Tim Tebow News Update: Former Broncos Quarterback Now ESPN College Football Analyst as Super Bowl Special Guest for Good Morning America

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Tim Tebow News Update: America will have a chance to wake up with Tim Tebow on Friday as he reached Super Bowl week, not as a quarterback but as a special guest in Good Morning America. This has been first stated by The Hollywood Reporter.

According to USA Today, during the broadcast, Tebow will join with NFL All-Stars to challenge chef Emeril Lagasse to a Super Bowl snack cook off.

Tebow, was the former quarterback of Broncos Denver replaced by Peyton Manning after the 2011 season. He didn't start an NFL game after that and just signed with ESPN to serve as an analyst for its upcoming SEC Network.

Tebow made his official ESPN debut on January 6 prior to the BCS National Championship. As reported by Chris Chase, "he performed well in his first on-camera appearance as a network employee, though wasn't tasked with much analysis. Friday morning should be more of the same. Expect softball questions, generic soundbites, a few verbal crutches and a non-controversial take on Richard Sherman."

Here's a look at Tebow's pre-game commentary according to NFL.com:

On Auburn's motivation

Tebow: "To be an underdog in the national championship, for six weeks in a row, to have all the analysts, all the commentators, all the know-it-alls, say you're not good enough, you haven't put enough in ... that will fire you up for six weeks in a row. And I remember in 2006, we had to hear that. ... To hear that for six weeks, it fires you up, it puts a chip on your shoulder, it gets you ready to play."

Result: No doubt, Tebow was on the mark here. Auburn indeed played like a team with a chip on its shoulder and took command relatively early in the first half. In particular, an Auburn defense that was not given much of a chance to slow down the FSU offense did exactly that, confusing FSU quarterback Jameis Winston with consistent pressure and tight man-to-man coverage in the secondary.

On Auburn's running game

Tebow: "They only run a few plays, but they run them from a lot of different formations, and they disguise them very well. They run counter, they run power, they run jet sweep and they run inside zone. They've done those plays thousands and thousands of times. So when you're coming into a game with a lot of pressure, a lot of hype, a lot of nerves, it's easy to do something you've done (a lot), rather than going into a game with a lot of adjustments and a lot of new plays. That's why I think they'll come out playing fast."

Result: Give it to Tebow again here. Tre Mason moved the chains nicely in the first half and Nick Marshall was effective when necessary. The AU offense looked comfortable and undaunted by the Seminoles' superior athleticism early. In the second half, however, FSU did a better job handling the power plays inside, as Auburn managed just 10 points after halftime.

On Jameis Winston's weakness

Tebow: "You don't go into this game trying to stop him, you go in trying to control him. The two teams that have done that the best this year are Duke and Boston College. What they (did) was have multiple fronts, multiple blitzes and multiple coverages. One thing that's interesting in breaking down all his games -- this isn't really a weakness, but it's just a few plays he hasn't been good at -- is when he's been throwing interior routes. Benders, in cuts, digs, shallow crosses, when he's been throwing it inside, is when I feel he's struggled the most, and when a team has played multiple fronts, blitzes and coverage."

Result: Winston made a couple of decent crossing routes, but for the most part tried to make his passing yardage outside the hashes in the first half. In the second half, Winston warmed up a bit throwing over the middle. He found Rashad Greene over the middle for two key first downs on FSU's second possession of the second half, a series which resulted in a field goal and a bit of much-needed confidence for FSU.

Tebow's prediction

Tebow: "Auburn might be a team of destiny, but tonight, Florida State is deeper from top to bottom. When Jameis Winston and Telvin Smith's leadership in the fourth quarter, I think they win 35-31.

It is indeed a strong start for Tebow as college football analyst.

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