No.1 Alabama 20, No.4 Florida 31
Tim Tebow passed for 216 yards and three TDs and added 56 yards on the ground to lead Florida over top-ranked Alabama for the SEC title and likely a spot in next month's BCS national title game.
Down 20-17 entering the fourth quarter, Florida scored twice for its second SEC title in the last three seasons. Florida is now 7-2 all-time in SEC title games.
Florida coach Urban Meyer said, "I've had some great players, and I've got some great players on this team. But I've never had one like this. Tim's got something special inside him. I'm not talking about throwing. I'm not talking about running. I'm talking about making everyone around him better. That fourth quarter was vintage Tim Tebow."
Tim Tebow had an 0-5 record when his team trailed in the second half, and the Gators went to the final period down 20-17. But Tebow removed that blemish from his record, throwing the last of his three touchdowns passes with less than 3 minutes remaining to clinch it.
Alabama had given up 28 points total in its last four games before allowing 31 to Florida.
The Gators had to play without Harvin, who didn't even suit up after spraining his right ankle the previous week in a win over Florida State. He walked on the field stiff-legged -- clearly, it wasn't even a close call whether or not he would play -- and watched the game from the sideline wearing his No. 1 jersey.
During the regular season, Harvin was the team's top receiver with 35 catches for 595 yards and seven touchdowns. He also was second on the team in rushing with 543 yards, scoring nine TDs on the ground.
But Florida still had Tebow. That was the difference.
Source: ESPN.com
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