Demarcus Robinson and Ahmad Fulwood have been grouped together since they arrived at Florida.
They enrolled early and were expected to help jump start an offense starving for playmakers at the receiver position.
On Saturday, for two plays, it looked like a freshman receiver finally fulfilled the promise that followed him to campus.
It was Fulwood.
The Jacksonville native flashed his ability by catching two passes for 22 yards against Georgia at EverBank Field on Saturday.
“He’s going to be a good football player,” coach Will Muschamp said. “He’s got to continue to play fast and block well on the perimeter. Did a nice job for us. He’s going to be a really good player.”
Fulwood caught his first pass on an 11-yard out route in the second quarter. His second reception went for 11 yards on a third and 20 at the 50-yard line. He now has six receptions for 53 yards this season.
“He’s starting to get in there and get the feel of the game and play to the speed of the game,” offensive coordinator Brent Pease said Oct. 15.
“He works hard in practice. He’s starting to fit in, and his opportunities are coming.”
Morrison facing sophomore slump: The most surprising aspect of Todd Gurley’s 73-yard touchdown catch across the middle was not how open he was. It was the player who failed to get back in coverage.
After an impressive freshman season, middle linebacker Antonio Morrison has hit a rough patch despite leading the team with 46 tackles. Gurley ran him over on his 5-yard touchdown to begin the scoring on Saturday.
Gurley beat a blitzing Morrison on a release for the longest touchdown reception of his career to put UGA up 14-0 in the first quarter.
Muschamp pointed out that while the linebackers need to play better, everything could not be pinned on them with defensive linemen not taking up blockers.
“He missed some tackles Saturday,” Muschamp said of Morrison. “That was uncharacteristic for him.”
Humphries still out: D.J. Humphries will miss second-straight game due to a sprained left MCL he suffered during practice on Oct. 28.
Tyler Moore started in his place after starting five of the previous seven games at right tackle.
Trenton Brown joined him at right tackle against Georgia, making his first career start at Florida.
Collectively, the offensive line had perhaps its best game in recent weeks after surrendering 10 sacks to LSU and Missouri combined.
“I thought we improved and I thought Trenton did some nice things,” Muschamp said. “He’s a big man. He’s a large body. It’s hard to get on the edges on him. I thought he protected. They had him one time on the hold, which was a good call. They bent the edge on him there, and he got his hand locked around the guy on his shoulder up there. But again, for a first start and going in that environment, I thought he played well.”
Staffer leaves team: Jon Haskins, Director of Player Personnel, resigned from his post within the last two weeks, Muschamp announced Monday.
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D.J. Humphries blocks an Arkansas defensive lineman during Florida’s 30-10 win against Arkansas on Oct. 5 in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
