GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Dan Mullen's decision on a starting quarterback might have just gotten a whole lot easier, unfortunately.

Multiple sources have confirmed to 247Sports that backup quarterback Kyle Trask, who took over for starter Feleipe Franks in the second half last week against Missouri, suffered a non-contact injury to a lower-body extremity in Wednesday's practice and was carted off the field.

Michael Trask, Trask's father, posted on Facebook late Wednesday evening that Trask suffered a broken foot and will miss the rest of the season. He is expected to be healthy again for the start of spring ball.

Trask entered a 38-17 loss to Missouri in the third quarter and led Florida on a quick touchdown drive. He finished the game 10-of-18 passing for 126 yards and a touchdown, outperforming Franks in the contest.

Florida coach Dan Mullen didn't want to disclose his thinking on where the battle for the starting job was headed on Wednesday morning on an SEC teleconference call.

"I don't know. I mean I'm not going to share what our strategy is of which of the three quarterbacks (plays) or how much each of the three quarterbacks are going to play," Mullen said. "I haven't done that all year, so I don't plan on sharing that strategy just yet."

Unfortunately for Mullen and Florida, there's no longer a decision to be made after Wednesday's unfortunate turn of events.

Trask previously missed the entire 2017 season with a foot injury. It looked like he might finally get his chance to potentially supplant Franks, or at least offer an option should Franks continue to struggle, prior to Wednesday's developments.

A redshirt sophomore, Trask had played in three games this season and gone 14-0f-22 passing for 162 yards and a touchdown. He had also rushed five times, losing four yards but scoring once.

A former three-star prospect out of high school, Trask has been an intriguing player at Florida. At 6 foot 5, 234 pounds, he has ideal size and a strong arm.

Trask, though, was not a starter at Manvel High School in Texas. He backed up current current Houston quarterback D'Eriq King, who is having a breakout season for the Cougars with more than 2,500 yards passing and 42 total touchdowns.

The talented sophomore had the backing of his teammates after providing a bit of a spark in last week's loss to the Tigers.

"Kyle came in and he was able to put some points on the board," receiver Joshua Hammond said Monday. "I think he came in really well, was able to execute really well at a high level. He missed some throws and missed some reads as well but that's something that'll get cleaned up on this week and today, and I think he came and was able to provide a spark for us and that really helped us out on Saturday."

247Sports reporter Bob Redman also contributed to this report.