Jim McElwain suggested Florida could play 3 QBs vs. Michigan, but will at least start Feleipe Franks

Florida’s QB competition seems like it’s over. Feleipe Franks has been named QB1 by the Gators.

No. 17 Florida plays No. 11 Michigan on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC). Coach Jim McElwain made this comment about Florida’s QB situation a few days ago:

“You’re going to see a bunch of them in there playing. The three guys have done a really good job. Not naming a starter right now,” McElwain said. “I think that there’s some things that they all bring to the table that are really good. Now the key to us is putting them in those positions that play to their strengths.

“Will all of them play? I don’t know yet. Will a couple of them play? I don’t know yet. I know we will have somebody at the position. This is not -- don’t read into this that we’re not happy where they’re at. It’s really more so the competition has really brought out some good things. It’s going to be ... ultimately the guy the team moves with the best, the guys that create positive plays on third down and get the ball in the end zone [that we go with].”

The thing is, Florida might still trot out more than one QB. Notre Dame graduate transfer Malik Zaire could likely get some work.

Change of pace athlete Kadarius Toney will probably get a look if UF runs some wildcat as well.

And yet the idea of playing more than one QB only makes me think of one thing: The episode of The Office where Michael Scott and Jim Halpert became co-regional managers of Dunder Mifflin Scranton:

There are few circumstances that would make it seem smart to try it. If you had one QB who ran like Michael Vick but threw like the NFL version of Blake Bortles and another QB who was exactly the opposite, it might make sense to play two. There are certain sub packages and other reasons that, for some teams, it makes sense. UF’ll check that box with Toney.

Playing more than one QB seems like a surefire way to keep an offense from getting into a rhythm. We’ll see how it works out, but it’s likely that the only person who wins if the Gators run more than one QB out on Saturday is Michigan defensive coordinator Don Brown.