GOD'S QUARTERBACKS

All eyes will be on the Cotton Bowl tomorrow for the UT–OU game. Now, I like to say I’m right down the middle on this one, neutral ... just like Dallas is the midpoint between the two schools. Still, I’m pretty torn because of the two godly young men behind center for both teams—Colt McCoy for the Longhorns and Sam Bradford for the Sooners. Football is important to them, but not as important as their relationship with Jesus Christ. Before you turn on your television tomorrow morning, listen to their stories on iamsecond.com.

There’s no quarterback who has more obviously and plainly stated his beliefs though than Tim Tebow. If you know who Tim Tebow is, then you know he’s a believer. Not only has he led his Florida Gators to the top, winning the championship, he’s also been crowned the best quarterback in the land, landing the Heisman Trophy, but most importantly, he’s led millions to consider the saving grace of our Lord and Savior. This son of missionaries made John 3:16 the #1 search term on Google when he wore it on his eye black during the BCS Championship game in January.

Months before, when the Gators lost to Ole Miss, he delivered an incredible promise, words that have been forever immortalized in Gator Land with a plaque outside the football facility. Titled “The Promise,” Tim apologizes to the fans saying they were hoping for an undefeated season. “I promise you one thing, a lot of good will come out of this. You will never see any player in the entire country play as hard as I will play the rest of the season, you will never see someone push the rest of the team as hard as I will push everybody the rest of the season. You will never see a team play harder than we will the rest of the season. God Bless.”

Of course, the Gators went on to beat OU in the championship, when he told the world about John 3:16. And he’s playing hard and playing tough again this year ... wearing a different verse on his eye black every week. Florida plays Arkansas at 2:30 p.m. Tune in just to see what Tebow’s message is.