If you go by numbers alone, Tim Tebow hasn’t got a prayer of making it to New York for the Heisman Trophy ceremony much less win it a second year in a row. The numbers say he’s doing well, but that quarterbacks like Graham Harrell of Texas Tech, Colt McCoy of Texas, Sam Bradford of Oklahoma and Chase Daniel of Missouri are doing so much better.
Tebow’s numbers to date: 126-194 passing (64.9 percent) for 1,740 yards and 17 touchdowns (two interceptions), 90 carries for 354 yards and 10 touchdowns. He produced 32 passing touchdowns, 23 rushing touchdowns and 4,181 yards of total offense last year. The most important number for Tebow is 8-1 as in the third-ranked Florida Gators are 8-1 on the season heading into Saturday’s game with 25th-ranked South Carolina (3:30 p.m., Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, CBS).
Tebow has a legitimate shot at 12-1 heading into January. Three more regular season wins and a win over Alabama in the SEC Championship Game will get him to 12-1, which is a huge turnaround from the 9-4 he finished last year in a Heisman Trophy season.
Now let’s compare Tebow to the four Big 12 quarterbacks that have put up better numbers.
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