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Driskel broke his lower right leg Saturday in the first quarter of the 19th-ranked Gators' 31-17 victory over Tennessee, a season-ending injury that thrust seldom-used backup Tyler Murphy onto the field for the most significant action of his four-year career.
Murphy responded better than anyone could have realistically expected.
He had a 52-yard touchdown throw to Solomon Patton, a swing pass that went the distance, and made several huge plays with his legs as Florida (2-1, 1-0 SEC) won its ninth consecutive game in the series.
Driskel, who was playing with a brace on his sprained left knee, broke his right leg while throwing an interception in the first quarter. Devaun Swafford picked off the pass and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Marlon Walls pulled Driskel to the ground and landed on his leg as he released the ball.
Driskel tried to get up, but then dropped back to the turf and called for trainers. He limped off the field a few minutes later, got checked on the sideline and then used crutches to get to the locker room.
''I hurt for him and I hurt for us right now,'' Muschamp said. ''It's going to hurt us. He's a guy that's won a lot of ballgames here, and it's disappointing for him right now.''
It was a solid debut for Murphy, a junior whose only pass attempt came on a 2-point attempt two weeks ago.
''It was always in the back of my mind that I might never play,'' Murphy said. ''I just kept working hard and kept fighting and kept faith in myself and kept praying for an opportunity. It wasn't the way I wanted it, but an opportunity is an opportunity.''
Murphy's 7-yard TD scamper in the fourth quarter made it 31-10 and sent fans scrambling for the exits.
The Volunteers (2-2, 0-1) had hoped to rebound from an embarrassing, 59-14 loss at No. 2 Oregon a week ago. Instead, Tennessee and first-year coach Butch Jones left Gainesville with another double-digit setback.
Jones' strangest decision might have been to bench Justin Worley and give redshirt freshman Nathan Peterman his first career start on the road and in front of 90,000.
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Driskel broke his lower right leg Saturday in the first quarter of the 19th-ranked Gators' 31-17 victory over Tennessee, a season-ending injury that thrust seldom-used backup Tyler Murphy onto the field for the most significant action of his four-year career.
Murphy responded better than anyone could have realistically expected.
He had a 52-yard touchdown throw to Solomon Patton, a swing pass that went the distance, and made several huge plays with his legs as Florida (2-1, 1-0 SEC) won its ninth consecutive game in the series.
Driskel, who was playing with a brace on his sprained left knee, broke his right leg while throwing an interception in the first quarter. Devaun Swafford picked off the pass and returned it 62 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead. Marlon Walls pulled Driskel to the ground and landed on his leg as he released the ball.
Driskel tried to get up, but then dropped back to the turf and called for trainers. He limped off the field a few minutes later, got checked on the sideline and then used crutches to get to the locker room.
''I hurt for him and I hurt for us right now,'' Muschamp said. ''It's going to hurt us. He's a guy that's won a lot of ballgames here, and it's disappointing for him right now.''
It was a solid debut for Murphy, a junior whose only pass attempt came on a 2-point attempt two weeks ago.
''It was always in the back of my mind that I might never play,'' Murphy said. ''I just kept working hard and kept fighting and kept faith in myself and kept praying for an opportunity. It wasn't the way I wanted it, but an opportunity is an opportunity.''
Murphy's 7-yard TD scamper in the fourth quarter made it 31-10 and sent fans scrambling for the exits.
The Volunteers (2-2, 0-1) had hoped to rebound from an embarrassing, 59-14 loss at No. 2 Oregon a week ago. Instead, Tennessee and first-year coach Butch Jones left Gainesville with another double-digit setback.
Jones' strangest decision might have been to bench Justin Worley and give redshirt freshman Nathan Peterman his first career start on the road and in front of 90,000.
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