Tebow’s colleagues did not know what to make of the Florida legend’s enthusiasm for the Gators’ redshirt freshman. Now everyone does.
Two weeks into the college football season, few players have generated more buzz than Florida’ big-play backup. Richardson could be the X-factor for the No. 11 Gators (2-0) during Saturday’s visit from top-ranked Alabama (2-0).
“I’d heard his name,” Paul Finebaum said of Richardson. “But it’s not like I’m paying a lot of attention to the backup quarterback Florida. Tebow started going off. He went on for 25 minutes. I’m going, oh my goodness.