Feleipe Franks faked a handoff to Jordan Scarlett and darted left. With multiple Charleston Southern defenders in front of him, Franks swung the ball out to wide receiver Josh Hammond, who picked up 11 yards and a first down for UF on the first play of the game.
The play wasn’t spectacular. It went down as a rush because Franks actually lateralled.
But the run-pass option got the redshirt sophomore quarterback in a groove early, as he impressed with a five-touchdown performance for his debut under coach Dan Mullen. The last UF player to have five passing touchdowns in a half: Rex Grossman in a 38-7 route of Auburn 2000.