The Florida Gators have figured out their quarterback situation before hosting the Oklahoma Sooners this weekend. The Sooners, though, still have not.
CBS Sports national college football senior reporter Matt Zenitz reported on Thursday that Florida is expected to switch from Aaron Philo to Tramell Jones as its starting quarterback against OU on Saturday night. That’s the kind of news that will have Sooner Nation jealous of Florida fans, since most OU fans have been anticipating that notification about the Sooners changing quarterbacks.
Florida is currently expected to make a change at QB and to start sophomore Tramell Jones against Oklahoma on Saturday, sources tell @CBSSports.
Was a Class of 2025 four-star recruit and helped the Gators beat Texas Oct. 17 when he started in place of an injured Aaron Philo. pic.twitter.com/JkYlj54pAI
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) November 5, 2026
Tramell Jones will start for Florida, but Brent Venables won’t commit to OU’s starter
Zenits actually reported the opposite about OU earlier this week, when he said on Monday that the Sooners are still expected to start Mateer, even after firing offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, who brought Mateer with him from Washington State ahead of last season.
That report will likely be proven accurate, but OU’s quarterback situation is a bigger question mark than ever since head coach Brent Venables said during Tuesday’s weekly press conference that “Everything’s on the table” when asked if the plan was to start Mateer. The other options are Whitt Newbauer and Bowe Bentley, but neither has taken a meaningful snap yet…