As Florida’s QB competition made its way through the offseason, we here at Hail Florida Hail were in the camp that Tramell Jones had a higher ceiling than Aaron Philo. We also made the point that there is a world where Philo made sense as the starting QB given his knowledge of Buster Faulkner’s offense.
Whoever won the job was going to need to replace DJ Lagway, who Jon Sumrall essentially sent packing to the transfer portal back in December.
And while it was a subtle detail, there was one throw both Philo and Lagway made on Saturday in their respective games where Philo got the little details right while Lagway did not.
Aaron Philo makes a throw that DJ Lagway does not
Prior to Florida’s game, most Gator fans were probably keeping an eye on the Auburn vs. Baylor game. Florida plays Auburn in week three, while Lagway is now the starting QB for Baylor. And while Lagway had a rough afternoon at times, he led Baylor down for a TD to make it 17-16 with just eight seconds to play. Baylor opted to go for two and try to win the game outright in regulation…