UF quarterback Tim Tebow is facing some serious competition for the role of top motivational speaker in the Gators' locker room.
To help keep his team focused, UF coach Urban Meyer has brought in championship coaches Bill Belichick and Doc Rivers in the past, and he added to that list Monday by inviting ESPN analyst Lou Holtz, who coached Notre Dame to a national title in 1988 and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame last year.
"[Holtz's message was] that we're a blessed team with a lot of good athletes, but it doesn't really matter if we don't go out every day and prepare to win," Tebow said. "'What are you doing right now to prepare to win? Winning doesn't come in January, it comes right now, every day you step on the field you have to get better.'"
Meyer said Tuesday that he planned to bring in more speakers in the coming weeks -including former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy - and he will continue to rely on friends like UF basketball coach Billy Donovan.
"We're very careful about who we allow to speak to our team," Meyer said. "I have some very confident friends - Bill Belichick is one and (Utah coach) Kyle Whittingham is another-and I run things by them all the time. I have a little circle of guys who I constantly am on the phone with."
