Certainly the best quarterback in the Southeastern Conference trash gunplay action throws it down the left sideline.

It's a touchdown, the consistency of his performance all year.

I like trash for the Heisman.

We now welcome in for the quarterback, Kyle Trask and Kyle.

This year has been a strange one for everybody, not just football players, but for you guys.

Specifically, you guys have had two games postponed, and this is obviously not a regular season for you guys.

So what has this season been like for you?

It's been a crazy journey, But, you know, at the end of the day, I think our coaches and training staff, they put together a great plan.

Um, just for us to, you know, follow and to buy into just Thio, allow us the most amount of chances to go out there and play on Saturdays.

When you think about your journey as a quarterback, it's been extremely long.

I think a lot of people think that you just kind of came out of nowhere, but you've been very patient.

Your freshman season in high school to now has been a long journey of just waiting.

So how would you describe your journey so far?

Uh, it's been a wild journey, but, you know, I wouldn't have it any other way.

I think you know, all the adversity made me into who I am today.

Like you said, it's been a very long time.

Thio, last time I started was my freshman in high school.

Uh oh.

Wait.

I don't know how long it was.

I guess around seven years, uh, to finally start another game, It's been crazy.

But, you know, like I said before, I wanna have it any other way.

Like you said, you hadn't started since your freshman season in high school.

So then you're thrown into again a game in 2019 and then now you're the starter.

How do you prepare for that?

If you haven't had that opportunity for so long?

Well, I just think it starts with, you know, the people around me, They're so great, you know, my friends and family, um, they've always believed in me also the coaches, you know?

I mean, I've had some of the great coaches around me throughout the years to just prepare me for these moments, Um, especially Coach Malone and Coach Johnson and this coaching staff.

Uh, they do a great job of giving everybody a rep.

So, you know, if something happens, uh, the next man up will be able to produce Justus much.

I've read a lot of things where people said that you're a very loyal guy, your patient and you're loyal, or it was the first team to offer you a scholarship.

You decided to go with them even after you were getting other power.

Five recognition, some other power.

Five recognition.

You decided to stick with Florida and then being the backup behind Philippe Franks, you decided to stay patient.

What about Florida is what has allowed you to stay there and just be so patient.

You know, it's a dream school.

You know, uh, you know so many people come to Florida for their vacations, and we get a live in this weather every single day.

You know, it's also a great academic university.

Um, it's also just a blessing to, you know, have my degree now from Florida.

Kyle Pits is one of your teammates, and he's been a guy that's completely taken the world by storm this season.

So what have you seen out of him this season?

You know, Kyle Pits is a very, very hardworking and humble kid.

And, you know, we've always had that connection for the last couple of years, you know, because when he first got here, we were both backup.

So we're taking those reps together.

And I think that chemistry is kind of just built from there and, you know, blossomed into what it is now.

So you guys have both been in the Heisman conversation.

Both you and Kyle Pits.

There's other guys that are in the conversation.

Also.

Mac Jones, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields.

I'm not sure if you watch them that often, but if you do, what have you seen out of those players?

They're very, very talented.

The very special players.

At the end of the day, it's very.

It's such an honor.

Just toe.

Have your name in that conversation.

I know.

Um, all of those players, including myself, were just focused on, you know, taking a one game at a time and, you know, doing whatever is best for the team at this moment when you think about, You know, you haven't had this opportunity before you.

This is You really are taking the college football world by storm.

Did you expect this from yourself?

I mean, you've been waiting for so long.

Ah, lot of people will be like, you know, just wait until I get out on the field.

Is this what you expected your season toe look like, you know, you kinda gotta have that confidence in yourself.

And, you know, um, that faith in yourself that you're gonna go out there and do well because, you know, it all starts in your head.

And if you have a clear head space and you've worked really, really hard, then I don't see why you kind of go out there and produced especially, uh, the way that these coaches prepare you for Saturday's.

I saw somewhere that you said that throughout this entire process throughout your entire career, you've just trusted your gut.

What is your gut been telling you?

You know, just to trust the process.

And you know that.

You know, hard work is gonna pay off.

You know, there was ah moment.

I think it was two years ago when ah, lot of people were expecting me to transfer.

And, you know, I wasn't really sure what I was gonna do because I was still the backup, and I wasn't really 100% sure about anything.

E Like you said, I just trusted my gut.

You know, I knew I'd eventually get my opportunity.

So, you know, luckily, I e think I made the right decision to stay and wait for my shot and make the most of it.

So was there a time that you were seriously considering the possibility of transferring somewhere else?

Um, you know, like I said, I wasn't 100% sure about anything, um, going on at the time.

You know, I was kind of just e mean locket locked in, um, Thio the program at the time.

And I couldn't see myself leaving at the end of the day.

Especially going thio get my degree.

Eso soon.

So you know, I figured it was best for me to just stay and wait for my opportunity.

The fact that you had your injuries, you broke your foot.

You had things that you had to overcome.

What would you say is the hardest part of your journey because a lot of people would say You've been sitting on the sideline waiting for a very long time, but you still had a lot of other hurdles that you had to overcome.

Yeah.

I mean, it was tough, especially the second time I broke my foot because, you know, I e was battling for a starting job at the time.

And you know that Wednesday and practice I broke my foot again.

So I was kind of down for so long.

I felt like I was finally coming up, and then there was down again.

So I think it's just very important to have a great support staff because, you know, that was a really hard time for me.

But I think that people around me, you know, my family and friends that a great job of just keeping me up and keeping me motivated after you leave at the end of this season, what do you want your legacy to be at?

Florida E.

Just want someone to, you know, look back on my career here and just know that you know, you can do anything.

You set your mind.

So it's not always gonna be pretty obviously, early on in my college career, I had a couple of injuries.

Um, yeah, I was sitting on the sidelines for so long.

I almost got my degree for even step foot on the field.

And, you know, you really can just do anything.

You set your mind to you.

And you know, once you get your opportunity, just gotta make the most of it.

So I know what the PC answer to.

This question is when we ask you about your Heisman hopes and what you kind of want to do with your career and the legacy that you wanna leave and possibly winning the Heisman, I know that you want to focus on winning an SEC championship.

But when you think about your Heisman hopes and the possibility that this could actually happen, what do you think about that?

It's such an honor.

Just because so many special players have, you know, received this trophy.

And, uh, you know, been in the conversation so many times in regards to this trophy.

You know, like you said, you know, it's something that I'm not really focused on right now.

Wholeheartedly.

You know, we're kinda just taking it one game at a time.

But at the end of day, like I said, it is an honor just to be in that conversation.

All right, well, good luck, Kyle.

This season, hopefully we see you, at least in the Final Four, and you get Thio hoist that Heisman Trophy at the end of the season.

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