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Florida Gators football is searching for 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 mentioned a big name the Gators might want to consider as their next head coach: Tim Tebow.
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Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow (15) battles the Tennessee Volunteers during the second quarter at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida on September 15, 2007. (Jason Parkhurst/USA TODAY Sports)
“I’ve said this for years, 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 to any house in Florida, you’re telling me those parents aren’t saying, ‘Yeah, sign me up, I’m coming.’ You’ve got to put a great staff around him.”
Patrick and Griffin debated the idea of hiring an iconic athlete like Tebow as their head coach, since it didn’t exactly turn out very well in college basketball for Georgetown, Patrick Ewing, St. John’s and Chris Mullin. However, it worked out for Florida when the team hired Steve Spurrier as its head coach before the 1990 season.
Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow (15) during the first quarter against the Florida State Seminoles at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Florida on November 24, 2007. (Jason Parkhurst/USA TODAY Sports)
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Tebow hasn’t exactly expressed interest in coaching. He has been on the front lines of the effort to stop human trafficking when not analyzing the current state of college football during the season.
Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin promised to be thorough in his efforts to find the next head coach.
Florida head coach Billy Napier walks on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Mississippi State, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Gainesville, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
The Gators have never appeared in the College Football Playoffs. Tebow led the program to national championships with Urban Meyer in 2006 and 2008.
