In what’s sure to be one of the strangest moments in college football this week, Florida gave up a fourth-down conversion because the team had two of the same jerseys on the field.
Indeed, Thursday night’s Gators tilt on the road at Utah saw Florida get a very unorthodox “equipment violation” penalty because there were two Florida players with the same “No. 3” jersey on the field on a 4th-and-3 play.
On the Florida roster, both cornerback Jason Marshall Jr. and wide receiver Eugene Wilson III have “No. 3” jerseys, which is why the special teams penalty went down since they were on the field at the same time.
"Equipment violation on the defense. There were two No. 3s on the field for the Florida team. That penalty is five yards from the previous spot, results in a first down."
This was with Utah punting on 4th-and-3.
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The penalty in question gave Utah a first down and surely gave Florida fans something else to groan about on a night where nothing seemed to be going the team’s way.
College football fans really couldn’t believe a penalty like this happened, especially with such a storied program as Florida.
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