Three ticks and a yard were all that stood between them and a walk-off goal-line stand for the ages. Or heartbreak.
You could almost hear the palpitations of Gator Nation’s heart collectively thumping. This kind of tension maybe hadn’t been felt by so many Gators fans since the dawning of the second era of Florida football, Two Score and Six Years Ago.
One yard stood between a bruised, battered and disrespected Jim McElwain team and exoneration with an SEC East championship. Three ticks were left on the clock as LSU broke the huddle – an LSU team that makes its living pounding the rock, on a mission to save its interim coach, salvage its season and perhaps earn a trip to the Sugar Bowl.