Venice's Trey Burton draws Tebow comparison

[O-town Gator]

GAINESVILLE - "It was inside the Florida Gators' locker room, minutes before the start of Saturday's Orange & Blue game.

And Trey Burton got this feeling. The former Venice High star was about to begin his own personal, most excellent adventure.

"I was like, 'I'm really doing this right now,'" he said. "It was really a shock. It's an amazing feeling. You can't really describe it."

Burton joined his Gator teammates in the tunnel of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the one leading out to Florida Field and a place he one day hopes to command, as he did so many high-school gridirons, on so many Friday nights.

Burton won't start at quarterback for the Gators this fall. That honor will go to junior John Brantley, though the team has given every indication it will use Burton as it did a previous Florida freshman.

Big guy. Good wheels. Determined.

Named Tebow.

"I'm not Tim Tebow," Burton said. "I'm Trey."

That may be good enough."

Link: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100411/COLUMNIST/4111068

 

[MahxFahn]

Tebow set the bar for all new QB's to strive for and that's a good thing. The Orange and Blues always look brighter this time of year.......

 

[Escambia94]

I wonder if this will start a trend to always have a Leak/Tebow, Tebow/Brantley combo at QB. Maybe it will go Brantley/Burton, then Burton/{a pure passer}, then {a pure passer}/{runner/passer}, etc.

 

[Escambia94]

I wonder if this will start a trend to always have a Leak/Tebow, Tebow/Brantley combo at QB. Maybe it will go Brantley/Burton, then Burton/{a pure passer}, then {a pure passer}/{runner/passer}, etc.

Maybe soon I can insert "Jeff Driskel" into that pure passer slot after Burton! He would be a welcome addition to the Gator family.