The best dual-threat quarterback in college football doesn’t play for Florida. He doesn’t have two championship rings and he isn’t a Heisman Trophy favorite.
That’s because the best dual-threat quarterback in college football isn’t Tim Tebow. It’s Dan LeFevour, the senior from Central Michigan (8-2), who is putting up PlayStation numbers for a team steamrolling to the Mid-American Conference title game.
LeFevour doesn’t receive Tebow-like publicity. The MAC is not the SEC and Central Michigan’s only losses this season have come at the hands of Pac-10 Arizona and ACC Boston College. But the Chippewas did beat Michigan State earlier this year. And for all the hype over Tebow’s incredible production, LeFevour’s numbers actually are just as impressive.
In 51 career games at Florida, Tebow has rushed and passed for 10,761 yards and 132 touchdowns. In 49 career games at Central Michigan, LeFevour has rushed and passed for 14,458 yards and 137 scores. The gap in yards is inflated because LeFevour started right away, while Tebow came off the bench behind starter Chris Leak.
Still, LeFevour has been nothing short of spectacular. His career TD:INT ratio is 92:34. His record as a starter is 32-17. Last week against Toledo, he passed for 341 yards and two touchdowns and ran for four more scores in a 56-28 win.
This isn’t a knock on Tebow, who arguably is the most iconic college quarterback of the past 25 years. But the next time you sing praise for Iron Tim, send a quick shoutout to his peer in Mount Pleasant, Mich., while you’re at it.
