McElwain's former quarterback at CSU, Garrett Grayson, and Rams' offense appeal to Gruden
Friday, March 6, 2015 | Football, Track and Field, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A big question for the Gators entering spring practice is whether Treon Harris or Will Grier will be the starter next year.
Or will both play a role? Or could the Gators add a graduate-student transfer who could play right away?
You get the idea. There are more questions than answers at this point as Gators head coach Jim McElwain prepares for his first spring camp at Florida.
Meanwhile, former NFL head coach and current Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden had some interesting things to say about McElwain's former quarterback, Colorado State's Garrett Grayson.
Grayson is one of five top college quarterbacks invited to participate in Gruden's Quarterback Camp hosted by ESPN's Wide World of Sports later this month.
Grayson threw for 9,190 yards and 64 touchdowns at Colorado State – as a program Florida has thrown 67 touchdowns the past five seasons – and was Mountain West Conference offensive player of the year in 2014.
Grayson will join Florida State's Jameis Winston, Oregon's Marcus Mariota, UCLA's Brett Hundley and Baylor's Bryce Petty at the Gruden Camp.
"There's a lot of parts of Colorado State's system that I recognize, unlike a lot of college football that's running up-tempo, no-huddle, spread-option football," Gruden said in a CSU news release. “There's some principles at Colorado State that will serve Grayson well.”
Gruden expects Grayson to match up well with the four others at his camp, including the past two Heisman Trophy winners.
“He's a dark horse in this (quarterback) class,” Gruden said.
