Florida reinstates WR Demarcus Robinson after player vote
Florida wide receiver Demarcus Robinson was back at practice Wednesday and could play in Saturday’s SEC Championship against Alabama in Atlanta.
Robinson was suspended for last Saturday’s game against Florida State for violating a team rule, but Gators head coach Jim McElwain left it up to his team’s seniors to decide if Robinson, a junior and the team’s leading receiver, should be reinstated from his suspension.
According to InsidetheGators.com, the seniors decided to give Robinson another chance.
“Yeah, the seniors got together and have given him an opportunity. He talked to the team," McElwain said. “It was a choice for him not to be with his family and us in the last ballgame. Sometimes, the greatest lessons in life are when things are taken away from you and you're no longer enabled. As I said before, he has come a long ways, but he still has a long ways to go to understand it's not OK to make choices that hurt your team.”
Robinson, who has 47 catches for 505 yards this season, has now missed four games due to suspension in his Florida career. He was also been demoted to second string earlier in the year for missing a team meeting, per the Palm Beach Post.
When asked if Robinson will return to the lineup on Saturday, McElwain was noncommittal.
“I didn’t say he was on the injured list, but he practiced. We’ll see what happens,” he said.
Without Robinson, the Gators (10-2) could muster only 134 passing yards in a 27-2 loss to the Seminoles. The team has an even bigger test Saturday against the No. 2 Crimson Tide (11-1). Alabama’s defense has allowed only 14.3 points per game this season.
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