Tim Tebow perfectly predicted Will Howard's 4th-down keeper on Ohio State's go-ahead drive vs. Texas

While Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit were on the call for ESPN’s main broadcast of the College Football Playoff semifinal game between Ohio State and Texas on Friday, Pat McAfee had his own broadcast from the sidelines for the Buckeyes’ 28-14 win.

Tim Tebow joined McAfee’s broadcast, and during the fourth quarter with the game tied at 14-14, the former Florida quarterback perfectly predicted what Ohio State and quarterback Will Howard — who was playing with a gnarly knot on his hand — would do on fourth-and-short.

With 9:50 left in the game, Texas took a timeout before the Buckeyes’ fourth-and-2 snap from the Longhorns’ 34-yard line, and Tebow offered some spot-on analysis about Howard.

Tebow said during the Texas timeout:

“You know one other thing that we haven’t seen today, we haven’t seen a keep by Will Howard. On a zone read when they think it’s going to a TreVeyon [Henderson], a Quinshon [Judkins] — that could be a really perfect time to pull that out too because he’s a capable runner just ask the Big 12 of what he did to them.”

Tim Tebow — on the Pat McAfee broadcast — was all over the Will Howard keeper run on 4th-and-2 for Ohio State. #CFP pic.twitter.com/SBITryFwkJ

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 11, 2025

Tebow nailed it. Howard kept the ball and took off for an 18-yard run that likely would have been long had the quarterback seemingly lost control of his legs, causing him to stumble.

Either way, Ohio State picked up a first down and eventually scored the Buckeyes’ last go-ahead touchdown.