GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Coming out of spring practice, Florida remained unsettled at the quarterback position after redshirt sophomore Feleipe Franks failed to really separate himself from fellow redshirt sophomore Kyle Trask and true freshman early enrollee Emory Jones. Now that Ohio State quarterback Joe Burrow has decided to transfer from the Buckeyes program, could the Gators go a familiar route and add a graduate transfer quarterback, something the program has done each of the last two years?

There's growing talk that Ohio State redshirt junior Joe Burrow could potentially consider a move to Florida, backed by industry insiders at both Florida and Ohio State. 247Sports' Bill Greene joined the Bucknuts Morning 5 podcast with Dave Biddle on Monday to discuss the topic, noting that it's seeming more and more likely Burrow will transfer now that spring ball is over and he has graduated.

"I think it's real. I think the fact that Joe is pretty forthright and honest when he's asked about (it) -- he could give the company line answer of 'Oh, I'm staying here, this is my school' -- no, he's not doing that," Greene said. "I know there's a lot of Nebraska stuff out there between Joey, Nebraska, Scott Frost, and that could be very, very real; the school I heard yesterday, and it makes sense, is Florida."

Burrow would be a graduate transfer eligible to play immediately with two years remaining. He'd immediately enter the conversation to be the starting quarterback, likely a strong favorite to win the gig should he opt for Gainesville.

That's part of the draw for Burrow, Greene explained.

"The Florida QB situation is not good," he said. "They don't feel Emory Jones is ready to play right now. They're not happy with what they were handed to over there. Dan Mullen has a great reputation as a quarterback guru, so there's a lot of things there that make sense. I did hear Joey Burrow's name come up yesterday."

Burrow is a 6-foot-3, 215-pound prospect who was in a tight battle with Dwayne Haskins for the starting job this spring.

Head coach Urban Meyer hadn't made a decision on a starter following spring practice but said he'd be open with Burrow about where he stands in the battle so as to best serve the quarterback's interest.

The Ohio prospect has played sparingly in two years, throwing just 39 passes, with 29 completions for 287 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. He has run 15 times for 53 yards and one touchdown.

"I look at Joey and just think for him to stay at Ohio State, he would need a guarantee from Urban Meyer that he is going to be the starting quarterback this year," Greene said. "I just don't think they can give him that guarantee.

"But the whole idea is you've got to come in and compete (for the OSU job). Well, you're risking too much there, in my opinion. I think Joey is risking too much. I think he's an NFL guy. You can't be an NFL guy if you're not on the field. ... I think it's too risky to stay at Ohio State and try to beat out a guy that looks like is their guy. I think it's too risky, and I don't think anybody could blame Joey if he left Ohio State. He wouldn't be leaving dissatisfied or disgruntled. He loves the program, he loves Ohio State. He would love nothing more than to be the starting quarterback for Ohio State for the next couple years, and he would be a great one, I have no doubt.

"But it's a position where you've really got to commit to one and you've got to play one. And you've got two supremely talented guys who both feel they should be on the field and both are right. It's just a tough spot. This is what you get when you recruit at the level Urban Meyer recruits at."

For his part, Biddle agreed with Greene and said he's also been told it's more and more likely that Burrow opts to split with Ohio State. The Buckeyes' loss could be the Gators' gain.

"It makes a lot of sense, and I'll throw this out there: I keep hearing rumblings from people I trust that, hey, I've been told in not so many words, 'Hey, get your Burrow transfer prewrite going. Make sure you get that ready,'" Biddle said.

"I keep hearing nothing's official, maybe there will be a change of mind, but there's just so much smoke here that it's going to be Haskins' job and Burrow's going to transfer. For the listeners, that's not official or anything, I'm just telling you what I'm hearing. You come here for the inside scoop, analysis. I just keep hearing that it's more likely than not that Burrow's going to transfer and it's going to be Haskins' job."

Burrow was rated as a four-star prospect coming out of high school, the No. 280 overall player in the country and the No. 8 dual-threat prospect in the 2015 recruiting class.

Florida enters the summer with just three scholarship quarterbacks on the roster after redshirt freshman Jake Allen announced he will transfer following spring practice.

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