Tim Tebow is one of many people disappointed in the Florida Gators football team this season.
Tebow, who grew up a Gators fan and won two national championships and a Heisman Trophy at the school, pinpointed what he believes is the problem for the 3-3 Gators during an interview with a Jacksonville sports radio station Tuesday.
“I don’t think the offense has an identity right now, and I don’t think that they know what they want their identity to be,” Tebow said on Jacksonville sports radio station 1010 XL. “One of the biggest problems on the offense is leadership.”
Tebow was particularly disappointed with the Gators’ 42-13 home loss to Missouri on Saturday.
“[The Missouri loss] was tough to watch,” Tebow said. “If you’re a Gator fan it was not easy to watch. They just didn’t play with the heart that I’m used to watching Florida Gators play with.”
The Florida has lost 10 of their last 13 games and are clearly struggling this season, Tebow hopes they will be able to take the losing and turn it into a positive.
“Maybe they can rally around the ‘our backs are against the wall’ mentality. … They need to get hyped and play with a chip on their shoulder when they come to Jacksonville.”
Tebow noted that Florida, at 2-3 in conference, still is not out of the race in the SEC East. The Gators play Georgia in Jacksonville in two weeks.
