Report: Anthony Richardson cited for driving over 100 mph last week

Anthony Richardson looked like a breakout star during Florida’s Orange and Blue game Thursday night. But he had a run-in with the law a week prior to the game — and an arraignment is set.

Richardson was stopped in the early morning hours April 8 and cited for driving “in excess of” 105 miles per hour, according to the Tampa Bay Times’ Matt Baker. He has an arraignment coming May 25.

The car Richardson was driving came from an NIL deal with Gainesville Dodge, according to Baker. The speed limit in the area he was driving was 60 miles per hour, and since it was more than 30 miles per hour over the limit, he has to attend a mandatory court hearing.

Richardson is Florida’s presumptive starter this coming season and he did a lot to improve his stock on Thursday during the spring game. He completed 18 of 24 passes for 207 yards and two touchdowns to help the Blue Team to a 34-0 victory.

Richardson is getting ready to likely take over the No. 1 spot at quarterback after Emory Jones entered the transfer portal. Last season, he threw for 526 yards on 38 for 54 passing and six touchdowns in seven appearances for the Gators. The sophomore arrived in Gainesville as a four-star recruit and the No. 15 quarterback prospect from the Class of 2020, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Billy Napier delivers rave review of Anthony Richardson following Florida spring game

In the Florida Gators spring game on Thursday night, it was the Anthony Richardson-led Blue team that came away with a convincing 34-0 victory over the Orange squad. Richardson played very well in Florida’s spring game, throwing for 207 yards and two touchdowns, leading his team on touchdown drives of 80, 80, and 65 yards.

Coming out of the spring game, new Florida head coach Billy Napier was incredibly impressed with what he saw out of Richardson. When it comes to what you look for in a quarterback, Napier believes that Richardson has checked all of the boxes so far.

“I think Anthony’s a production of a lot of hard work,” Napier said. “I mean I can’t say it enough. His approach has been first class. When I think about a quarterback, we think about a person who represents everything the organization is about. Certainly at the highest level of football, the quarterback is the face of the organization. They set the greatest example. Their work ethic, their attention to detail, their self-discipline, their approach.”