Another Mighty Team Falls during Week 5: Ole Miss Holds Off Florida

Maybe it is the weekend of upsets. We haven’t really seen many crazy games this year, especially not compared to last year, but this week we’ve already seen the #1 team fall…and now #4 Florida has fallen to an unranked team as well, 31-30.

Many people were calling for a repeat of last year from Tim Tebow. Although there is no doubt that he’s a good quarterback, I doubt he’ll be in Heisman contention again this year. He peaked too early. In today’s game, Mississippi’s Jevan Snead (see left) was by far the best quarterback in the game. He threw for two touchdowns and ran in for another. Here’s a bit of trivia you may not know – Snead was a Florida recruit who changed his mind when he found our that they were also heavily recruiting Tebow.

Don’t get me wrong – this wasn’t a shit show like we saw on Thursday. Ole Miss got on the board early, but we saw Florida come back in the second quarter with 17 unanswered points. Things fell apart a bit in the second half, and although we had a close game in the 4th, the Ole Miss d-line proved to be too much for Tebow and the Gators.

Look, Snead’s numbers weren’t amazing, and both teams had some messy plays. It came down to a final last-minute extra point kick (see right), which was blocked by Kentrell Lockett, the hero of the game. This is the kind of rough-and-tumble football we see in the SEC, and although I’m not a Florida fan, I can’t say that they played like shit today. They played OK. Problem is, in the SEC OK isn’t good enough, even against Mississippi at home.

Pictures via Newscom.