Associated Press
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida quarterback Tim Tebow was out of the hospital and on his way home Sunday, about 12 hours after sustaining a concussion during the team's 41-7 victory at Kentucky.
Tebow was released from the University Medical Center in Lexington, Ky., Sunday morning. He was held for precautionary reasons. Coach Urban Meyer spent the night in the hospital with Tebow.
"Tim is doing fine this morning," Meyer said. "His CT scans came back and indicated that Tim suffered a concussion. Our medical and athletic training staff will continue to monitor him to determine how much rest and recovery he needs. We will have additional information and updates this week."
Tebow was expected back in Florida later Sunday.
The top-ranked Gators (4-0) are off next week, then play at LSU on Oct. 10. It might be several days, maybe even longer, before Tebow's status becomes clearer for what could be the toughest game on the defending national champions' schedule.
It would be even tougher without Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and the heart and soul of the Gators.
But his release surely was welcome news for Florida fans who watched Tebow lay motionless on the field at Commonwealth Stadium.
"Everyone is concerned about Tim, and our thoughts and our prayers are with him and his family," said associate head coach and defensive coordinator Charlie Strong, who filled in for Meyer on the head coach's television show Sunday.
Let me start by saying that Tim Tebow is no doubt a classy guy and a good player. Now here's a funny thought for a short story I had post-concussion.
Imagine if the concussion had given him amnesia and he could remember nothing from his past despite the fact that he's a talented athlete. Then he starts drinking and accepting all the sexual advances that come his way. By the time of the Heisman ceremony he is wearing flashy suits, wearing gaudy jewelry, drinking more than Joe Kane and nailing every co-ed in the Sunshine State. As I alone in thinking this would be the funniest thing ever?
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