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Tebow, Florida looking to stay in title hunt

Oct 25, 2008 - 10:38 AM Kentucky (5-2) at (7) Florida (5-1), 12:30 pm EDT

GAINESVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- Florida may have felt disrespected by the Bowl Championship Series standings this week, but its focus should still remain on Kentucky.

Reigning Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow and the seventh-ranked Gators will host the Southeastern Conference rival Wildcats on Saturday.

After a stunning loss to Mississippi on September 27, Florida has responded with blowout wins over Arkansas and Louisiana State.

While the Gators (5-1, 3-1 SEC East) shot up the polls, the BCS computers remained unimpressed. Florida came in at 12th in the computer rankings and placed 10th in the first BCS standings of the season.

Before their bye week, the Gators reeled off their most impressive performance of the season. Tebow tossed two touchdowns and rushed for another as Florida knocked off then-No. 4 LSU, 51-21, on October 11.

Tebow's statistics have not been as overwhelming as his Heisman-winning campaign, but the junior has still played well. He has passed for 1,235 yards and 10 touchdowns, while rushing for three scores.

Mike Hartline threw a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes last Saturday as Kentucky rallied for a 21-20 victory over Arkansas.

Hartline found Randall Cobb for a 32-yard scoring strike with 4:20 remaining to draw the Wildcats (5-2, 1-2) within 20-14.

Just under two minutes later, Hartline hooked up with Cobb again - this time from 21 yards out - to give Kentucky the lead.

The comeback allowed the Wildcats to avoid a third straight loss and should supply them with some momentum for this week's game.