Mr2Bits
Gator Fan
University of Florida athlete Jeffrey Demps (Okahumpka, Fla.) has been named the Southeastern Conference Freshman Player of the Week.
Demps gained a career-high 103 yards on seven carries and scored on touchdown runs of 48 and 36 yards in the Gators’ 38-7 road victory over Arkansas. He joined teammate Chris Rainey (Lakeland, Fla.) as the first two Gator running backs to rush for over 100 yards in the same game since 1997 and the first freshman duo to accomplish the feat in school history. Demps currently owns three of the four longest carries by the Gators this season (62, 36, 48), ranks second on the team in rushing yards (178) and leads the team with three rushing touchdowns. His 13.7 average yards per carry is first the nation among running backs with a minimum of 10 carries.
Demps gained a career-high 103 yards on seven carries and scored on touchdown runs of 48 and 36 yards in the Gators’ 38-7 road victory over Arkansas. He joined teammate Chris Rainey (Lakeland, Fla.) as the first two Gator running backs to rush for over 100 yards in the same game since 1997 and the first freshman duo to accomplish the feat in school history. Demps currently owns three of the four longest carries by the Gators this season (62, 36, 48), ranks second on the team in rushing yards (178) and leads the team with three rushing touchdowns. His 13.7 average yards per carry is first the nation among running backs with a minimum of 10 carries.
