Prior to Dan Mullen's arrival, Florida went into every offseason post-Tebow with concerns at quarterback and/or a competition to be had in fall camp.

For the second year in a row, the Gators don't have those question marks. Feleipe Franks solidified himself as the starter at the end of the 2018 season, and Kyle Trask had an even stronger 2019 campaign after taking over.

Franks has moved on to Arkansas and Trask is now going through his first full offseason as QB1. This time last year, he had only appeared in four career games in three years and was just trying to stay ready for his shot.

It came when Franks went down with a season-ending injury at Kentucky, and Trask rallied the Gators to a 29-21 comeback victory. He led the team to an 11-2 record and his 2,941 passing yards were the highest single-season total by a UF quarterback since Tebow's Heisman season.

With a year under his belt, Mullen expects to see a more confident Trask behind center in 2020.

"He's now going from a guy that was preparing the right way, obviously prepared with confidence and knew he was gonna put in the time and the effort to be ready in case his number was called. To a guy, now, that has the confidence of having experience. Has the confidence of having done it. And I think that is different," Mullen said Tuesday.

"Not just, 'Hey I've prepared in case my number's called'. Now he's a guy that has the confidence of, 'As I'm preparing, I know what it's gonna be like out there on the field'. And I think that experience will be a big help for him."

Though Trask returns as the SEC's top signal caller, Mullen also anticipates more playing time this season for backup Emory Jones. Prior to his Zoom call with reporters Mullen spoke with ESPN's Kevin Negandhi and David Pollack about expanding the role of his dual-threat quarterback, who had over 500 yards of offense and seven total touchdowns in 2019.

“It will be interesting, Kyle better work because Emory is trying to get his job.” Mullen told Negandhi and Pollack. "He will get opportunities and these guys learn from each other. ... He’s played in a lot of big games and he’s played in key moments. If there is a package, he is in and he’s ready to go.

"I think he knows that as that continues to grow and he gains that experience, he’s going to be prepared and ready for his moment and we’re going to be able to play more than one quarterback during the course of the season.”

The third scholarship quarterback is freshman Anthony Richardson, who enrolled early and participated in some bowl practices. He missed valuable time in spring ball, which Mullen said will affect his development.

However, Florida's third-year coach is confident in Jones and Trask's readiness for the season despite missing spring.

“For a guy like Kyle, everybody saw last year. He’s spent every offseason preparing. He prepared himself to be ready to go. And hopefully both he and Emory have done that this year to continue to get prepared and be ready to go for that moment when their number is called to get out on the field," Mullen said. "Both of those guys have experience in games now. It’s great to have some experience.

"When you look, after that with Anthony, he’s the one to me that missing spring right now, it’s going to be a little bit of a different curve. But the other two, having that experience, having veteran players returning, I feel pretty comfortable that they’re going to be prepared for the season and ready to go.”