Vernell Brown III scores on consecutive punt returns to help Florida top Campbell 52

Vernell Brown III scores on consecutive punt returns to help Florida top Campbell 52

Vernell Brown III scored three touchdowns in a decisive second quarter, including on consecutive punt returns, and Florida handled lower-division Campbell 52-3 on Saturday to start 2-0 for the first time since 2020. Brown finished with a career-high 262 all-purpose yards and dazzled the sold-out Swamp with the kind of special teams plays that were mostly missing during former coach Billy Napier’s lackluster tenure. The sophomore from Tampa became the first Florida player since Jacquez Green in 1996 to return two punts for touchdowns in the same game.