Interim coach Greg Knox provides update on quarterback Anthony Richardson

If he’s able to give it a go, Anthony Richardson will see the field this weekend as Florida hosts Florida State in a battle for bowl eligibility, according to interim head coach Greg Knox.

“We’re still going through that daily,” Knox said in Monday’s press conference, when asked of Richardson’s status. “We check him daily with our trainers and see where he’s at. If he’s healthy and available, then we’ll get him in the game [against Florida State].”

After Florida’s 24-23 overtime loss to Missouri, Florida head coach Dan Mullen said that Richardson was unable to play due to a prior injury.

“Anthony has been banged up, had more injuries at practice this week, so he was limited in his opportunity to practice,” Mullen said of Richardson, who hurt himself prior to the South Carolina game while dancing in the team hotel.

Mullen was fired after the Missouri contest, leaving Knox as Florida’s interim head coach. The story surrounding Richardson is the same, even with a new head coach. His status is still questionable heading into Saturday.

It’s unclear exactly how much Richardson’s injury healed and whether he felt comfortable playing Saturday. Regardless, Florida only utilized one quarterback in Saturday’s contest in Emory Jones, the season-opening starter who has since traded blows with Richardson in a quarterback competition of sorts. Jones finished with 20 completions in 32 attempts, good for 261 passing yards, coupled with 17 carries for 45 rushing yards.

Curiously, though, and perhaps worth noting, after the game’s final whistle blew, Richardson removed all mentions of the University of Florida from his Twitter account. It only remained that way for a mere few minutes, as he quickly changed his Twitter bio back to what it was before, adding “Quarterback at The University of Florida” to his bio.

Richardson, a four-star member of Florida’s class of 2020, has shown glimpses of potential in his redshirt sophomore season, utilizing both his accurate arm and immense athleticism. Last season, as a true freshman, Richarson took a redshirt year after appearing in just three games, completing one of his two passes for a touchdown and an interception; this year, things have been much different. Many expected Jones to man the starting role all year, but after he struggled early on, Richardson was thrust into his first in-game action in Florida’s first game of the year. He completed three of eight passes in that contest against FAU, good for 40 passing yards, but more impressively he had seven carries for 160 yards and a rushing score.

Overall, in six appearances, Richardson has completed 57.9 percent of his passes for 474 passing yards, five touchdowns and five interceptions, while rushing 40 times for 374 yards — averaging 9.4 yards per carry — and three touchdowns.