9:29 remaining.


Following an offensive interference penalty, LSU found itselfwith a 3rd-and-16 from its own 34. But Flynn raced for 15yards, and Hester grinded out two tough yards on 4th-and-1 toprolong the eventual go-ahead drive.


Hester rumbled for another 20 yards to move the ball toFlorida's 15 with four minutes remaining, and LSU inched to the7 thanks to a five-yard run by backup quarterback RyanPerrilloux.


But after Hester was stopped for no gain on 3rd-and-1, Hesterbruised for two yards to the Florida 5 - setting up his decisivescore three plays later.


"I don't make guarantees," Meyer said. "I don't know if I'veever done this, but I guarantee we'll be back."