Maybe young Connor Carroll is being completely earnest in that interview, but something about the way he twice stresses, “[Tebow] has great faith” suggests to me he’s either a) trolling everyone, or way more likely b) carefully asserting his own innocence in a manner particular to generally well-intentioned high-school wiseasses that I mastered myself at his age and still respected years later when I worked at a high school.

And to Carroll’s credit, this seems like a classic school-administration overreaction to a bunch of kids getting swept up in the latest craze, like the time my elementary school banned all items of Simpsons clothing and paraphernalia for some stupid reason. Probably some overwrought assistant principal accused these kids of making fun of Tim Tebow’s religion, which is likely eight or nine steps removed from what’s going through their heads when they Tebowing in the hallways. (UPDATE: I clearly should have read that article I linked, which says pretty explicitly, “The students were not suspended for bringing religion into the school, but instead for clogging the hallway.”)

Anyway, perhaps the least surprising part is that Tebowing-related news items like this one find their way into SportsCenter and onto ESPN.com. Some other headlines to look out for:

Colts and Ravens Continue NFL Tradition of Postgame Tebowing
BREAKING: Tim Tebow currently Tebowing
Area Man Dies Kneeling in Traffic: Is Tebowing to Blame?
Church Group Tebows at Advent Retreat