This is not news. We all knew both QBs would play. Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI Real Estate Broker Bob Parks, LLC 1517 Hunt Club Blvd Gallatin TN 37066 615-972-4239 615-826-4040 Sent from my iPhone
Begin forwarded message: > From: Woody <[email protected]> > Date: August 24, 2012 12:59:11 PM CDT > To: gatornews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] ESPN.com: Gators' QB picture remains unsettled > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Gators' QB picture remains unsettled > > Updated: August 24, 2012, 1:27 PM ET > By Michael DiRocco | GatorNation > GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Will Muschamp still doesn't know which > quarterback will start the Gators' season opener against Bowling Green, but > he does know that both Jeff Driskel and Jacoby Brissett will play -- provided > Driskel is completely healthy. > > Muschamp said Friday that neither sophomore was able to distance himself from > the other throughout preseason practices, but added that both have earned the > right to play against the Falcons on Sept. 1. > > More on Florida > > Everything Florida, from recruiting to news to game coverage, is available > at ESPN.com's GatorNation. > More: > • ESPN.com Recruiting coverage > • ESPN.com's SEC blog > > Driskel, however, is still recovering from a bruised left shoulder that he > suffered on Aug. 12. He has been able to practice and take reps but has not > been cleared for contact. He will be re-evaluated on Monday, and if he's not > cleared then -- or later in the week -- Muschamp said he would not play. > > If Driskel is cleared, Muschamp said he won't decide until mid-to-late next > week which of them will take the first snap or whether the two will rotate by > quarter, drive or play. > > "They both deserve the right to play," Muschamp said. "They've earned that > and they both deserve the right to start. They both have had really good > camps. > > "Both guys are very even and our football team's got great confidence in both > of them." > > Muschamp said he knew following the Gators' second scrimmage (Aug. 17) that > he would likely play both quarterbacks in the season opener. Both Driskel and > Brissett handled themselves well in situational work, such as the one-minute > drill, third-down conversions, and goal-line work, Muschamp said, and picking > one as the starter wouldn't be fair. > > Either, however, could win the job outright based on how they perform against > Bowling Green. > > "We've tried to put them in tough situations (in practice) and they've both > handled it well," Muschamp said. "I think as we work into competition on game > day, we'll see if there is some separation. I think that's the next step." > > Both players struggled last season in place of injured starter John Brantley. > Driskel completed 47.1 percent of his passes for 148 yards and two > interceptions. Brissett completed 46.2 percent of his passes for 206 yards > and two touchdowns with four interceptions. > > They remained even since spring practice began. Muschamp said he wanted to > see how they handled the offseason in terms of workout organization and > throwing sessions. Both handled that well, Muschamp said, so they started > preseason practices even. > > They'll begin the season that way, too -- and maybe stay that way through the > entire season. > > "We can win with both guys," Muschamp said. "We function as an offense > regardless of who that guy is very well." > > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions > 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions > 2008 National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) - Visit our website at www.gatornet.us
