Florida Gators To Continue "Tebow-Cat" Position

Three years.

After three years of being "that guy from Florida's" backup, quarterback John Brantley is finally the starter coming into the upcoming football season.

But during spring practice, head coach Urban Meyer let us know of some plans regarding the QB/Tebow-Cat position.

"We're going to try and play two quarterbacks this year," Meyer said. "We have to. On third-and-three, we know what we want to do, and John probably is not going to do it because he's not that kind of player."

That doesn't mean that Brantley wont be able to show off the arm that all of Gainesville has been raving about the past three years, just that the Gators will be able to continue with the "Tebow-Cat" position.

Redshirt freshman and converted tight end Jordan Reed, a big guy by QB standards at 6-3 and 240 pounds, will likely fill that hole along with incoming freshman Trey Burton. Both have shown the ability to run the Wildcat package during spring practices.

"Everyone says we ran Tim because he's a great player. That's partially true. The other part is single-wing offense gives you plus-one in the run game," Meyer said. "Jordan Reed has proven he can do it, and Trey Burton can run well, too. This is the year I think we actually will play two like we played Tim and Chris Leak."

With running back Jeffrey Demps, who recently ran the fastest 100m time in 2010, running track, Emmanuel Moody hurting his quad during practice, and RB/WR Chris Rainey practicing mostly in the slot, Burton and Reed have gotten a lot of opportunities to show off their running ability.

With the type of offensive attack that Florida looks to have in place come opening day against Miami (OH), the Urbinator and QB coach Scott Loeffler seem to have the QB position running smoothly.