BOCA RATON, Fla. _ Florida Atlantic quarterback Rafe Peavey has heard it since he was in high school.
For as long as he can remember, he's been told how much he resembles Tim Tebow. It followed him on previous college stops at Arkansas and SMU and is now the case at FAU.
"Honestly, I get it like once a day," he said. "Before I thought it was like our faith and stuff, but many people think we look alike for some reason."
Peavey, who remains in the starting quarterback race, does bare a strong resemblance to Tebow. A former Heisman Trophy winner at Florida, Tebow is one of college football's most celebrated players.
"I'm not even kidding, I get it like once a day," Peavey said. "Everyday. People at the gas station, Dunkin' Donuts, it doesn't matter where it is ... Going back to high school, they used to call me 'Rafe-bow' because I look like Tim Tebow. It was funny ... I could be compared to worse people."
Peavey joined the FAU team as a graduate transfer nearly three weeks ago. A four-star recruit out of high school, he still has a chance to win the Owls' quarterback job despite the late arrival. Coach Lane Kiffin said earlier this week there remains no separation between Peavey, junior De'Andre Johnson and freshman Chris Robison.
"I try not to look over my shoulder," Peavey said. "I've always been that way. Just trying to draw a circle around myself and just try to take it one day at a time and get one percent better everyday. Just do the best I can. That's really all I can do."
