The Florida Gators want to fix its sometimes inept offense. How it apparently attempts to go about it is interesting. The team has made a change at quarterback, as Luke Del Rio replaces Feleipe Franks as Florida's starting gunslinger heading into a game against Vanderbilt.

Florida coach Jim McElwain told Paul Finebaum on Monday morning that Luke Del Rio will be the Gators starting quarterback against Vanderbilt this week. Del Rio came on in relief of Franks during Florida's comeback win against Kentucky on Saturday night.

Yes. Del Rio is “that” Del Rio. Son of the famed Jack. Famous for having walked-on to play football. A Del Rio, by any other name, that can't stop — hell, won't stop.

Luke Del Rio replaced Franks late in the third quarter with Florida trailing 24-14 last weekend.

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His numbers, because Gators, weren't exactly all that and a bag of chips. In relief, he would finish 9-for-14 for 74 yards, a touchdown and an interception.

If Florida fans want a more full glass of optimism to drink, he was in charge of the offense during the two fourth-quarter touchdown drives to get the Gators the win, and he threw the touchdown pass to Freddie Swain with 43 seconds left. Basically, he is a hero. The next Tim Tebow…

I kid!

After sitting out 2015 due to NCAA transfer rules, Del Rio was a walk-on transfer on the Florida squad at first. Some time went by and he's now on scholarship.