Florida football: Kyle Trask and Emory Jones to be in sync on Saturday

Florida football finds itself in the fortunate position of having three quarterbacks all capable of leading the team.

With the injury to starter Feleipe Franks, it’s given junior Kyle Trask and freshman Emory Jones the chance to lead one of the most prestigious college football teams in the nation, in Florida football.

But after coach Dan Mullen‘s comments over the last few weeks, it appears that neither will have to wait for the opportunity to shine.

Trask has performed exceptionally well in recent games and has established himself as the starter in Franks’ absence. However, Mullen clearly sees great potential in Jones, giving him game time whenever possible and even in crucial moments.

The main comparison I can give is the situation in New Orleans when Drew Brees is healthy. Brees is an accomplished pocket quarterback who can make every throw and turn a game on its head in a matter of drives.

He’s occasionally rotated with the dynamic and unpredictable Taysom Hill who can throw, run and make anything happen with the ball in his hands.

I feel Mullen sees Trask as his Brees and Jones as his Hill. And what an exciting prospect that is.

I do wonder how much game time both QB’s would get if Franks was still fit, but maybe this is the single blessing to come from the horrific injury. It’s clear now that the Gators have great depth at the QB position and will be in safe hands for years to come.

vs South Carolina

There’s no doubt that Trask will be the starter on Saturday and rightly so. He’s coming off a season-high 310 yards and 3 touchdowns and is set to ball out again in South Carolina.

But Mullen’s confidence to put Emory in at key moments against LSU last week shows he is ready to take on a more prominent role for the rest of the year. And with all respect, Jones is likely to thrive against a much weaker Gamecocks defense compared to the resilient Tigers.

The option to combine Trask’s accurate pocket passing and Jones’ more mobile and dynamic skill set means opposing defenses are left guessing what’s next and this can only be a positive going forward.

The main issue the Gators have is leaving one quarterback out on each play. But Mullen may have spent some time watching the Saints offense and will have some tricks up his sleeve to get Emory involved in some capacity during the game.

One thing is for sure – every other team would give anything to have that sort of dilemma!

Gators Fans – who do you see as the leader for this team over the next couple of years? Does Jones have the potential to joust Trask out of the starting job?

Don’t forget you can catch both quarterbacks in action on Saturday at noon.