Luke Del Rio will need surgery to repair a broken collarbone he suffered late in the second quarter on Saturday. Jim McElwain told reporters that the redshirt junior quarterback will have surgery on Monday, ending his season.
“I just feel horrible for him” said McElwain. “And yet the guys rallied behind Feleipe,
Del Rio was making his first start of the season and had completed 7-of-11 passes for 64 yards before the injury.
With Del Rio shelved for the season the Gators will turn back to Feleipe Franks, who earned the starting job before the season but had been replaced in two Florida’s first three games.