Florida’s next quarterback needs structure, certainly — but he also needs permission. Permission to pull the ball down. Permission to extend a play. Permission to turn a collapsing pocket into a first down, or maybe a touchdown.

Tramell Jones Jr. cuts loose with a pass in practice (Photo by Chris Spears) New head coach. New offensive coordinator bringing his protégé of the last two years with him. Stacked deck is what it looked like. Transfer? That would have been the easy way out and an ample number of suitors would have been happy as clams to woo Tramell Jones Jr., the strong-armed redshirt freshman quarterback at Florida. Instead of packing up and heading to a new locale, Jones elected to give J

A few thoughts to jump start your Saturday: The NCAA, in its infinite wisdom, has chosen to die on the 5-for-5 rule hill that prohibits the fourth-year seniors who graduated high school in 2022 from a fifth year of eligibility while granting a fifth year to all years since. The ruling by a Federal District judge in Colorado imposed a nationwide inunction that reinstates the eligibility for high school class of 2022 athletes but the NCAA has promised an appeal, stating it seek

Aaron Philo launches a pass at Friday's practice (Photo by Chris Spears) Had he stayed at Georgia Tech, Aaron Philo would have been prepping for a season opener against Colorado on September 3. After two years as the understudy for Haynes King, the starting quarterback job at Georgia Tech was the sure thing, not to mention the comforts of home just miles from the North Avenue campus in Atlanta. Instead of the sure thing, however, Philo elected to roll the dice and transfer to

Florida is in the midst of its worst decade of football since integration. The Gators have endured four losing seasons in five years. Its only winning season in that span ended with a trip to the Gasparilla Bowl — not exactly the stuff of Southern football dreams.

Looks have a way of fooling you. When it comes to Florida football, we have these images of all that is good and right in the world of Danny Wuerffel with prayer hands together looking skyward, thanking God for blessing him with the skills to do his quarterback job at the highest levels. Danny was every bit as nice as the image on screen after every one of the 114 touchdown passes he threw during a career in which he helped the Gators to four straight Southeastern Conferenc