Kyle Pitts‘ return to the gridiron was a big one after missing two weeks while suffering from a concussion sustained against the Georgia Bulldogs on a hit that drew a targeting penalty. If there were any concerns that there would be lingering effects of his injury this weekend, those doubts should have been soundly put to rest by the time the game concluded.
Florida’s star tight end started off strong, catching the second targeted pass from quarterback Kyle Trask in the first quarter to score a 56-yard touchdown and give the Gators the early 7-0 lead. He was quiet for the rest of the half but would come on strong in the final 30 minutes.
Pitts was at the receiving end of both second-half touchdowns — a 2-yard toss at the 12:35 mark of the third quarter as well as another almost exactly nine minutes later from 7 yards out — giving him his three for the game.
Per ESPN, Kyle Pitts is the only FBS player to have multiple games with 3+ receiving touchdowns this season.
— Kassidy Hill (@KassidyGHill) November 28, 2020
The most prolific pass-catcher in college football finished off the day with five catches for 99 yards and the aforementioned three touchdowns. He now has 29 catches for 513 yards and 11 touchdowns over his junior campaign. Had he not lost time to injury, Pitts would likely be mentioned in the Heisman Trophy race, though he would probably lag far behind his fellow Kyle teammate who currently stands as the front-runner for the award.
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