Tim Tebow on College Football Hall of Fame Ballot for First time
Three Florida Gators Greats, Brad Culpepper, Errict Rhett and Tim Tebow, were named to the 2023 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, the National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame announced Monday.
Florida has produced 13 Hall of Famers — nine players and four coaches. That includes Steve Spurrier, who was inducted both as a player and a coach. The last Gator to be awarded the honor was offensive lineman Lomas Brown in 2020. Since 2000, eight Gators have joined the prestigious group.
The announcement of the 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be made in early 2023. With specific details to be announced in the future.
The 2023 College Football Hall of Fame Class will be officially inducted during the 65th NFF Annual Awards Dinner on Dec. 5, 2023, and permanently immortalized at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. They will also be honored at their respective schools with an NFF Hall of Fame On-Campus Salute during the 2023 season.
Culpepper was a 1991 consensus First Team All-American and recipient of the NFF Campbell Trophy as the nation’s top scholar-athlete. He was also a two-time All-SEC selection who led Gators to their first-ever SEC title in 1991. Culpepper ranks sixth all-time at Florida with 47.5 career TFL, a school record among defensive linemen.
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Rhett was a First Team All-American. He was the first player in FBS history to rush for more than 4,100 yards and catch more than 140 passes in a career. He was a three-time All-SEC selection and twice led the conference in rushing. Rhett was the 1994 Sugar Bowl MVP and is Florida’s all-time leader in rushing (4,163) and carries (873).
Tebow should be a first ballot Hall of Famer
This is the first year Tebow is eligible to be on the ballot. The left-handed quarterback was one of the most polarizing and decorated players in college football history.
Tebow was a 2007 consensus First Team All-American and the first sophomore in history to win the Heisman Trophy. He was the 2009 NFF Campbell Trophy winner, a two-time Maxwell Award recipient (2007, 2008), and the 2007 Davey O’Brien Award winner who led the Gators to two national titles. Tebow was a three-time SEC Offensive Player of the Year who set 28 school records during his career.
