Because the head teaching search continues to warmth up for Florida, ESPN school soccer analyst Robert Griffin III determined to throw his opinion into the combo of who it should be—Tim Tebow.
“They should assume exterior of the field for the next head teaching hire,” he stated on “The Paul Finebaum Present” on Friday. “And the phrase on the market [that] Dan Mullen wasn’t in love with recruiting, he wasn’t in love with the method of these issues. However who’s actually going to out recruit Nick Saban, Kirby Good and Jimbo Fisher, proper?
“So, when you throw Tim Tebow in there, encompass him with construction, have about three or 4 earlier head coaches on his workers to assist him determine the imaginative and prescient of his program, that is going to convey pleasure to the Florida Gators. It’ll have gamers be intrigued, enthusiastic about going into Gainesville and recreating that tradition they’d oh so way back.”
Griffin III cited Deion Sanders as an instance of how this type of construction has been profitable but additionally acknowledged that Tebow has zero teaching expertise.
“However, coaches do not should be X’s and O’s guys,” Griffin III stated. “They should be motivators, and that is what Tim Tebow does finest.”
Tebow performed at Florida from 2006-09, main the Gators to the 2008 Nationwide Championship and successful the Heisman Trophy in 2007. He went on to spend three years within the NFL earlier than leaving for baseball and signing with the Mets group in September 2016. He retired from the game in February 2021.
Louisiana coach Billy Napier has emerged as the lead candidate for the place, sources instructed Sports activities Illustrated‘s Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde. The Gators fired Dan Mullen final week after a loss to Missouri, which dropped their report to five–6. Mullen is owed $12 million in buyout cash.
Florida presently leads Florida State firstly of the fourth quarter. Bowl eligibility is on the road for each applications.
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