Completed Event: Football versus Illinois State on August 30, 2025 , Win , 35, to, 3
Final
Football
35
vs Illinois State
3
University of Oklahoma Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Tarquin, Michael
Jersey Number 70
Michael Tarquin
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 313
- Hometown:
- Ocala, Fla.
- Prev School:
- USC
Bio
2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in 10 games and made seven starts … made four starts at right tackle (vs. Temple [8/30], vs. Tulane [9/14], vs. Tennessee [9/21] and at Ole Miss [10/26]) … made three starts at left tackle (vs. Houston [9/7], at Auburn [9/28] and vs. Texas [10/12]) … did not play vs. Maine (11/2), at Missouri (11/9) or at LSU (11/30) due to injury.
2023 (USC)
Played in 11 games and made eight starts … started each of season's first seven games and regular season finale vs. UCLA at right tackle.
2022 (FLORIDA)
Played in nine games and made eight starts … part of an offensive line that helped Gators rush for 291 yards at Texas A&M (11/5), 374 yards vs. South Carolina (11/12) and 262 yards at Florida State (11/25) … returned from injury against LSU (10/15) and returned to starting lineup against Georgia (10/29).
2021 (FLORIDA)
Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... played in 12 games and made two starts … saw action at both left and right tackle … made first career start vs. Vanderbilt (10/9) … helped UF stay in top-16 in total offense all season … part of a line that only allowed 14 sacks (1.1 per game) which tied for second fewest in SEC and seventh fewest nationally … helped Florida gain 717 total yards of offense vs. Samford (11/13) to rank second all-time in program history (third-most yards nationally by any team on season) … helped Gators average 5.5 yards per carry to rank first in SEC and fourth nationally.
2020 (FLORIDA)
Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... appeared in all 10 regular season games.
2019 (FLORIDA)
Redshirted … played in three games … made collegiate debut in home opener vs. UT Martin (9/7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star recruit who was class of 2019's No. 290 overall prospect, No. 22 offensive tackle and No. 39 player in Florida in 247Sports Composite rankings ... regarded as nation's No. 173 overall prospect and No. 17 offensive tackle by ESPN ... missed senior season at North Marion High School (Citra, Fla.) with a torn labrum injury sustained early in year … chose Florida over Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Ohio State, Tennessee and others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2024 ... earned criminology degree from Florida in December 2022 and is pursuing a master's from OU in criminal justice ... last name pronounced TAR-kwin.
Played in 10 games and made seven starts … made four starts at right tackle (vs. Temple [8/30], vs. Tulane [9/14], vs. Tennessee [9/21] and at Ole Miss [10/26]) … made three starts at left tackle (vs. Houston [9/7], at Auburn [9/28] and vs. Texas [10/12]) … did not play vs. Maine (11/2), at Missouri (11/9) or at LSU (11/30) due to injury.
2023 (USC)
Played in 11 games and made eight starts … started each of season's first seven games and regular season finale vs. UCLA at right tackle.
2022 (FLORIDA)
Played in nine games and made eight starts … part of an offensive line that helped Gators rush for 291 yards at Texas A&M (11/5), 374 yards vs. South Carolina (11/12) and 262 yards at Florida State (11/25) … returned from injury against LSU (10/15) and returned to starting lineup against Georgia (10/29).
2021 (FLORIDA)
Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... played in 12 games and made two starts … saw action at both left and right tackle … made first career start vs. Vanderbilt (10/9) … helped UF stay in top-16 in total offense all season … part of a line that only allowed 14 sacks (1.1 per game) which tied for second fewest in SEC and seventh fewest nationally … helped Florida gain 717 total yards of offense vs. Samford (11/13) to rank second all-time in program history (third-most yards nationally by any team on season) … helped Gators average 5.5 yards per carry to rank first in SEC and fourth nationally.
2020 (FLORIDA)
Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll ... appeared in all 10 regular season games.
2019 (FLORIDA)
Redshirted … played in three games … made collegiate debut in home opener vs. UT Martin (9/7).
HIGH SCHOOL
Four-star recruit who was class of 2019's No. 290 overall prospect, No. 22 offensive tackle and No. 39 player in Florida in 247Sports Composite rankings ... regarded as nation's No. 173 overall prospect and No. 17 offensive tackle by ESPN ... missed senior season at North Marion High School (Citra, Fla.) with a torn labrum injury sustained early in year … chose Florida over Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, LSU, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Ohio State, Tennessee and others.
PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2024 ... earned criminology degree from Florida in December 2022 and is pursuing a master's from OU in criminal justice ... last name pronounced TAR-kwin.
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