Education
Driskel attended Paul J. Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Florida.
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He played college football at Florida and Louisiana Technology During his career he threw for 4,844 yards and 36 touchdowns. He was ranked as the best pro-style quarterback recruit in his class by Rivals.com and Scout.com.
University of Florida
Driskel accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he played for coach Will Muschamp"s Florida Gators football team
As a freshman, Driskel appeared in five games, completing 16 of 34 passes for 148 yards with two interceptions. He became the team"s starter as a sophomore in 2012.
He led them to an 11–2 record and a berth in the 2013 Sugar Bowl, in which Florida lost to Teddy Bridgewater and the Louisville Cardinals. After starting three games in 2013, Driskel broke his right fibula in a game against the University of Tennessee and missed the remainder of the season.
He returned from the injury in 2014 and kept his starting job to start the season but was later benched in favor of Treon Harris.
Louisiana Technical
On January 3, 2015, Driskel was granted his release from Florida and he transferred to Louisiana Technical University. In his lone season at Louisiana Technical, he passed for 4,033 yards with 27 touchdowns. Despite not playing baseball since high school, Driskel was selected by the Boston Red Sox with the 863rd pick of the 2013 Major League Draft.
Driskel signed a contract with the Red Sox, but he has no plans to stop playing football.
If he chooses to play baseball in the future, his rights will be owned by Boston. Other players who have signed similar contracts include Dennis Dixon, Jake Locker, Shaq Thompson, and 2012 Red Sox draftee Brandon Magee.
