GatorZone MorningLinks: Gators arrive in Tampa, Tebow's big day, plus other tidbits
Monday, December 27, 2010 | Football, Scott Carter
The Gators arrived in Tampa on Sunday to begin preparing for Saturday's Outback Bowl against Penn State in Gators coach Urban Meyer's final game.
Florida practices for the first time in Tampa this morning starting at 9:45 until around noon.
Here are some links covering the Gators (and a former Gator named Tim Tebow):
--The Gators officially kicked off Outback Bowl Week with a welcome dinner on Sunday night. Click here for story on GatorZone.com.
--The Orlando Sentinel's Rachel George takes a look at Meyer's biggest bowl wins as Gators coach. Click here to read the list.
--The Gators' arrival in Tampa signals the end for Meyer. Click here to read a story by Florida Today's David Jones.
--Rumors about Penn State coach Joe Paterno's possible retirement after the Outback Bowl have picked up steam. Click here to read what Penn State players said at Sunday's Outback Bowl Welcome Dinner from the St. Petersburg Times.
--Former Gators quarterback Tim Tebow brought the Broncos back to win his first game as an NFL starter. Click here to read about Tebow's performance in the Denver Post.
--Orlando Sentinel columnist George Diaz blogs about whether the Jaguars blew it by not drafting hometown hero Tebow. Click here to read Diaz's blog.
--Meyer has repeatedly talked about his respect for Paterno and how Penn State does it “the right way.'' Click here for a story by Joey Johnston of the Tampa Tribune on Paterno's way of running a program.
--The Outback Bowl is celebrating its 25th anniversary. At one time, it appeared it wouldn't make it five years. Click here for a story from the Tampa Tribune on how the bowl not only survived, but thrived in recent years.
