Florida still hasn’t decided who will become their new starting quarterback. Graduate transfer Malik Zaire is battling redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks and redshirt junior Luke Del Rio for the job.<\/p>\n
\nWhoever becomes the man under center will begin his career against one of the best defenses in the country, and also be without the Gators’ best wide receiver. Antonio Callaway is certainly the most notable of the seven suspended. He was the team’s top playmaker a year ago, finishing the season with 54 receptions and 721 yards.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nESPN Radio’s <\/i>Mike Golic of Mike & Mike<\/i> questioned whether McElwain should have spread out the suspensions over multiple games to lessen the impact on the rest of the team. He also pointed out how some other coaches, particularly Alabama’s Nick Saban, handles disciplinary action (which rarely results in the suspension of players).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Florida Gators were hoping to upset a top 10 opponent in Michigan during their first game of the year, but those odds seem a bit more unlikely after the team handed down suspensions for seven players, including key offensive playmaker Antonio Callaway. Ranked #16 in the coaches’ preseason poll, Florida’s opener against ninth-ranked Michigan […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":56597,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Florida Gators Suspend Seven for Michigan Game, Clash Loses Luster<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n