{"id":210598,"date":"2026-03-29T13:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/210598\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T13:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:22:08","slug":"one-looming-call-may-reveal-who-truly-leads-floridas-offense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/210598\/","title":{"rendered":"One looming call may reveal who truly leads Florida\u2019s offense"},"content":{"rendered":"

The single biggest storyline for the Gators this spring is the QB battle <\/a>between Aaron Philo and Tramell Jones. Jon Sumrall has tried to keep things close to the vest and keeps claiming that both are neck and neck, and most insider reports seem to back that up.<\/p>\n

But in two weeks, the Gators aren\u2019t going to be strictly behind closed doors, and one looming choice for Sumrall may indicate who truly has the edge heading into this summer.<\/p>\n

Florida\u2019s QB battle is still neck and neck<\/p>\n

Florida held their first official scrimmage<\/a> on Saturday. It was closed to the public, and so fans have been left to depend on insider reports to know what happened. David Waters of Gators Breakdown indicated on social media that neither Jones nor Philo stood out compared to the other and this is essentially what everyone other Gator insider indicated following the scrimmage.<\/p>\n

So for the QB battle in the first scrimmage, I was personally told pretty even with no one standing out. Others have said\/been told one or the other barely standing out over the other. As expected, still pretty even from that but have to wonder what Buster is looking for.<\/p>\n

Also\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 David Waters – Gators Breakdown (@GatorDave_GB) March 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

There are two ways to look at this:<\/p>\n

The old adage is that if you have two QBs, then you really have none. We\u2019re not going to go down that road just yet.Both QBs are talented, and it will just come down to who picks up Florida\u2019s new offense better.<\/p>\n

With the spring game looming, though, Sumrall is going to need to make a choice in terms of who holds the spring lead, even if it’s for a brief moment. Unless Sumrall is going to do some super weird format, which he hasn\u2019t indicated he plans on doing, someone between Philo and Jones is going to need to take the first snaps with the first team offense on April 11. Sumrall can obviously rotate throughout the game, but there is a subliminal message sent by who takes those first snaps.<\/p>\n

If we had to predict based on reading the tea leaves, Florida probably brought Philo in with the underlying intention<\/a> that he would win the job. He knows Buster Faulkner\u2019s offense, and that alone is a massive advantage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But Jones is by far the higher-profile prospect with far more tools to work with. We have to wonder as he learns the offense if the leg-up Philo has now is going to get erased, and Jones becomes too much to ignore.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll get our first formal look on April 11 when Florida has its Orange and Blue game.<\/p>\n