When Kermit Whitfield returns to Orlando on Labor Day night for FSU's season opener against Ole Miss, he'll be proudly representing his hometown.
"It's always good to have a homecoming and playing in the old stadium I used to play in," said Whitfield, an FSU senior wide receiver and kick return specialist. "I ran back plenty of kicks in the Citrus Bowl. Maybe I'll have to relive it … do it again."
But Whitfield doesn't necessarily consider himself an Orlando product. He identifies his hometown as the city's Parramore neighborhood, and he speaks proudly of his upbringing despite some bad memories of the rough and tumble inner city streets.