SI.com · Sep 24, 2021
Two Generations of Gores
SI Top Ten: All-Time College QuarterbacksWho is the greatest college quarterback of all-time? SI Top 10 ranks the best college QBs ever on a list that includes Heisman winners, national champions and future No. 1 picks in the NFL. Where do Tim Tebow, Cam Newton and Vince Young land in our rankings?0 seconds of 4 minutes, 17 secondsVolume 0%Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcutsKeyboard ShortcutsEnabledDisabledPlay/PauseSPACEIncrease Volume↑Decrease Volume↓Seek Forward→Seek Backward←Captions On/OffcFullscreen/Exit FullscreenfMute/UnmutemSeek %0-9Next UpDany Garcia Turns to Her Final Frontier06:420.5x1x1.25x1.5x2x facebook twitter Email Linkhttps://www.si.com/nfl/2021/09/24/frank-gore-sr-jr-daily-cover?jwsource=clCopied00:0004:1704:17SI Top Ten: All-Time College QuarterbacksOne night this past summer, Frank Gore skipped his second workout. In the context of a future-Hall-of-Fame career founded on famously tireless training, this was a behavioral oddity akin to a drone bee taking five from the hive to tan itself atop a tulip. Where offseason mornings were traditionally spent doing agility drills among a large group of fellow NFL running backs who lived in the area, Gore always strove to separate himself from the pack by hitting up a ballfield near his South Florida home for private sessions around sunset. “That’s the secret weapon,” he says. “It’s the one that gets you over the top, gets you that mindset: ‘I know the next man’s not doing this.’ ”