Tim Tebow visits Auburn ahead of season opener

Former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow took some time this week to stop by Auburn’s training camp to deliver a speech to the team ahead of their season opener on Sept. 2 vs. Umass.

While Tebow never beat Auburn during his illustrious Heisman Trophy-winning college career, his accomplishments as a football player, motivational speaker, author, and even baseball player, inclined Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze to give him a call.

In a video released by Auburn’s official Football account on X (formerly known as Twitter), Tebow implores the young Auburn men to go the extra mile, putting in extra work to find moments that will differentiate themselves from other teams across the country.

“What are the differentiating moments for you? Is [it] that you are actually passionate, meaning when it gets hard, this is where I want to be different.. I want to suffer so I can be the best, so we can be the best, meaning you care so much for something you’re willing it suffer for it.”

That message is essential for an Auburn team with transfers starting at nearly every positional group. While the long offseason of two-a-days and camps certainly gave the team time to bond, the grind of an SEC season is entirely different.

It may sound cheesy, but if this Auburn team is going to do something special, they will need to be willing to sacrifice for each other.

Tebow also let the Swamp know where his loyalty lies after Auburn posted the video on Twitter, poking fun at himself for never beating the Tigers as well.

Auburn’s season kicks off one week from today in when the Tigers welcome the UMass Minutemen to Jordan-Hare.

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