I attended the U FL homecoming game against Alabama in 1987, where this electrifying little freshman guy wowed the crowd. He still holds the UF freshman record with 224 Rushing Yards in that game. We all knew we were watching a football genius who would go far in the game.
That game was in Birmingham, it was not a UF Homecoming game. I was at Joe's Deli eating a "Gator Tail" with my pals and watching that game. Emmitt was amazing in that game. I remember his very first TD run against Tulsa, even then you knew, we had something special in Gainesville.