Florida set to start QB Aaron Philo against Georgia

Florida will start quarterback Aaron Philo against Georgia this weekend, On3’s Pete Nakos reports. The Gators are coming off a bye week and are 5-2 on the season under Jon Sumrall. Jones started about two weeks ago for the injured Philo and led Florida to a 27-24 win over Texas. In that game, he was 22-of-35 passing for 155 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran 10 times for 41 yards on the ground. $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage To this point in the year, Philo has a 70.5% completion percentage and 1,341 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions. He also has 104 rushing yards with three scores on the ground. “It helps us get better,” Sumrall said after beating Texas. “We got better today. It has nothing – I think if we’ve learned anything about this in this game or in life, you don’t get to go, yeah, it was good last week, so I get to be good next week, right? I guess part of why we got our ass kicked in Missouri last week at home is because everybody around Gainesville was patting our guys in the back, telling them how good they were, and I’m like, guys, we suck. I’ve watched us practice. We’re not very good. We still suck. We just sucked less. All right? And so we have to figure out how to suck less each week. “But we’re not like a complete team yet. Like this is – so it does nothing for us. What it does for us, it gets us another win. But the thing it does more than a ranked win or a road win or whatever those stats are, what it does for me, it gives me belief and hope that our guys understand you have to fight your tail off every time you play the game. It doesn’t matter who you play, where you play, when you play. You have to fight. And if you do not fight, you will get embarrassed. This league, man, like there’s nowhere to hide. Week in, week out. It’s the closest thing you’ve got to the NFL, and you’ve got to bring it every freaking Saturday. I’m just glad our guys brought it.” Now that the quarterback situation is settled for Saturday, No. 17 Florida has a chance to increase their winning streak against No. 3 Georgia, a massive rival. The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party is set for a 3:30 p.m. ET kickoff Saturday on ABC.