Five on the Spot: A solid follow-up performance would help Mertz silence critics

Here are five Florida Gators football players who are in the spotlight, and on the spot, to perform this week against McNeese State.

Graham Mertz

When it comes to Mertz, the Gator Nation left the Utah season opener as divided as it had been before kickoff. While those who prophesized a Heisman dark horse in Mertz have almost totally been silenced, two camps still remain.

On one hand, there are those that rely on a box score that read 31-of-44 passes for 333 yards good for one touchdown and will rightly bet on Mertz piling on even more against…