Growing up in Deerfield Beach, Florida Brandon Powell was in Miami Hurricane country but it wasn’t the Canes he would tune into every Saturday. It wasn’t Florida either. Powell’s entire family were Florida State fans. He made sure to use the past tense because during his senior season he did the unthinkable for someone who grew up rooting for Bobby Bowden and the Seminoles. He pledged to play for their archrival, the Florida Gators.
Powell arrived in Gainesville in 2014. The Gators lost to FSU 24-19. Then 27-2 and finally 31-13 last year in Tallahassee. He’s had to hear about it for three years from his friends that play for the Seminoles and his friends back home that still root for them.