FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - University of Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow is the inspiration behind a bill being considered in the heart of Kentucky Wildcats country.
Tebow was home-schooled but played football at a Florida public school. State Sen. Jack Westwood, a Crescent Springs Republican, is using Tebow's story to push a bill that would allow Kentucky's home-schooled pupils to play sports at public high schools.
Westwood told the Lexington Herald-Leader he's optimistic Tebow's popularity could help the proposal before the Kentucky General Assembly. The newspaper reports there are 12,875 home-schooled pupils in Kentucky.