Great look into Tebow’s Injuries by the Orlando Sentinel:

While the Florida Gators became the most dominant preseason No. 1 in history, Tim Tebow was nursing a sore back.

The Florida quarterback sat out contact drills all week and has experienced back tightness.

The Heisman Trophy winner is “100 percent” and will participate in full practices next week, Coach Urban Meyer said.

Tebow’s health is crucial if the Gators plan to fulfill the otherworldly hype that follows them this season. The Gators took 58 of the possible 60 first-place votes in this week’s Associated Press preseason poll, the most dominant margin in college football history.

Meyer said Tebow was held out of live situations against the defense mostly to get backup John Brantley reps, but Tebow’s back was “a little sore.”

“There is no disc issue, and [Tebow] will be full speed Monday,” Meyer said.

Tebow has compiled more than 8,400 total offensive yards and 110 touchdowns in three years with the Gators, who are vying for a third national title in four years.

Injuries are nothing new to Tebow, who has dealt with numerous setbacks in his Gators career. Tebow has never missed a game despite injuries to an ankle, shoulder, hand and knee.

Tebow took painkilling injections for six games in 2007 to alleviate an injured shoulder. The broken non-throwing hand suffered against Florida State in 2007 required a cast.

Tebow played three games in 2008 with a hyperextended knee and also sprained his ankle during the season.

Tebow obviously played hurt in January’s Bowl Championship Series win over Oklahoma because days later he underwent …

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