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

Jan 10, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard (18) runs past Texas Longhorns defensive back Michael Taaffe (16) during the fourth quarter of the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-Imagn Images ORG XMIT: IMAGN-877023 ORIG FILE ID: 20250110_jhp_sh2_286.JPG

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."

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.

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