Tim Tebow demands a response from Florida after Missouri loss

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After Florida’s 45–17 loss at Missouri on Oct. 3, Tim Tebow challenged the Gators to respond against South Carolina on Oct. 10 before games against Texas and Georgia. “Missouri surprised a lot of folks last week. I tell you, they surprised me a lot. I did not see an L coming for Florida that was going to look like that, and I think the first thing I go to is in this game in college football, but especially in the SEC, you can never negotiate or evaluate when you're going to show up with effort. It cannot happen,” Tebow said. Florida was 4–1 after the loss. Missouri used quick screens and misdirection to blunt the Gators’ front-four pressure, then exposed missed tackles and gaps in the secondary. Tebow said Florida must bring “the same skill, same will, same mindset, same determination every week.” The Gators need to show Missouri was a one-game collapse, not the start of a slide before trips to Texas on Oct. 17 and Georgia on Oct. 31.

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