How did the florida football gators hold off Arkansas and stay unbeaten?”
No. 1 Florida escapes with 23-20 win vs. Arkansas By MARK LONG, AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla.(AP) Tim Tebow stood on the sideline with his eyes closed. He couldn’t bear to watch, not after seeing so much go wrong all afternoon. Maybe he should have peeked. After all, he missed what might go down as the most important field goal in Florida history. Tebow directed a 69-yard drive in the final minutes, setting up Caleb Sturgis’ 27-yard field goal with 9 seconds remaining that gave the top-ranked Gators a 23-20 win against Arkansas on Saturday. “Once I heard everybody cheering and opened my eyes and saw we made the field goal, that was fun,” Tebow said. The rest of the game wasn’t nearly as enjoyable. On a day when little went right for the Gators (6-0, 4-0 Southeastern Conference), Tebow took over down the stretch and helped extend the nation’s longest win streak to 16 games. He threw for 255 yards and a touchdown, ran for 69 more and saved his best plays for when Florida needed him
Tim Tebow made another promise to his Florida teammates during halftime of Saturday’s 23-20 win over Arkansas, and it had nothing to do with playing harder or with more heart than any team in the country. “It wasn’t like a fiery speech. His face wasn’t red,” receiver David Nelson said. “He was just like, ‘I promise you, we’re going to do our thing. I trust you, you’re my brothers.’ It was more like he was reiterating his confidence in us. Don’t get too nervous about the situation, don’t start thinking we’re going to lose. Just believe in yourself, believe in each other and we’ll come out victorious.” Tim Tebow delivers on yet another promise in the Gators’ 23-20 win over Arkansas Florida (6-0, 4-0 SEC) believed just enough to squeak out a victory Saturday and keep its dreams of a perfect season alive. But it wasn’t easy. Saturday’s homecoming game had all the makings of a repeat of last year’s Ole Miss fiasco – four turnovers, a sluggish offense, an underrated opponent with nothing to
