Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen confirmed on Saturday that the plan to move forward with a redshirt season for freshman quarterback Emory Jones was still on. The coaching staff did not even prepare any packages for him in the Missouri game after he played well in some significant snaps against Georgia the week before.
Many outsiders proceeded to question the point of keeping Jones off the field with the season Florida had hoped for out of the picture and starter Feleipe Franks struggling mightily. Why not just let the freshman take his lumps and set sights on the future?