BOCA RATON – In a week where much of the nation is questioning wisdom of the two-party political system, FAU seems to have concluded that the two-quarterback system offers the Owls their best chance to win.
Daniel Parr will once again play on Saturday.
So will Jason Driskel.
If the Owls find either Parr or Driskel has the hot hand, that player will continue to play.
It’s the exact situation coach Charlie Partridge and offensive coordinator Travis Trickett wanted to avoid in fall camp, but based on Saturday’s victory over Rice – a win that snapped a 7-game losing streak – it may be what’s best for Florida Atlantic.
“At this point, I think that is what helped us win Saturday,” Partridge said. “Daniel earned the opportunity to start [against Rice] through the course of the week, started, and Jason was going to be in the third series. I don’t know how it’s going to go this week. We’ll see during the course of the week in practice.”
A redshirt sophomore, Driskel started the first eight games of the season before Parr, a redshirt freshman, got that nod at Rice.
FAU won that game, it’s second victory of the season, but it wasn’t because Parr invigorated a struggling offense. Quite the opposite.
Partridge followed the same plan he used the three prior weeks, giving the backup quarterback the third series of the game.
Driskel, now the backup, entered the Rice game with FAU trailing 7-0 and promptly piloted Florida Atlantic on consecutive touchdown drives. He remained behind center for the remainder of the afternoon.
“Jason came in, he played well, he played one of his better games,” Partridge said. “I think we’ll just take it week by week. That’s kind of where we are right now.”
Parr completed one of his three passes for four yards on Saturday. He also rushed twice for 16 yards.
Partridge said Driskel would have played on that third series regardless of Parr’s performance.
“If Daniel had come out hot series one and two, we would have definitely put Driskel in there, but where we would have gone series four really would have depended on where we were at that point,” Partridge said.
Driskel, meanwhile, threw for 317 yards and two touchdowns. That performance is in the past. It does not guarantee that Driskel reclaimed his starting role.
Partridge won’t decide whether Driskel or Parr gets Saturday’s start against Texas-El Paso until later this week.
“The guy who has the best week at practice this week will get the nod,” Partridge said.
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