Name: Lorenzo Lingard
Number: 7
Position: Running back
Class: Redshirt sophomore
Height: 6’0″
Weight: 200 lbs
Hometown: Orange City, Fla.
High School: University High School
Twitter: @d1champ99
2019 statistics (with Miami Hurricanes):
Appeared in two games, exclusively on special teams.
Overview:
A five-star prospect and the No. 2 tailback in the 2018 class, per the 247Sports Composite, Lingard began his collegiate career with a different Sunshine State program, the Miami Hurricanes.
Then-coached by Mark Richt, he saw immediate action as a freshman, carrying the football 17 times over four games for 136 yards (eight avg.) and two touchdowns.
Just as Lingard’s debut campaign in Coral Gables was taking off, he suffered a season-ending knee injury in an October 22 practice. He rehabbed and returned to the Hurricanes, now-coached by Manny Diaz, in 2019, but played in just two games, only seeing the field on special teams.
Electing to seek a fresh start, he entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) transfer portal on December 30 and announced his intention to enroll at Florida just four days later.
Receiving immediate eligibility from the governing body in late-May, he projects to compose half of an intriguing duo with junior Dameon Pierce in the Gators’ backfield this fall. With Lingard known for his game-breaking speed and Pierce being more of a thumper, these two figure to complement each other well.
How he looks nearly two years removed from his knee injury remains to be seen, but head coach Dan Mullen and co-offensive coordinators Billy Gonzales and John Hevesy have themselves a potentially high-reward piece to deploy in 2020.
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