LEXINGTON, Ky. — Demarcus Robinson led the Florida Gators in receptions in their season opening game with six but he dropped the ball on Sunday when he missed the team meal Sunday night.
Jim McElwain preaches “freedom of choice not freedom of consequence”, so, to him, Robinson going from a starter to third on the depth chart that subsequent Monday morning was Robinson’s choice, one that he made with his actions.
Despite popular belief that McElwain was trying to send a message to Robinson, that wasn’t his intent. In the infancy stages of building his football program, McElwain was making a statement that no player is above the team and something as small as a team meal won’t be overlooked.