Florida football head coach Jon Sumrall announced on Monday that defensive tackle Jeramiah McCloud has been reinstated following his one-game suspension for the team's game against Oklahoma.
The second-year defender was suspended "for conduct detrimental to the team" ahead of Week 10, with no additional details offered, including how long the suspension would last. However, Sumrall noted that "a couple of things" led to McCloud's one-game hiatus after Saturday's loss.
"He knows that he's cared for," Sumrall said on Saturday. "We met multiple times earlier in the week to discuss the direction things were going and had to make that decision on Tuesday last week with him after a couple things that occurred."
The Gators skipper told the press that
McCloud participated in Florida's Monday morning practice and that he will be available to play against Kentucky in Week 11.
"Conversation went good. Made sure he understood our desire was for him to return," Sumrall said. "He owned it and he was back with us today."
The 6-foot-3-inch, 294-pound defensive tackle out of Sylvester, Georgia, started in five of the eight games he appeared in for Florida this year, amassing 22 total tackles — including 1.5 for loss — plus half a sack and three defended passes. He has seen action in 298 defensive snaps this year, which has already surpassed his season total from 2025.
Pro Football Focus credits McCloud with 11 quarterback pressures and 12 defensive stops so far this fall.
In 19 career appearances with the Orange and Blue, McCloud has recorded 35 total tackles — 14 solo and 21 assisted — along with two tackles for a loss and half a sack, plus five passes defended.
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