Florida Gators

Florida Gators to play 2 quarterbacks in season opener

Published Aug. 27, 2015 5:41 p.m. ET

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida will play two quarterbacks in its Sept. 5 season opener against New Mexico State.

New Gators coach Jim McElwain says sophomore Treon Harris and redshirt freshman Will Grier both will play.

Harris started the final six games last season, completing 49.5 percent of his passes for 1,019 yards, with nine touchdowns and four interceptions. He also ran for 338 yards and three scores.

Grier, one of the top high school prospects in 2013, missed all of last season after injuring his lower back lifting weights.

McElwain has a history of using two quarterbacks early in the season before settling on one starter.

He was hired in part to turn around one of the Southeastern Conference's most pedestrian passing games. Florida ranked 114th, 107th and 104th in passing yards the past three years.