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The Florida Gators, then-ranked No. 3 in the Associated Press Poll, defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 38-24, on October 3 to move to 2-0 in 2020.
This was not the only good news of the day, however, as former Clemson Tigers running back Demarkcus Bowman announced his intent to join Dan Mullen’s program.
A product of Lakeland High School, Bowman was a five-star prospect, the No. 3 running back and a top-five player in the state, according to the 247Sports Composite, and a player the Gators made a strong pitch for during his prep days.
Initially forgoing the chance to play for one of his home state programs, he elected to commit to Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Tigers, pledging on May 3, 2019, and inking his National Letter of Intent (LOI) during the December Early Signing Period.
Behind senior Travis Etienne, a two-time Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year, on the depth chart, Bowman carried the football in each of Clemson’s first two games, totaling 32 yards on nine attempts (3.6 avg.).
One of the main reasons he chose the Tigers was that his grandfather on his mother’s side, an Atlanta resident, could watch him play. Unfortunately, Bowman’s grandfather recently passed away, resulting in him wanting to be closer to the rest of his family, still stationed in Lakeland, and he entered the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Transfer Portal just two days before committing to Florida, Thursday, October 1.
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