While Jim McElwain goes through the ESPN “Car Wash” in Bristol, Connecticut, junior cornerback Jalen Tabor will be in the Big Apple, having a media day of his own.
Tabor, a preseason All-American, will catch ride up with McElwain on Tuesday morning, stopping in New York City for a tour of the Good Morning America set, a tour set up by former Florida Gators quarterback Jesse Palmer.
“I’m very excited and blessed for this opportunity,” Tabor said in a release. “It’s an honor to represent the Gators and let my voice be heard.”
After the tour of the GMA set, Tabor will visit NFL Headquarters and has interviews set up with Sirius XM and Sports Illustrated before meeting back up with McElwain to fly back to Gainesville.
Tabor wasn’t brought to SEC Media Days last week in Birmingham. McElwain chose to bring two players, Marcus May and Jarrad Davis, that chose to return to Florida for their senior seasons. Tabor, instead, held his own media day, taking fan questions from fans on Twitter and Periscope. Tabor has personality for days, is well spoken in front of a camera and will show off his charisma on Tuesday.
“What you see is what you get,” Maye said at SEC Media Days. “Jalen’s that guy on the field where you’re going to hear, but you’re also going to see him making plays, creating turnovers. He talks, but he’s always there to back it up.”