FSU coach Jimbo Fisher fondly recalls recruitment of Gators QB Treon Harris
Wednesday, November 26, 2014 | Football, Scott Carter
Gators quarterback Treon Harris committed to FSU prior to signing with Florida. (Photo: Tim Casey)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Jameis Winston is the quarterback most will be focused on Saturday during the Florida-Florida State game.
The reigning Heisman Trophy winner is a perfect 24-0 as FSU's starting quarterback and has thrown at least one touchdown pass in every one of those starts.
However, Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher is very familiar with Gators quarterback Treon Harris. Harris verbally committed to FSU before changing his mind and signing with Florida.
Harris suffered a bruised knee in last week's win against Eastern Kentucky but is expected to start on Saturday in Tallahassee according to Gators coach Will Muschamp.
“Treon is one of those guys that I always say, 'be quick but don't hurry.' When you watch him play, it's like everyone around him is going 1,000 miles an hour and he's going five miles an hour," Fisher told reporters this week. "But no one can catch him or touch him."
Since replacing Jeff Driskel as the starter, Harris has led Florida to three wins in four games. He would be undefeated if not for the late-game collapse against South Carolina when an apparent game-icing touchdown run by Harris was wiped out by a penalty.
Harris has thrown for 727 yards, six touchdowns and one interception. He has added 250 yards rushing, which ranks third on the team.
While his accuracy has suffered lately due to an injured fingernail -- Harris is 9 of 23 in the past two games -- he remains a threat in Fisher's view.
And despite Harris' switch from the Seminoles to the Gators, Fisher enjoyed the experience of getting to know Harris and his family.
"He's fun to be around. I enjoyed being around him," Fisher said. "He's a heck of a player. That's why we recruited him.”
Fisher is also familiar with Driskel. He is the last quarterback to knock off the Seminoles.
As a redshirt freshman in 2012, Driskel completed 15 of 23 passes for 147 yards and one touchdown in Florida's 37-26 win at Doak Campbell Stadium.
