Roster update: Gators RB Lane granted release; 2015 signee Davis joins team
Sunday, August 9, 2015 | Football, Track and Field, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Turns out Gators running back Adam Lane's best game at UF was his last game.
Florida head coach Jim McElwain announced Sunday that Lane has been granted a release from his scholarship for personal reasons.
"Adam Lane has some family issues that he is dealing with and wants to be closer to home,'' McElwain said. "As you've heard me say many times family comes first in this program and we will grant him his release and we will do everything we can do to help him."
Lane played sparingly for the Gators but did earn MVP honors in Florida's victory over East Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl.
With Lane's release, the Gators have Kelvin Taylor, Mark Herndon and true freshmen Jordan Scarlett and Jordan Cronkrite in the backfield.
Meanwhile, the Gators added freshman defensive end Keivonnis Davis to the roster on Saturday evening. A 2015 signee, Davis has been cleared to enroll at UF and joined the Gators as they moved into their hotel Saturday for preseason camp.
Davis will practice for the first time with the Gators today.
