Florida WR Trevon Grimes explains why he sat out early fall camp practices
Florida wide receiver Trevon Grimes saw his season get off to a strong start on Saturday. He was a key part of the Gators’ 51-35 win over Ole Miss, catching 3 passes for 64 yards and a touchdown.
After 33 catches, 491 yards and 3 touchdowns last year, the hope is that the senior can take his place as one of the primary weapons on offense for quarterback Kyle Trask after the departure of players such as Freddie Swain and Van Jefferson. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic casting a shadow over the college football season, he did not participate in the Gators’ initial fall practice sessions.
“I felt like it was my duty that we were in the best situation. As a leader of the group, I wanted to make sure the protocols were set up,” he said on Tuesday, according to SI.com’s Florida site. “I didn’t want to go into a situation where the unknown was unknown.”
With Grimes’ absence, there was some speculation that he would sit out the 2020 season altogether. But on August 20, he announced on Twitter that he would indeed play this year.
Grimes and the No. 3 Gators host South Carolina, with kickoff set for noon ET.
Uh, the game is in Gainesville, not Columbia. May want to edit the last paragraph.
Hope they get back from Columbia in time for the game.
Maybe they already changed it, but i’m seeing the Gators are hosting SC in the last paragraph
They wanted to be safe because they they will be in the nfl so I dont blame em
Didnt effect passing game at all
One of the worst situations for a football player is when the unknown is unknown. Much worse that when the unknown is known, or even the known is unknown. That’s all it is. That is all it is.
LOL