{
  "id": 3053143,
  "title": "Florida football named Aaron Philo as starting QB for Week 1 opener vs FAU",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/florida-football-named-aaron-philo-as-starting-qb-for-week-1-opener",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T15:32:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/florida-football-named-aaron-philo-153234912.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Florida football has announced that redshirt sophomore Aaron Philo will be the starting quarterback for their Week 1 opener against Florida Atlantic. The 6-foot-1, 207-pound Philo is well-versed in the team's offense thanks to his familiarity with new offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner, who previously worked with the Gators at Georgia Tech. In his eight career games at Tech, Philo threw for 938 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions. As a three-star prospect according to Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN, Philo holds the record for most passing yards in Georgia high school football (13,922). He edged out redshirt freshman Tramell Jones Jr. for the starting position throughout the fall camp. Coach Jon Sumrall decided on Philo following a scrimmage on August 22, noting that Philo demonstrated better ability to operate the offense at the line of scrimmage.",
  "summary": "Florida football coach Jon Sumrall named Aaron Philo the starting quarterback for the season opener against Florida Atlantic.",
  "key_points": [
    "Aaron Philo named starting QB for Week 1 opener",
    "Redshirt sophomore Philo familiar with new offensive coordinator",
    "Philo holds Georgia high school passing yards record"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Aaron Philo named Florida football starter. Here's a look at his prep career",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/aaron-philo-named-florida-football-starter-heres-a-look-at-his-prep",
        "published": "2026-08-24T16:10:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}