Hoover, Ala. — He has been a college quarterback for two years. He won't turn 21 until August 14. But when Florida's Tim Tebow arrived here at the SEC Football Media Days on Wednesday, he walked into the Wynfrey Hotel through a human corridor that was cheering a legend.

Urban Meyer, Florida's head coach, can only smile.

"There has never been anyone quite like him," Meyer said. "I am very lucky to be his coach."

No one has had a post-Heisman experience quite like Tebow, a junior from Jacksonville. Most college students spend their spring break at the beach trying to catch a few rays and the eyes of the opposite sex.

Not Tebow. He spent his three breaks from classes on mission trips to the Philippines, Croatia, and Thailand. In the Philippines the doctors needed an extra set of hands at the free clinic. Before his mission was over "Dr. Tebow" was performing minor surgical procedures — including circumcisions.

Need someone to minister to men in prison? That would be Tebow, who spoke at two different prisons on April 19.

Need someone to grease the skids at the state Capitol? Florida president Bernie Machen did and took Tebow to Tallahassee on April 24 where they both were honored by Governor Charlie Crist, as well as the Florida House and Senate.

"I have been give this incredible platform to help people because of football," Tebow said. "And so many athletes who get this chance use their platform the wrong way. I know there are other people who are qualified than me. But I am being given opportunities to change lives."

And while Tebow, the humanitarian, was doing more than his fair share to make the world a better place, he was also traveling more than 15,000 miles to be honored by 15 different organizations in nine different states.

And the demands for pieces of Tebow's time are only going to grow.

Since December the Florida athletics department has received more than 1,000 requests for him to speak at various organizations around the state. And each time he grants a request, they multiply. When ESPN.com did a piece on his visit to the prisons the school heard from prison ministries in five different states hoping to get Tebow to come.

Florida publicist Zack Higbee stays in touch with Tebow's father, Bob, on a daily basis to make sure the quarterback is not overwhelmed by the demand.

And by the way, while all of this is going on, Tebow has been getting ready for the 2008 season, in which Florida is considered a contender for the national championship, and maintaining a 3.68 grade point average.

Lest we forget, Tebow put together what many consider to be the best individual performance in the history of college football in 2007. No college football player had ever thrown for 20 touchdowns and run for 20 touchdowns in the same season. Tebow threw for 32 touchdowns and ran for 23 more. He rushed for more touchdowns than Herschel Walker or Bo Jackson ever scored and was only one short of the SEC record of 24 scored by Alabama's Shaun Alexander in 1999.

So what does Tebow do for encore? Only one player, Ohio State running back Archie Griffin (1974-75) has ever won back-to-back Heisman Trophies. It's a pretty good bet that with some SEC caliber running backs finally emerging at Florida, Tebow won't have to carry the ball 210 times. That pounding eventually took its toll as Tebow was hardly at 100 percent in the 42-30 loss to Georgia in Jacksonville.

Meyer has made it clear that this season he does not want Tebow to do it all by himself. And that is just fine with Tebow.

"Our goal at Florida is to win the national championship," Tebow said. "And for us to do that we need to spread the ball around to more people. My goals are the team's goals."

TEBOW STAYS ON THE RUN

Since the end of Florida's 2007 regular season and the beginning of preseason practice in August, Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow will have traveled more than 15,000 miles to be honored by 15 different organizations in nine different states. He has also made three mission trips. Here are just the highlights of his travel schedule this year:

Jan. 1: Plays against Michigan in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando.

Jan. 10-13: Walter Camp All-America weekend, New Haven, Conn.

Jan. 18: After team meeting, goes to locker room to tape an intro with ESPN's College Game Day.

Jan. 19: Honored at halftime of the Florida-Kentucky men's basketball game.

Feb. 17-19: Davey O'Brien Awards, Fort Worth, Texas.

March 6-8: Maxwell Awards, Atlantic City.

March 8-16: Spends his Spring Break in the Philippines doing missionary work. Does minor surgical procedures in the local clinic.

March 19: Spring football practice begins.

April 1: Flies to New York and back on the same day to accept the Sullivan Award.

April 11: Receives Ben Hill Griffin Award from athletic department at hall of fame dinner.

April 12: Spring practice concludes with Blue and Orange game. ESPN's College Game Day visits and Tebow is honored with a sign on the façade of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

April 13: Organizes a powder puff football league from Florida's sororities in that raises almost $10,000 for orphans around the world.

Apri 19: First free Saturday since December. Visits two area prisons to minister to the inmates.

April 24: On a day with no classes and no final exams, Tebow joins UF President Bernie Machen on a visit to the state Capitol in Tallahassee. They meet with governor Charlie Crist and were recognized on both the Senate and House floors.

May 1: Speaks at a banquet for the North Florida Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

May 2: He spends the day with his family as his brother, Peter, graduates from high school.

May 4-11: Visits Croatia with his family on a mission trip.

May 17: Spends Saturday playing golf with Danny Wuerffel, the 1996 Heisman Trophy winner.

May 28: Spoke to a youth rally of over 2,500 in Starke, Fla. Was invited by the First Baptist Church of Starke.

June 21-28: On break between summer school sessions, Tebow goes to Thailand on a mission trip,

July 11: Flies to Atlanta to see his sister and attends a Kenny Chesney concert the next day.

July 14-17: Travels to Los Angeles for the ESPY Awards.

July 23: Attends SEC Media Days in Birmingham.