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Urban Meyer Names the Greatest Player in College Football History
Sports Illustrated ^ | June 12, 2026 | Matt De Lima

Posted on 06/12/2026 12:57:56 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement

Former college football head coach Urban Meyer has never been shy about where Tim Tebow ranks in the history of the sport. On a recent episode of The Triple Option, the three-time national championship coach made the case for his former quarterback again. This time, the focus shifted to managing the circus that surrounded Tebow's storied Florida career.

Meyer called Tebow "a very polarizing figure," which was meant as a compliment. Because in the same breath the former Florida coach said Tebow "was the best player in college football history."

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: gators; meyer; ncaafootball; tebow

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1 posted on 06/12/2026 12:57:56 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

Joe Burrow was pretty good.


2 posted on 06/12/2026 1:01:05 PM PDT by JustAnthony
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To: ConservativeStatement

Bo Jackson? Herschel Walker? I love Tim Tebow but....


3 posted on 06/12/2026 1:04:34 PM PDT by Rummyfan (Ok In anyq war between the civilized man and the savage, support lthe civilized man.👨 so t tv)
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I asked AI. Tommie Frazier. Reggie Bush. Plus Tim Tebow (already mentioned). They wont 2 championships.


4 posted on 06/12/2026 1:08:53 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: ConservativeStatement

Why, it’s Johnny Football.


5 posted on 06/12/2026 1:12:21 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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How come it is never a lineman?


6 posted on 06/12/2026 1:12:47 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: ConservativeStatement

O.J. Simpson 😉


7 posted on 06/12/2026 1:13:18 PM PDT by MotorCityBuck (Keep the Change You Filthy Animal !)
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To: crusty old prospector

he’s doing MMA gigs now...............


8 posted on 06/12/2026 1:18:09 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Wonder how Jim Brown could have been if he just focused on college football and not the other college sports he played.


9 posted on 06/12/2026 1:24:12 PM PDT by delchiante
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To: Rummyfan
"Herschel Walker?"

"Skoal, brother..."

10 posted on 06/12/2026 2:20:48 PM PDT by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: Rummyfan

OJ Simpson.


11 posted on 06/12/2026 2:27:53 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Psalm 73

That was Earl Campbell


12 posted on 06/12/2026 2:42:49 PM PDT by MoreMAGA ("See, there's three kinds of people...")
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To: MoreMAGA

Earl gets my vote too.


13 posted on 06/12/2026 3:00:28 PM PDT by Migraine
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To: ConservativeStatement

Butkus played both ways. Hell of a fullback. Devastating linebacker.


14 posted on 06/12/2026 3:02:04 PM PDT by Migraine
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Go Gators!

-PJ

15 posted on 06/12/2026 3:08:02 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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Wrong. Nebraskas Tommie Frasier


16 posted on 06/12/2026 3:32:36 PM PDT by Mean Daddy (Who will do the Democrat voting that Americans won’t do? - rightwingcrazy)
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Oh, barnyard fertilizer.

The GOAT? Bronco Nagurski by acclamation. The name alone sweeps the field without even looking at performance.

Ray Nitzschke is a close second.


17 posted on 06/12/2026 3:55:06 PM PDT by sphinx
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Wrong. Nebraskas Tommie Frasier


The Gators are still trying to tackle him. Funny, that his brother did play for UF.


18 posted on 06/12/2026 3:58:51 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: ConservativeStatement

Danny Wuerffel was pretty good too. And another great example, like Tebow.


19 posted on 06/12/2026 3:59:59 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Ray Nitzschke is a close second.


20 posted on 06/12/2026 4:01:53 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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