Chomping at Bits: Spotlight on Florida’s quarterback competition

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On Florida’s quarterback competition: Once again, the big storyline in fall camp is who will start for the Gators under center this season. (Ethan Bauer, Miami Herald)

• Malik Zaire’s personality is already winning over the Gators: He notes that the last time a lefty started for Florida it worked out pretty well. (Robbie Andreu, Gainesville Sun; Scott Carter, Florida Gators; Ryan Young, SEC Country)
• Feleipe Franks has starter mindset heading into camp: The redshirt freshman says he is a completely different player and person than he was a year ago. (Graham Hall, Gainesville Sun; Ryan Young, SEC Country)
• Luke Del Rio returns from injury: And he’s confident he can compete. (Pat Dooley, Gainesville Sun)

Gators land commitment of four-star wide receiver Jacob Copeland: Copeland released a commitment video selecting Florida. We’ll have more on this later. (Zach Abolverdi, SEC Country; Chris Hays, Orlando Sentinel)

Jim McElwain heads into season three: Florida’s head coach wants camp to be uncomfortable and stressful for the Gators. (Robbie Andreu, Gainesville Sun; Scott Carter, Florida Gators; Garry Smits, Florida Times Union)

Randy Shannon scheming for personnel: Shannon said that his goal each season is to devise an instinctive scheme that plays to the strengths of his players. (Kevin Brockway, Gainesville Sun)

Fall camp injury report: Besides Marcell Harris, freshman LB Nick Smith is out for the foreseeable future, DB McArthur Burnett and WR Rick Wells are not cleared to practice, and DE Jordan Sherit, OL Antonio Riles, and OL Kavaris Harkless will be limited to start camp. (Jordan McPherson, SEC Country; Nick de la Torre, Gator Country)

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