Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson comments on speeding citation

10 days prior to lighting up The Swamp with a stellar spring game performance, Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson was stopped in the early morning hours April 8 and cited for driving in excess of 105 miles per hour, according to the Tampa Bay Times’ Matt Baker. Richardson has since came out to tell his side of the story about getting slapped with his first-ever speeding ticket.

“I know I’m not perfect, but it was a mistake,” Richardson told Gators Online. “I was speeding. My mom always tells me to drive safe because I can not only hurt myself but I can hurt other people. I shouldn’t have done it and I can definitely say I learned my lesson.”

Richardson said he and his family reached out to the Florida coaching staff, making them aware of the ticket and both parties began the process to handle it. Whether he receives a suspension, or any other punishment remains to be seen as he prepares for his May 25 court date for the incident.

“I talked to the team today,” Richardson said Friday night. “I let them know I’m gonna handle my business. I’m going to do everything right from this point forward. Doing something like that makes the team and the organization look bad and I don’t want that.”

Despite the ticket, Richardson will likely be Florida’s presumptive starter this coming season and he did a lot to improve his stock on Thursday during the spring game. He completed 18 of 24 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns to help the Blue Team to a 34-0 victory.

Last season, he threw for 526 yards on 38 for 54 passing and six touchdowns in seven appearances for the Gators. The sophomore arrived in Gainesville as a four-star recruit and the No. 15 quarterback prospect from the Class of 2020, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.