Florida football puts third-string QB on scholarship

Florida quarterback Aidan Warner is now on scholarship, according to Swamp247.

A Yale transfer who joined the Gators as a walk-on during the 2024 offseason, Warner served as Florida's third-string quarterback a season ago. After Graham Mertz went down with a torn ACL, he moved into the backup role behind the true freshman DJ Lagway. An injury to Lagway during the Georgia game thrust Warner into the spotlight, but things didn't go so well in his first start against Texas.

Warner threw two interceptions against the Longhorns and completed 12 of 25 pass attempts for 132 yards. The Gators lost that game, 49-17, and Lagway returned the following week. Warner's only other appearances came in…