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Florida Rolls Past Campbell 52-3 as Brown Returns Two Punts for TDs

A special-teams explosion alongside a balanced offense puts the Sept. 19 trip to Auburn into focus as the program's first major conference test.

Overview

  • Florida dominated Campbell 52-3 on Saturday, Sept. 12, building a 45-3 halftime lead thanks to a 35-point second quarter.
  • Vernell Brown III returned consecutive punts for touchdowns and finished with a career-high 262 all-purpose yards, including 219 punt-return yards.
  • Starting quarterback Aaron Philo completed 16 of 21 passes for 242 yards and two touchdown passes while Jadan Baugh rushed 14 times for 136 yards and two scores and Dallas Wilson added five catches for 104 yards and a touchdown.
  • The Gators played without wide receiver Davian Groce and lost running back Kelvin Jiminez for the season, and coaches used the game to evaluate depth after uneven moments from second- and third-team players.
  • Despite back-to-back blowouts and 118 points through two games, Florida remained outside the AP Top 25 and now travels to Auburn on Sept. 19 for the first substantive SEC test of Jon Sumrall’s early tenure.