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HOOVER , Ala. – The biggest star in college football had been asked every other question so
why not try a new one? Tim Tebow had taken on a Mr. Perfect reputation: Heisman winner, BCS
champion, unfailingly polite Born Again Christian in a Florida quarterback’s uniform.
The gushing from the media through the years – the latest being a Sports Illustrated cover
appearance this week – is well-earned. It’s also overbearing to rival fans who are tired of
hearing about the guy.
What can anyone say though? What’s his negative – that he’s too earnest? He’s too polite?
Does Tim Tebow do anything wrong? So on Thursday at SEC media day, someone tried to find out.
“Tim, are you saving yourself for marriage?” asked Clay Travis, the author of “On Rocky
Top,” in wondering whether the answer would mesh with Tebow’s public passion for his faith.
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Tebow laughed. Everyone in the interview room laughed. Wait, Tim Tebow’s sex life is now an
issue? A question jammed in between his thoughts on UF’s running back rotation and the
pressures of being ranked No. 1 in the preseason?
But when the noise died down, Tebow spoke.
“Yes,” he said. “I am.”
There were more giggles. This is what it had come to for a player who has hit the star
stratosphere like few college players ever.
“I think you’re all stunned right now,” Tebow smiled. “I was ready for the question. Ya’
ll weren’t.”
So there you go, Tim Tebow is a virgin and he’s proud to admit it. Apparently people ask all
the time.
He was fine with the question and wants to let everyone know that not even the coeds in
Gainesville could break him of his commitment to Christianity. And if you’ve ever strolled
through the UF campus, you’d know Tebow has just redefined the word “devout.”
Forget preaching to prisoners, circumcising children on third world missionaries or giving
impassioned speeches after losses to Ole Miss. The legend of Tim Tebow may have just peaked.
At this point, just about anything this guy does would seem believable.
“The No. 1 way you minister to people is through your actions,” Tebow said. “They see how
you act, how you treat people, how you love people, how strong your relationship with Jesus
Christ is.”
So there you go; one more thing to like about the guy, one more thing for rival fans to taunt
him with, if they so chose. Not that he’d care. Tebow looked proud, admitting the ultimate
walking of the walk. That’s his thing. After he wore a Bible verse under his eyes at the BCS
title game last January, it was searched for 94 million times on the Internet.