Vernell Brown III scores on consecutive punt returns to help Florida top Campbell 52-3

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- , Vernell Brown III failed to find the end zone as a freshman last year. Not as a receiver. Not as a rusher. Not as a punt returner. He's quickly making up for the drought. Brown 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 2021. “He’s an electric player,” teammate LJ McCray said. 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. “We you score in special teams, the percentages of you winning the game go way up," new Florida coach Jon Sumrall said. “When you score twice, you almost have to screw it up to lose.