Florida should hire Tim Tebow as head coach, says former NFL star

Florida Gators football is looking for a new head coach after the school fired Billy Napier on Sunday following an error-filled win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III shot a big name the Gators might want to consider as their next head coach — Tim Tebow.

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“I’ve been saying 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 walks into any home in Florida, you tell me those parents aren’t going, ‘Yeah, sign me up, I’m coming.’ You have to have a great staff around him.”

Patrick and Griffin debated the idea of ​​hiring an iconic athlete like Tebow as their head coach when it didn’t exactly turn out great in college basketball for Georgetown and Patrick Ewing and St. John’s and Chris Mullin. However, Florida succeeded when the team hired Steve Spurrier to be its head coach prior to the 1990 season.

Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow (15) in 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. When not analyzing the current state of college football during the season, he has been on the front lines of efforts to end human trafficking.

Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin vowed to be thorough in his efforts to find the next head coach.

Florida head coach Billy Napier walks 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 Playoff. Tebow led the program to national championships under Urban Meyer in 2006 and 2008.