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Tennessee football vs. Florida: Five Gators to watch

By Caleb Calhoun

Nov 28, 2020; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators players including Kyle Trask (11) and Kyle Pitts (84) celebrate with teammates after the Gators beat the Kentucky Wildcats at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Nov. 28, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Brad McClenny-USA TODAY NETWORK
Nov 28, 2020; Gainesville, FL, USA; Florida Gators players including Kyle Trask (11) and Kyle Pitts (84) celebrate with teammates after the Gators beat the Kentucky Wildcats at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla. Nov. 28, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Brad McClenny-USA TODAY NETWORK /
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Dec 30, 2019; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask (11) scrambles with the ball during the first half against the Virginia Cavaliers at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2019; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Florida Gators quarterback Kyle Trask (11) scrambles with the ball during the first half against the Virginia Cavaliers at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports /

Kyle Trask. 840. Redshirt senior. Quarterback. 3. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis

6’5″ 240 pounds; Hometown: Manvel, Texas

Obviously Kyle Trask would be on here. Quarterbacks have been torching Tennessee football’s secondary all year. Why should arguably the best of all of them, a candidate for the Heisman Trophy, miss out on all the fun? The other candidate for Heisman, Mac Jones of the Alabama Crimson Tide, nearly had 400 yards against the Vols.

This year, Trask has completed 71.3 of his passes for 2,810 yards and 34 touchdowns with only three interceptions. He also has another 88 rushing yards, but unlike previous stars in Dan Mullen’s spread offense, he really is a pure pocket passer, and he’s averaging over 10 yards per pass attempt.

Against a UT secondary that is prone to multiple blown coverages and with an arsenal of weapons, Trask could have a field day. Add in the fact that he gets rid of the ball quickly, and the Vols can’t even try their best trick to stop what he might do: an elite pass rush.

It’s crazy to think about, but Trask was once a two-star recruit on Rivals in the 2016 class, the same as Jarrett Guarantano, who was a four-star that year. Looks like the recruiting services got that wrong. Obviously, one clearly enters Saturday with a lot more hype now.

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