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He was the first college football player to both rush and pass for twenty or more touchdowns in a single season and was the first college sophomore to win the Heisman. Tebow played quarterback for Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where he became a Division I-A recruit ranked among the top quarterback prospects in the nation as a high school senior. After a tight recruiting battle, he chose the University of Florida over the University of Alabama. Tebow was a dual threat quarterback adept at rushing and passing the football. He was used his freshman season largely as a change of pace to the Gators' more traditional passing quarterback, Chris Leak. Tebow's contribution to the Gators' 2006 college football season was as a key back-up who helped the Gators win college football's national championship game for the first time since 1996. As a college sophomore during the 2007 season, he became the Gators' starting quarterback and broke the Southeastern Conference (SEC) records for both rushing touchdowns and total touchdowns accounted for in a single season. In addition to winning the Heisman Trophy, his 2007 performance also earned the Maxwell Award as the nation's top football player, the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's best quarterback, and the James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's most outstanding amateur athlete in any sport. |
