News of Demarkcus Bowman entering transfer portal stirs excitement within Gator Nation
By Keith Farner
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It didn’t take any time at all for news of Clemson running back Demarkcus Bowman entering the transfer portal to stir some excitement for Florida players, fans and coaches.
Bowman, a 5-star running back out of Lakeland, Florida, was the No. 20 recruit in the 2020 class, per the 247Sports Composite rankings, as well as the No. 3 running back.
Bowman has only been at Clemson for two games. He had six carries for 22 yards in the Tigers’ season opener against Wake Forest on Sept. 12, then had three carries for 10 yards against The Citadel on Sept. 19.
It’s worth noting that Bowman was heavily recruited by Florida, and reportedly picked Clemson over the Gators, Georgia and Florida State. That may be part of the reason the 247Sports Transfer Crystal Ball listed the Gators at 100 percent. After all, his last three non-Clemson recruiting interactions were Bowman visiting Florida, or Gators assistant Larry Scott visiting him.
The Gators have signed some of Bowman’s former Lakeland teammates in the past two recruiting classes, including tight end Keon Zipperer, defensive end Lloyd Summerall, guard Deyavie Hammond and cornerback Fenley Graham.
Here’s Bowman even “liking” some tweets related to Florida.
Here’s a sampling of the onslaught of reaction:
https://t.co/9tAvYSEanK pic.twitter.com/wCTcGOeoHd
— r/FloridaGators (@GatorsReddit) October 1, 2020
— LOVE YOURS 🖤 (@GervonDexter) October 1, 2020
— Zach Goodall (@zach_goodall) October 1, 2020
This merits a 👀. https://t.co/BMxa2kNIXz
— Alligator Army (@AlligatorArmy) October 1, 2020
https://t.co/jixiOj0OLB pic.twitter.com/V39QFjwcDS
— Zach Abolverdi (@ZachAbolverdi) October 1, 2020
Everybody stay calm https://t.co/BXaZc8NjCT
— Sam Graveline (@sam_graveline) October 1, 2020
That was quick. Maybe Clemson wasn’t the best place for him after all. https://t.co/HBDuSjZjhQ
— Andrew Spivey (@AndrewSpiveyGC) October 1, 2020
#Gators head coach Dan Mullen… probably https://t.co/BXmttzpnAg pic.twitter.com/oUehUOggjA
— Jacquie Franciulli (@JacquieFran_) October 1, 2020
Dan Mullen’s ears just perked up. https://t.co/d2HJxnaKrA
— Thomas Goldkamp (@ThomasGoldkamp) October 1, 2020
Greg Knox after he get back to back 5 star transfers after being fired by twitter pic.twitter.com/yxfF3RASCO
— Silkk (@UnkleSilk) October 1, 2020
Could it be 👀 pic.twitter.com/UKA7SR7X2R
— NWF (@THENWF) October 1, 2020
@Bowman_22 what’s goodddd https://t.co/LxfcFuIWGI
— WINGO (@DerekWingo) October 1, 2020
I knew Demarkcus Bowman wanted to be a Gator when he almost Gator chomped alongside Florida signee Fenley Graham. Stay tuned , we’ll be locked in for Bowman’s “re-recruitment” pic.twitter.com/yEZSxUK0YD
— PolkWay (@polk_way) October 1, 2020
*Dan Mullen has entered the chat* https://t.co/SxNhpc2NiZ
— Jake Winderman (@jakewinderman) October 1, 2020
— Silkk (@UnkleSilk) October 1, 2020
God if you’re listening.. https://t.co/q5ZJSYOXEh
— tiny & mighty🐊 (@krizielyvonne) October 1, 2020
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
