Florida’s Halloween matchup just got a little scarier.
The Florida Gators football team won’t have six players, including four starters, for its home game against the Missouri Tigers. Reportedly the Gators will miss safeties Shawn Davis and Donovan Stiner, STAR Marco Wilson, plackicker Evan McPherson, cornerbacks Chester Kimbrough and CJ McWilliams and linebacker Lacedrick Brunson.
Breaking: Multiple starters in #Gators secondary unavailable for Missouri.
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There is no given reason for their absence. The Gators will likely have junior Trey Dean III and freshman Rashad Torrence II fill in at safety. Meanwhile, Kaiir Elam is still available at corner with Jaydon Hill playing the opposite side.
The only other available defensive backs include Brad Stewart Jr. and a host of true freshmen in Avery Helm, Tre’Vez Johnson, Kamar Wilcoxson, Jahari Rogers, Fenley Graham and Mordecai McDaniel plus redshirt seniors Nick Oelrich and Nicolas Sutton. A defense that’s already surrendered a lot of yards and points might have an even tougher time Saturday night with so much inexperience in the secondary.
Redshirt junior Chris Howard fills in for Evan McPherson at kicker with no true field goals taken in his career. Freshman Zack Sessa is behind him. Howard made three appearances in 2019 going 4-for-4 on PATs. He also has three kickoffs for 165 yards and one touchback.
The Gators and Tigers take the field at 7:30 p.m. Fans can watch on the SEC’s Alternate Network.
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