With Emory Jones finally in the transfer portal, Jack Miller looks like the clear No. 2 at quarterback for the Florida Gators going into the spring. There’s potential to win the starting job over the next few months, and Miller is impressing plenty of his coaches and teammates.
“Well, there’s a reason Jack’s here,” Billy Napier said in a press conference on Tuesday after practice. “I think we anticipated potential issues. Jack comes across as a guy who has been in competition before. He’s played in games before, and he does come across like it’s not too big for him.”
Whether he wins the job or not, Miller will see the field next season. Richardson needs a proven backup given his injury history, and neither of the other quarterbacks on the roster has significant in-game experience. Napier praised Miller’s consistency in his approach to the game and the obvious talent he has as a thrower, adding that Miller was picking up the playbook pretty quickly.
Napier’s not the only one impressed with the Ohio State transfer. Nay’Quan Wright and Richard Gouraige like what they have seen from the new Gator in town, according to 247Sports.
“He didn’t come in and think, ‘Oh I was at Ohio State and this is how they ran their program,'” Wright said. “He came in and bought in. He’s a great teammate for me. He comes in and laughs. He takes mental reps when he’s not in. I like that about him; how he takes his mental reps when he’s not in the game.”
Gouraige said that Miller has even stayed after practice to work on routes with the team’s presumed No. 1 receiver, Justin Shorter.
Richardson may be the fan-favorite at the position, but Miller is doing all of the right things to earn a spot in the offense. It’s still early, but Napier already believes that getting Miller to transfer was a “good decision.”
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