Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Edgar Thompson is fanning the flames of the Leak-Tebow Non-Controversy:

[After the spring game,] Meyer said there’s no question Leak will be the starter next season.

“There isn’t a quarterback controversy in-house,” he said.

Try telling that to the announced crowd of 45,200 and thousands of other Gator fans already frothing over Tebow.

“That’s a great water-cooler story,” Meyer said. “That’s a great discussion with coffee in the morning.”

Just don’t expect Leak to join in a little java and quarterback talk. He didn’t meet with reporters until 90 minutes after the game, then brushed off questions about Tebow’s performance.

“Since the first day, Urban Meyer has said I’m the quarterback,” Leak said.

“I’m the captain of this team. I’m just real excited to get going.”

Didn’t meet with reporters until an hour and a half after the game? Brushed off questions about Tebow’s performance?

Marvelous. Simply marvelous.

Oh, and there’s this, from Dave Curtis of the Orlando Sentinel:

Two young boys hold posters for Tebow, a freshman quarterback, to sign as he leaves practice. Soon, a teenage girl tucks herself inside Tebow’s golden left arm as a camera captures the moment.

“Any time,” said Tebow, a grin frozen on his face.

Behind the small crowd, Chris Leak, Florida’s undisputed starting quarterback, walks past with the fanfare of a student manager. . . .

But the demand for Tebow, whose first snaps at Florida Field come in today’s Orange and Blue Game, trumps them all. Although he struggles with throwing mechanics and knowledge of the offense, he finishes the spring just as he started it: the prince of Florida football.

Did I say marvelous?

Hat Tip to Swamp Ball.

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