Emory Jones talks about his role in the Gators’ offense

University of Florida quarterback Emory Jones puts his helmet on before entering the game against Vanderbilt / Gator Country photo by David BowieEmory Jones had the best game of his young career against Vanderbilt last Saturday. The redshirt freshman rushed five times for 34 yards and three touchdowns — a career-high.

When Feleipe Franks went down with a season-ending injury there was an 800-pound elephant in the room. Who would start for the Florida Gators? Would it be Kyle Trask, the Texas gunslinger who hadn’t started a football game since his freshman year of high school? Or would the player Mullen recruited, a player with the kind of athleticism that has produced the best Dan Mullen…