The ninth-ranked Florida Gators will be without cornerback Marco Wilson and safeties Shawn Davis and Donovan Stiner on Saturday when the Florida Gators host the Missouri Tigers at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. The news was first reported by Zach Abolverdi of Gators Territory early Saturday afternoon.
In lieu of the starting defensive back corps, true freshman Rashad Torrence II will replace Davis while junior Trey Dean III replaces Stiner at strong safety and sophomore cornerback Jaydon Hill is expected to step in for Wilson. It will be Torrence’s first career start while Hill started against Ole Miss and South Carolina earlier this year.
The absence of the three players is in all likelihood related to the increased number of positive COVID-19 tests this past week. The team will release a full list of unavailable players in addition to the aforementioned three before kickoff at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
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