Florida ought to rent Tim Tebow as head coach, ex-NFL star says

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Florida Gators soccer is in the hunt for a brand new head coach after the college fired Billy Napier on Sunday following an error-filled victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III floated an enormous title that the Gators may wish to think about as their subsequent head coach – Tim Tebow .

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Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow (15) scrambles in opposition to the Tennessee Volunteers in the course of the second quarter at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida on Sept 15, 2007. (Jason Parkhurst/USA TODAY Sports activities )

"I’ve stated this for years now, I believe they need to rent Tim Tebow," Griffin stated Monday on "The Dan Patrick Show." "I believe they need to rent Tim Tebow. If Tim Tebow goes into any dwelling in Florida, you’re telling me that these dad and mom aren’t saying, ‘Yep, signal me up, I’m coming.’ You gotta put an amazing employees round him."

Patrick and Griffin debated the notion of hiring an iconic athlete like Tebow as their head coach because it didn’t precisely end up nice in school basketball for Georgetown and Patrick Ewing and St. John’s and Chris Mullin. Nevertheless, it did work out for Florida when the crew employed Steve Spurrier to be its head coach earlier than the 1990 season.

Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow (15) in the course of the first quarter in opposition to the Florida State Seminoles at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida on Nov. 24, 2007. (Jason Parkhurst/USA TODAY Sports activities)

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Tebow hasn’t precisely expressed curiosity in teaching. He’s been on the entrance strains of the hassle to cease human trafficking when he’s not analyzing the present state of faculty soccer in the course of the season.

Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin vowed to be thorough in his efforts to seek out the subsequent head coach.

Florida head coach Billy Napier paces the sideline in the course of the second half of an NCAA school soccer sport in opposition to Mississippi State, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Gainesville, Florida. (AP Photograph/John Raoux)

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The Gators have by no means appeared within the College Football Playoff . Tebow led this system to nationwide championships below City Meyer in 2006 and 2008.