Kyle Trask exited spring practice behind Feleipe Franks on Florida’s quarterback depth chart. An injury threatens to push the redshirt freshman even further behind.
Wednesday, head coach Jim McElwain confirmed that Trask will undergo surgery this afternoon for what was described as a minor knee injury. While the coach did not specify the nature of the injury, it was reported this morning that Trask suffered a torn meniscus late during spring practice but played through it in the spring game.
The Gainesville Sun writes that McElwain described the procedure as “nothing major, a cleanup.” It’s expected Trask, a three-star 2016 recruit who redshirted his true freshman season, will be sidelined from football-related activities for 4-6 weeks, meaning he should be fully recovered well ahead of the start of summer camp.
In that spring game, Trask completed 6-of-15 passes for 66 yards and an interception going up against the first-team defense. Facing the second-team defense, Franks completed eight of his 14 passes for 119 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Coming out of that spring game, McElwain said there’s “no doubt” the redshirt freshman Franks is ahead in the race to become the starting quarterback.