Florida names Aaron Philo starting QB: Georgia Tech transfer brings experience as Jon Sumrall era begins
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Florida will start quarterback Aaron Philo in the team's season opener against Florida Atlantic on Sept. 5, coach Jon Sumrall said Monday. “We are preparing for him to be the starter for Week 1," Sumrall said. Philo, a 6-foot-1, 207-pound junior from Bogart, Georgia, edged Tramell Jones Jr. in a competition that began in the spring and carried into fall camp.
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