Will Muschamp continues to hold off on naming Florida's starting quarterback for the season-opener, but he has provided insight as to who will be under center on Sept. 1 against Bowling Green.
Jeff Driskel and Jacoby Brissett.
Both quarterbacks have impressed the head coach enough in fall practice that he wants to see each in game action before potentially naming one as the starter for Florida's game against Texas A&M in Week 2. Muschamp said he might wait until Wednesday or Thursday to announce a starter for the opener.
“They both deserve the right to play,” Muschamp said on Friday. “They've earned that and they both deserve the right to start. They both have had really good camps.”
Muschamp added that both quarterbacks have been completing about 63 percent of their passes in scrimmages. It was following the second scrimmage that he knew Brissett and Driskel would both play in the opener.
“We've tried to put them in tough situations 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.”
The head coach met with the quarterbacks and said their reaction to the news was positive.
Muschamp said he and offensive coordinator Brent Pease will decide closer to game day exactly how they plan to rotate the two quarterbacks. He also said that Driskel, who has been bothered by a shoulder contusion, is still non-contact but that the injury has not affected the position battle.
“Both guys are very even and our football team's got great confidence in both of them,” Muschamp said. “I told both of them today, the last position I'm worried about is quarterback. I feel very comfortable about both guys.”
