Florida football’s defense suffered two in-game injuries. Late in the third quarter, the offense joined in the misery.
Wide receiver J. Michael Sturdivant was taken to the locker room after a hard hit from two Miami defenders. Sturdivant caught a critical fourth-down pass from DJ Lagway and was immediately brought down by two Hurricanes.
After getting up, Sturdivant sat back down on the field. When he got up, team staff took him to the locker room for evaluation. The 5-yard grab was his first catch of the game.
The redshirt senior and UCLA transfer has eight catches for 76 yards in his first three games as a Gator. Florida is down in wide receiver depth due to a leg injury from five-star freshman Dallas Wilson Jr.
The Gators already dealt with injuries to DBs Aaron Gates and Dijon Johnson during the game. Miami leads Florida 13-7 in the fourth quarter.
Noah Ram covers Florida Gators athletics and Gainesville-area high school sports for The Gainesville Sun, GatorSports.com and the USA TODAY Network. Contact him at nram@gannett.com. Follow him on X @Noah_ram1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com
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Reporting by Noah Ram, Gainesville Sun / The Gainesville Sun
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