Florida football’s history with the dual quarterback strategy

Oct 27, 2007; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow (15) scrambles during the first quarter against the Georgia Bulldogs at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. Mandatory Credit: Jason Parkhurst-USA TODAY Sports Copyright © 2007 Jason Parkhurst

The world of college football is always changing and evolving with new strategies and game plans to help teams have success, but there hasn’t been many that have been as intriguing or debated as the use of the dual quarterback system.

For the Florida Gators football team, this dual quarterback approach to the game is nothing new as they will be using that strategy on Saturday when they play the Texas A&M Aggies.

Head coach Billy Napier announced that both Graham Mertz and DJ Lagway will be playing in the Gators’ Week 3 contest.

Because of that, let’s dive into Florida’s history with the dual quarterback system. Again, it’s not a new concept for the Gators.

The Mid-1980s

The concept of using several quarterbacks goes back to the mid-1980s. The Gators head coach at the time was Galen Hall who was the offensive coordinator for Florida in 1984 before becoming the interim head coach on Sept. 17 of that same year.

Hall was named the interim head coach because the previous coach, Charley Pell, was fired after an NCAA investigation alleged that he and his coaching staff had committed over 100 violations pertaining to the NCAA rules during the previous couple of seasons.

1989: Coach Bobby Bowden of the Florida State Seminoles shakes hands with coach Galen Hall of the Florida Gators after a game at Florida Field in Gainesville, Florida. Mandatory Credit: Allsport /Allsport

Because of this, the Florida football program had a two-year bowl ban, scholarships were lost and there were restrictions on recruiting.

Anyway, Hall took over as head coach and began…

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Author : Gators Wire

Publish date : 2024-09-13 18:26:05

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