One of the reasons he gave for choosing Florida was coach Urban Meyer's spread option offense, an offense for which Tebow was deemed an archetypal quarterback. Despite family ties to the University of Florida, where his parents met as students, Tebow considered other schools, including the University of Alabama. In 2007, he was named to the Florida State Athletic Association's All-Century Team that listed the Top 33 football players in the state of Florida's 100-year history of high school football. Tebow was also featured in Sports Illustrated on the "Faces in the Crowd" page.
The segment was titled "Tim Tebow: The Chosen One", and focused on Tebow's home school controversy and missionary work in the Philippines, his athletic exploits, and the college recruiting process. Tebow was the subject of an ESPN "Faces in Sports" documentary. In 2003, his performance led to a minor controversy regarding the fact that, although home-schooled, he had his choice of school for which to play. Florida law allows homeschooled students to participate on the team of the local high school in the school district in which they live, and private schools such as Trinity Christian Academy are also allowed to let homeschooled students play on their teams. He never actually enrolled at either school, however: his parents chose to home-school him. Nease High School where he could play quarterback. Johns County, making him eligible to play for the struggling football program at Allen D. Before the 2003 season, he moved to nearby St.
He began his high school football career as a tight end for Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville. Tebow is dyslexic and believes in his uniqueness as a gift from God. He and his siblings were all homeschooled by their parents, who instilled the family's Christian beliefs.
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