Florida Gators legend Tim Tebow has a message for Max Brown
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida Gators legend Tim Tebow will be back in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium this weekend when the Gators host the No. 5 Florida State Seminoles this Saturday. Tebow will be honored with a NFF Hall of Fame plaque.
The NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute program, which began with the inaugural College Football Hall of Fame Class in 1951, has become a hallowed tradition, and to this day the singular events remain the first of numerous activities in the Hall of Fame experience.
Tebow has taken more than 1,000 snaps as the starting quarterback inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Florida will turn to redshirt freshman Max Brown this weekend, who will take his first snaps as the Gators’ starter. Brown took over for injured starter Graham Mertz in a road loss to Missouri.
Tim Tebow sends a message to Max Brown
Now, Brown will make his first start against a top-five team. Tebow is expected to speak to the team before the game. On Friday, speaking with local reporters, Tebow did send a public message to Brown before arriving in Gainesville.
“Embrace the moment. When I say that I kind of mean that by don’t shy away from it. When you have the opportunities, let it rip. Be aggressive. Don’t be afraid to tell Coach Napier and all the coaches what you feel comfortable with. If that’s a zone read, let it rip. Do things early that you feel very comfortable with,” Tebow said on a Zoom call with local reporters Friday.
“I love the way when he came in last week there’s a play action with a linebacker coming up to him and he sidearm slings it on the over route. Yeah, Pearsall got hit pretty good but you just saw the confidence he played with. Boom, next play, and all of a sudden you could see this, there’s a little bit of the swag to when he stepped on the field and that’s not easy. You’re on the road against a top-10 team and, by the way, you’re down, here you go. I know there was the miscue with the fumble but I think for the most part he played really, really well stepping in there with his arm, with his legs, with his heart, leadership. I was very impressed. That’s not an easy environment. I’ve been there at night and I had a lot of friends there that were texting me the whole time that ‘this place is crazy’. The way he handled it, I was very impressed with it.”
