It has been a wild week in Gainesville with a riff between head coach Jim McElwain and the UAA becoming ever so apparent. Speculation on McElwain’s future in Gainesville has ratcheted up several notches since a mention of death threats with no background information to authorities or the university, who then released a terse statement that appeared to distance itself from the head coach.

On Friday, 247Sports’ Chris Trevino asked Florida’s prized quarterback commit Matt Corral if a coaching change in Gainesville would affect his recruitment.

“It wouldn’t,” Corral simply responded.

This matches Corral’s response after visiting Gainesville earlier this month for his first game in the Swamp.

“I wanted to know I made the right decision, and I feel like I did,” he said after leaving the game.

A big reason Corral picked UF was the opportunity to see the field early. With redshirt freshman Feleipe Franks still struggling at times, the path to earning the starting job early continues to look very possible for Corral, as he plans to enroll early and go through spring practices.

“The quarterback situation is great,” Corral said the day he committed to the Gators. “Malik Zaire will be there for a year and I’ll have a shot after that. It’ll be a competition and the best player will play. I’ll have a shot to see the field and that’s all I can ask.”

The Long Beach (Calif.) Poly star has been the lynchpin of Florida’s recruiting class since jump on board back in late July. A rocket-armed gunslinger with a big personality and even more bravado, Corral is key to this Gators recruiting class, and having him seemingly locked in, helps Florida fans get through this tumultuous week.