Did Tim Tebow Break News Of UF Hiring?

The former UF quarterback welcomed Muschamp to the Gator family on Twitter, according to the Orlando Sentinel.

As news of Florida's hiring of Will Muschamp began trickling out, many people began to credit Tim Tebow for "breaking" the story.

Tebow, the former UF quarterback now playing in Denver, welcomed Muschamp to Florida on his Twitter account before most had heard the news.

"Welcome to the Gator family Coach Muschamp! You'll soon find out why it's great to be a Florida Gator! God bless and Go Gators!!!," the tweet said.

Further speculation was driven by the fact that Tebow and Muschamp share the same agent, Jimmy Sexton.
Our own research shows the Twitter account for the website SaturdayDownSouth.com was actually the first to post on the Muschamp hiring.

Their tweet by user "SatDownSouth" said, "Source says Will Muschamp will be announced #Gators head coach tonight at 9pm on # ESPN."

It was around an hour before Tebow's.

Still, for most of Gator Nation, the first word they received of Muschamp's hiring was from Tim Tebow.

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