Jim McElwain knows of no perfect method to conduct a quarterback competition, although he has evaluated plenty of them.
Florida’s coach faces another one when his Gators open preseason practice next week, and McElwain predicted that the eventual winner will be the quarterback who performs most consistently under pressure.
“I don’t know the formula,” McElwain said last week during his SEC Car Wash appearance at ESPN headquarters. “I do know putting them in situations that are graded and high-pressure is something that you have to try to do from a practice standpoint, and then evaluate those situations that are important to help you win a ballgame and don’t get caught up in the flash of the bomb.