STARKVILLE, Miss — Feleipe Franks took a knee and the final seconds flickered off the scoreboard but Franks didn’t see it. The redshirt sophomore had the football in his hand as was sprinting towards the southeast corner of Davis Wade Stadium towards the Florida section.
He couldn’t contain his excitement. He yelled, pumped his fist and celebrated with the fans that made the 534-mile trip from Gainesville to Starkville.
The quarterback at the university of Florida gets more criticism than they deserve and Franks has been left for dead numerous times by fans and media alike. That final knee and the raw emotion he showed after the game optimize the transformation he’s making and just how far he’s come.