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Florida coach Jim McElwain said Monday during his weekly news conference that quarterback Luke Del Rio is expected to start against Missouri this weekend after missing the last two games with a knee injury.
In fact, the sophomore would have played against LSU last Saturday had Hurricane Matthew not caused the game’s postponement.
Gators coach Jim McElwain says he was prepared to play QB Luke Del Rio vs LSU and will be the guy moving forward
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) October 10, 2016
The Gators’ offense wasn’t as efficient under backup quarterback Austin Appleby. After scoring 21 points in the first half against Tennessee on Sept. 24, Florida scored just 20 points over the next six quarters, which included an ugly 13-6 win against Vanderbilt the following week.
But now Del Rio is set to return against the Tigers (2-3, 0-2), who the No. 18 Gators (4-1, 2-1) host at 4 p.m. ET Saturday. Del Rio had completed 61.4 percent of his passes for 762 yards and six touchdowns before going down with the injury, and McElwain is understandably excited to have him back.
Mac on #Gators QB Luke Del Rio back: 'We're excited about that. I know Luke is excited, itching to go.'
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) October 10, 2016
Marcus covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
