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Florida QB coach reveals why mother of Emory Jones found it difficult to attend games
By Sydney Hunte
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Emory Jones and Florida have been mired in a difficult season.
Sure, it defeated Samford in its last game, but the FCS Bulldogs lit up the Gators’ defense less than a week after defensive coordinator Todd Grantham was fired. The trajectory of the 2021 campaign has led to questions as to whether Dan Mullen will be fired following the close of the season.
Now, the Gators face a scenario where they must win 1 of their 2 games to claim bowl eligibility for a 4th straight year: at Missouri on Saturday and against Florida State in a Senior Day rivalry contest in Gainesville a week later.
Regardless of how a team is performing, fans must be held to a certain standard. Sadly, they don’t always live up to it, and it appears that it’s affected Jones’ mother, Trina.
According to Gators quarterback coach Garrick McGee, the comments fans have aimed at Emory Jones have made it tough for Trina Jones to attend football games altogether:
#Gators QB coach Garrick McGee says it was hard for Emory Jones' mother to continue coming to UF games because of comments from fans: "And he had to deal with that while he was out on the field trying to execute…those types of things are something nobody talks about."
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall) November 16, 2021
But McGee understands that fans are going to be fans: "They want everything to be right. They're going to come to the stadium, they're going to scream their lungs out for us, and when things are not going right, they tend to let that go also."
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall) November 16, 2021
Emory Jones had a brief but spot-on response to McGee’s quote, which he posted to Twitter on Tuesday evening:
& that’s sad honestly https://t.co/o1E7kN0jz6
— Emory Jones (@eXjones6) November 17, 2021
McGee has a point that fans have a right to make their voices heard. But it has to be done respectfully, and sadly, it appears some have forgotten that simple fact.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
