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Jim McElwain faces tough questions about his offense following tough Michigan loss
By Keith Farner
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Florida coach Jim McElwain on Monday announced plans for play-calling and quarterback play moving forward.
In a press conference with reporters, McElwain initially said Feleipe Franks would start at quarterback next against Northern Colorado, while he at first didn’t explain a change in play-calling, then said offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier would continue to call plays following the 33-17 loss to Michigan.
McElwain said Franks was hurt by mistakes of other players, including an offensive lineman who stepped on a foot, Malik Zaire, who replaced Franks, was “looking at getting out of the pocket before delivering the ball.” McElwain said they also considered going with Luke Del Rio in a two-minute situation.
On a play-calling change, McElwain said, “We’re not doing that right now. We’re making sure that guys need to touch it, touch it and those things get called. … There were a whole lot of things in the plan. The series that we put together. It’s tough to call. We’ve got to get better as a staff and make sure things fit and we’ll put together a plan this week.”
Mac said he is sticking with Feleipe Franks at QB. 'That was the plan.'
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) September 4, 2017
Multiple reporters asked McElwain about fans being disappointed or distraught in the loss.
“It’s one game. Yet I just love the fact that we have fans,” McElwain said. “That’s a good thing. I don’t take that as a negative at all. That’s one of things that drew me here is the fact that there’s a lot of passionate people out here for the Gators. We’re all entitled to our opinion and I appreciate it. We’re working to build this thing into something great.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
