Brantley Ready to Lead?
We will have more on this subject as the week goes on, but I wanted to post a little bit of this fine piece from ESPN about the man who will replace Tim Tebow:
“When you look back, it seems like it’s been a while,” said Brantley, who takes over for Tim Tebow after patiently waiting his turn. “But in a lot of ways, it’s also gone by pretty fast.”
Brantley, who broke the Florida state high school record with 99 career touchdown passes, admits it was almost surreal when he walked onto the field Wednesday for the Gators’ first practice of the spring.
“It felt different going out there on the field and being the guy for the first time,” Brantley said. “But my focus doesn’t change. I’m just trying to go out there and get better each day and win the trust of my teammates so that we can keep winning.”
Brantley, a redshirt junior, is thankful now that he wasn’t rushed into being a starter and had the luxury of soaking everything in as Tebow’s backup.
There’s no doubt in his mind that he’s much more equipped to step in and lead this team now because of that experience.
“You learn so much by sitting back and watching and learning the game,” Brantley said. “As a freshman, I didn’t know what was going on. The game was way too fast for me. Now that I’ve been around and gone through the springs and participated with the first team, it doesn’t seem nearly as fast.
“I know I’m ready to go in and play right now. I wouldn’t have been as a freshman.”
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