Report: Two Florida players, one already on suspension, cited for drug possession
Things seem to be getting even more ugly in Gainesville as two freshmen players have reportedly been cited for drug use in their on-campus apartment.
The players were cited Monday according to Matthew Head and Neal Bennett of WTLV. According to their report, freshmen Ventrell Miller and James Robinson were charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Robinson, you may recall, was cited for drug use at Ohio State last winter during his recruitment. That incident resulted in several programs backing off from their interest in him, however, Florida obviously took another route.
Robinson was rated a four-star recruit and the No. 19 overall receiver prospect in the nation during the last recruiting cycle according to 247Sports. He arrived late to Gainesville after he was cleared to enter school late in the summer.
Also of note, Miller is already facing a suspension for the Michigan game following his role in the credit card fraud scheme cooked up by seven Florida players. He came to Gainesville rated as a three-star recruit and the No. 76 overall prospect from the state of Florida per 247Sports.
At this time, the Florida football program has not issued a reaction to the news.
That’s demoralizing. I’m interested to see if and how McElwain responds to this.
Also, I can’t help but recall UF’s ambassador’s quote regarding UGA once upon a time: “I don’t know. I sort of always liked playing them that second game because you could always count on them having two or three key players suspended.”
Is making a run at the Fulmer Cup what Coach Mac meant when he said he wanted to win Championships at Florida?
Are you still showing your VHS tape highlights to your recruits? Don’t talk about championships when you have 1 in 50 years.
get butthurt some more bro
Blunt you are embarrassing yourself. Stop trying to deflect the fact that uf football is out of control and extremely dirty. Now go trim your mullet again.
not sure he’s a gator fan…
blunt,
The title of this article is “Report: Two Florida players, one already on suspension, cited for drug possession.” UGA and VHS highlights have nothing to do with this conversation. Your comment shows you are throwing a temper tantrum over the fact that you have no legitimate response to my comment.
Exactly fly. He is a typical uf fan. Delusional and in denial, but still trash talking. What a disaster of a program and fan base.
No one from Lakeland HS or Kathleen HS will be surprised to hear this.
From an August 10th tweet about Coach Mac on James Robinson’s Twitter: “He went out his way for me, now it’s my turn to go out my way for him.”
#ShortLived
Not wise cracking, but what is up with the Gators off the field lately? Usually press like this occurs before fall camp, not after it starts because they’re usually occupied with their time.
It’s all that recruiting from the state of Florida. I grew up in Orlando and Lakeland – central Florida is it’s own special place. But south Florida is awful.
Of the seven guys suspended from the “funds” scandal, 6 are from central or south Florida. As I indicated above, these two come from two of Lakeland’s most notorious “trouble” schools.
I’m used to seeing SEC players get suspended in the off-season, but like I said, it’s really odd seeing players finding trouble this close to the season. The sheer numbers that FLA is punching out in late August is just odd to me. You’d think that with camp and film they’d be exhausted.
Nice try blunt but wrong. You should be embarrassed. Now go trim your mullet.
The University of Florida is the Gators worst enemy.
Four Gators have received pot citations in last four months; Mark Thompson, Callaway, Ventrell Miller & James Robinson. UGA has one, Elijah Holyfield. LSU has none. Tennessee has none, although Jauan Jennings was cited in February. Bama has none (shock) but Lester Cotton was also arrested in February (with no action taken). FSU also has none. We can go on, but you get the point.
See a pattern that Florida does not fit into? Now, no one can seriously say that there is more pot on campus at UF than any of these other schools. So, why are UF players cited more regularly than any other top opponents we play?
If I were to venture a guess or two, I would say it is both UF and the the city of Gainesville. We all know the Barney Fife patrol in Gainesville loves arresting students. So, that is part of this equation that will exist until the people of Gainesville start to appreciate the University like the citizens of Knoxville, Athens, Tallahassee, etc. appreciate their schools.
BUT…how come UF is its own worst enemy when it comes to on campus citations like the two for Robinson and Miller? Realize that in those few cases from other schools listed above…all of them were off campus incidents. None of those schools have had had any on campus incidents. But not UF. We are our own worst enemy. Is it because we want to achieve some kind of mythical moral high ground? If so, why? No one else does it. Do we want a built in excuse for losses? I hope not. Whatever the reason, I hope that…just like the new facilities…UF starts catching up with her opponents.
Umm . . . yeah.
So the answer is to build corruption into the campus police department? Or worse, the Gainesville PD?
Orrrrr, don’t be a dimwit and smoke pot in your freaking dorm room. Better yet – DON’T SMOKE IT AT ALL!
Yaaaa…gotta agree with LegacyGator here, what the heck are you talking about BullGator. Are you really calling out UFPD for doing their jobs? Why not call out the other school’s PDs for not?
These guys know this is illegal so it’s their fault and no one else’s.
I was amazed you didn’t blame the RA for calling the police
You gator fans must be so proud of your dumpster fire football program!
OR…Fla Gators just get caught more than the other schools you mentioned. Perhaps the other school’s players are more careful than smoking reefer in their dorm rooms or on campus. Just saying.
Absolutely embarrassing post. Are you freakin serious? Just admit that your football team is, and has been for many years,out of control. You should demand better from the university leadership. But I’m not surprised coming from a gator fan.
@bigdaddy11 You must have forgotten your a Vol Fan? What has your school done in any sport in the last 15 years? You wont be pulling any trucks this year. Enjoy your champions of life rings. #Orangecrushed
TRUTH!
if you embarrass me after I stick my neck out for you like Mac did, you’re off the team- will be interesting to see his approach regarding a kid schools didn’t want to touch after his previous mistake.
if these players are any good, mcelwain will just suspend them 1 game against some creampuff. Most players on that team are smoking weed—it’s no big deal.
Can I get a couple Florida fans to weigh in on this year’s defense? You guys were loaded last year and I think 8 guys have signed NFL contracts. Who is stepping up and where are your concerns? What should opposing teams look for from your new defensive coordinator?
Linebacker depth is razor thin. Have to stay healthy there.
D-line will be just fine, and the freshmen DBs have shored up the depth issues there.
Shannon relies much more on the line to get pressure on the QB. Not much man being played at the second level in his defense.
Thanks for the reply LegacyGator88. Good luck against Michigan. That should be the best game of Week 1 I believe.
Just want to say UK has some of the kindest fans out there. It has always been a good cerebral conversation with u guys… Maybe it’s just my own experience but ever since your boy knocked Tebow out cold on the field and all of your fans stood up and took their hats off, i have rooted for UK (except vs UF of course). Best of Luck with your year.
Thanks for the kind words Micah. I was at that game. I remember the whole stadium falling silent when he didn’t get up. We thought Superman had a broken neck and couldn’t see any movement.
Side story: I talked to the nurse that took care of him that night. I knew she didn’t watch college football, but I still couldn’t believe she had never heard of him until he was assigned to her care that night. She had to be the only person in all of Chandler Medical Center to not know a thing about Tim Tebow.