On Friday, a quote surfaced from former Wisconsin quarterback Alex Hornibrook, now competing for the starting job at Florida State, regarding his current group of wide receivers in Tallahassee.

Hornibrook was quoted as saying, "’I've never been around a group of WRs that love football so much and never want to leave the field."

Transfer QB Alex Hornibrook: “I’m excited to be here. I’ve never been around a group of WRs that love football so much and never want to leave the field.” #FSU pic.twitter.com/wKCz3w4hzz — Ariya Massoudi (@AriyaMassoudi) August 2, 2019





While he may not have intentionally tried to throw any of his former Badger teammates under the bus, it certainly rubbed them the wrong way.

Junior wide receiver Kendric Pryor was the first to respond, with a simple "LOL."

Former UW running back Dare Ogunbowale took Pryor's side.

Hornibrook's remarks also appeared to strike a chord with junior wide receiver Danny Davis, who told the senior signal caller. "Boy Stop."

Former UW wide receiver Rob Wheelwright wasn't too pleased either.

Sophomore safety Scott Nelson perhaps had the best response.

Referring to Hornibrook's concussion during the 2018 season that saw him miss a total of four games, including the Pinstripe Bowl victory over Miami (FL), Nelson took a swing as well.

Dang buddy is still concussed?????‍?? https://t.co/vU9J1NcYUw — Scotty Nelson (@_scottnelson) August 3, 2019

Hornibrook wasn't done there either.

"The first thing I saw was the receivers, I never saw that much talent in a receiver corps before," Hornibrook said. "And then everybody just seemed hungry that whole practice, it was just kind of a different intensity that I’ve seen before.”

Statistically, Hornibrook will go down as one of the best quarterbacks in Wisconsin history.

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Hornibrook went 26-6 in three seasons as a starting quarterback for the Badgers, including a 20-4 record in Big Ten games. His .813 winning percentage is the best of any quarterback in program history. He ranks in a tie for third all-time at Wisconsin in touchdown passes (47), fourth in completion percentage (60.5%) and fifth in passing yards (5,438).

However, it was the interceptions and turnovers that will cloud his legacy and had fans more than ready to move on from the three-year starter prior to the end of the 2018 season. Hornibrook threw a combined 33 picks and eight fumbles, while also taking a whopping 48 sacks in a run-heavy offense during his UW career.

Hornibrook wasn't immune to criticism outside the Badger football program either following his comments on Friday.

can’t wait to see Florida state twitter when horni starts throwing lol — Sam Dekker (@dekker) August 3, 2019

Wisconsin will open the 2019 season on Aug. 30 at South Florida. The Badgers are expected to name either junior Jack Coan or true freshman Graham Mertz as their starting quarterback.