Are Florida Gators Everett Golson's Best SEC Transfer Option?

It's been nearly a week since former Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson announced that he is transferring from the Fighting Irish for his final season of eligibility, and it seems like he's been linked to just about every team.

Florida State, South Carolina, Georgia, Texas, Alabama—you name the school, and Golson has likely been mentioned in connection with it.

The latest school to jump into the Golson sweepstakes is Florida.

According to Andy Staples of SI.com, Golson visited the Gainesville campus on Tuesday morning after visiting intrastate rival Florida State on Monday.

First-year head coach Jim McElwain wouldn't confirm the reported visit on Wednesday's coaches teleconference. He did, however, confirm that backup quarterback Skyler Mornhinweg has transferred, and left Florida with two scholarship quarterbacks.

"We’re always looking to help the organization fill holds where needed," McElwain said on Wednesday. "Him mentioning us is exciting.

"If [transfers] are a fit, we'll do everything we can to get the balance we want."

The interest—and there's clearly at least some interest—makes sense.

McElwain is choosing between sophomore dual-threat quarterback Treon Harris and redshirt freshman pro-style passer Will Grier this summer, and Golson's experience playing major college football would certainly elevate him as the front-runner to win the job if he lands in Gainesville.

That might be easier said than done, though.

As Bleacher Report first reported in January, the SEC's new graduate transfer rule could stand in the way of Golson transferring to an SEC program since he was suspended from the school for the 2013 season after academic misconduct.

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Let's toss that out for a minute and assume that Golson gets a waiver from the SEC office in order to transfer into the conference. Is Florida the best fit for Golson?

Nope.

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If Golson is going to transfer somewhere and play quarterback, his goal is likely to start, get exposure and impress NFL scouts enough to get a decent shot at the next level.

While Florida certainly certainly would satisfy the first two factors on that list, the third is very much in question. Golson turned into a turnover machine last season, when he threw 14 picks, lost eight fumbles and generally drove Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly crazy in South Bend, Indiana.

Is that suddenly going to change behind a Florida offensive line that, if guard Trip Thurman doesn't come back from injury, has a total of zero starts under its belt, according to ESPN.com's Edward Aschoff?

Not a chance.

What's more, Golson's chances of ever making it at the NFL level would likely wither in the hot Florida sun if he continues to drive the turnover-machine train.

Despite the fact that Harris and Grier are inexperienced compared to Golson, it just doesn't seem to fit.

Georgia fits from schematic standpoint, but head coach Mark Richt seemed content with all three of his quarterbacks—Brice Ramsey, Faton Bauta and Jacob Park—during his press conference after the spring game.

Alabama fits too, but head coach Nick Saban seemed content with his group during the post-spring practice teleconference on Tuesday.

As Bleacher Report reported on Tuesday, Golson to South Carolina is "not happening."

That leaves LSU as the best SEC fit for Golson.

The Tigers have a solid offensive line, a laundry list of wide receivers who could wind up in the NFL and an offensive coordinator in Cam Cameron who not only has a pedigree in the NFL, but would likely be more willing to hand Golson the job after last season's struggles with Anthony Jennings and Brandon Harris.

LSU would make a ton of sense for just about every reason imaginable.

Golson to Florida would seem more like a marriage out of convenience than anything else.

Quotes were obtained firsthand unless otherwise noted. All stats are courtesy of cfbstats.com unless otherwise noted, and all recruiting information is courtesy of 247Sports' composite rankings.

Barrett Sallee is the lead SEC college football writer and college football video analyst for Bleacher Report as well as a host on Bleacher Report Radio on Sirius 93, XM 208.

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