Luke Del Rio has seen a lot from the sidelines.
He spent 2013 as a redshirt walk-on at Alabama, watching his team contend for a national championship until a “kick six” sent Auburn to the title game instead.
He spent 2014 as backup at Oregon State, playing in just three games for a team that finished 5-7.
He spent 2015 at Florida with another redshirt, watching freshman quarterback Will Grier remind Gators fans what an offense in The Swamp looks like.
Then he got his chance in 2016, and in his third game as UF’s starter, he sustained a knee injury that kept him on the sidelines for two more games.