GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Wearing full pads and sweating from head to toe, Tim Tebow took snaps, threw passes and ran option plays yesterday in his first practice since suffering a concussion against Kentucky on Sept. 26,.

The only thing Florida's star quarterback wasn't allowed to do was run over anybody.

Tebow returned to practice on a limited basis, though he still has not been cleared to play in the top-ranked Gators' Saturday night game at No. 4 LSU. Tebow wore a red, non-contact jersey — normal for quarterbacks — and took snaps with the first-team offense.

"He looked like Tim out there today," coach Urban Meyer said. "Obviously practice is a lot different from what's going to happen Saturday night. We're still doing an evaluation."