Turns out Jean-Francois won’t get the opportunity to back up his words because the Tiger defensive lineman won’t even make the trip to Gainesville due to a groin injury.

“He wasn’t able to do much on it,” LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette said Friday night at the team hotel in Ocala, Fla., according to USA Today. “He practiced during the week, but the trainers ruled him out. And the coaches didn’t want to dress him out if he wasn’t going to be able to play.”

Bonnette said Jean-Francois’ absence had nothing to do with what he said this week about going after Tebow.

“Of course not,” Bonnette said, according to The (Baton Rouge) Advocate. “He’s still injured … There’s no point in letting Florida know … We thought he would be recovered by now.”

Granted Jean-Francois later backpedaled and said that LSU “had great respect for Tim as a player,” but I’m sure that was hand-fed to him by someone in the program. But still, he made those comments knowing he might not even play? Way to go champ.