Former Heisman Trophy Winner Pushes for Florida Gator Legend Tim Tebow to be Next Head Coach
By Space Coast Daily // October 20, 2025
Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III advocates for Tim Tebow to be next head coach at Florida
ABOVE VIDEO: Tim Tebow and members of the 2008 Florida Gators reflect on their loss to the Ole Miss Rebels and “The Promise” speech Tebow issued after the game. Tebow’s speech inspired the Gators to win their final eight regular-season games and beat Oklahoma for the BCS national championship.
(FOX NEWS) – Florida Gators football is in search of a new head coach after the school fired Billy Napier on Sunday following an error-filled victory over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III floated a big name that the Gators might want to consider as their next head coach: Tim Tebow.
“I’ve said this for years now. I think they should hire Tim Tebow,” Griffin said Monday on “The Dan Patrick Show.” “I think they should hire Tim Tebow. If Tim Tebow goes into any home in Florida, you’re telling me that those parents aren’t saying, ‘Yep, sign me up. I’m coming.’ You gotta put a great staff around him.”
Patrick and Griffin debated the notion of hiring an iconic athlete like Tebow as their head coach as it didn’t exactly turn out great in college basketball for Georgetown and Patrick Ewing and St. John’s and Chris Mullin.
However, it did work out for Florida when the team hired Steve Spurrier to be its head coach before the 1990 season.
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