Ole Miss middle linebacker Jonathan Cornell didn’t play in Ole Miss’ 30-24 home loss to Florida last September. However, Cornell remembers the game vividly, in large part because of the dominating play of Gator quarterback Tim Tebow.
“I remember they ran the quarterback power a lot, and I was kind of disappointed we couldn’t stop that,” Cornell said. “I’m pretty sure that we’ll work pretty hard in practice this week.”
Tebow rushed 27 times for 166 yards and completed 20 of 34 passes for 261 more in Florida’s win. Two of Tebow’s carries resulted in touchdowns in a game that Ole Miss trailed by as few as three points midway through the fourth quarter. Ole Miss defensive coordinator Tyrone Nix wasn’t in Oxford last year when Tebow tore up the Rebels, but he can relate.
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9/23/08
