Florida Runs Away from Campbell 52-3 Behind Two Punt Return Scores
Vernell Brown III returned a punt 64 yards for a touchdown, then returned another 70 yards about three and a half minutes later, and then caught a 14-yard touchdown pass for good measure. Florida beat Campbell 52-3, and Brown scored three of the Gators' seven touchdowns.
Campbell led for exactly one scoring play. Alex Crabb kicked a 29-yard field goal to open the game, and Aaron Philo's 3-yard run answered it for a 7-3 Florida lead at 8:11 of the first. Patrick Durkin added a 28-yard field goal, then the punt returns made it 24-3, and Philo threw a 40-yard touchdown to Dallas Wilson to make it 31-3. Brown's catch pushed it to 38-3, and Jadan Baugh's 2-yard run right before halftime made it 45-3. Baugh broke a 75-yard run in the third quarter for the last score of the day.
Florida put up 514 yards (300 through the air, 214 on 30 carries) and still gave a little away, with one interception and one lost fumble. The defense sacked Campbell twice. Take both punt return touchdowns off the board and it is still 38-3, so there was no need to lean on special teams. Florida's second quarter was the whole game: it scored 35 points in those 15 minutes, from 10-3 to 45-3, and the day was over by halftime. Campbell's offense did not register in the box score, so there is no way to say how it moved the ball, only that the scoreboard barely noticed.
Florida is 2-0 and Campbell is 0-1. For fantasy, the day belonged to Philo and Baugh, with Wilson as the unexpected third name. Nobody scored in the fourth quarter at all.