1. The Gators' defensive tackles were being driven off the ball. Lawrence Marsh, Jaye Howard, Omar Hunter and Terron Sanders shared the snaps in the middle of the defense, and none of them seemed able to establish the line of scrimmage. They have great linebackers, and the defensive tackles just need to hold their ground so the linebackers can make plays on runs, and they could not do that Saturday.
2. Tennessee did a great job of putting pressure on Tim Tebow by blitzing from all over. At least two times, the left side of the line did not pick up a blitzing player, resulting in a sack. The offensive line will need to be better at recognizing blitzes and adjusting accordingly because future opponents will try to pressure Tebow more to have the same success the Volunteers had.
3. On third-and-12 in the first quarter, Tennessee handed the ball off to Montario Hardesty, who broke off a run of 20 yards. Then, in a third-and-19 situation, Hardesty was called on again to rush, this time for a 13-yard pickup. Urban Meyer seemed confident in the Joker package against the run despite it being mainly a pass defense, but that was the defense on the field during those plays, and it could not stop the run.
&ndash BOBBY CALLOVI
