GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida will be without leading receiver Demarcus Robinson Saturday night against Florida State, the school announced about an hour and a half before kickoff.

Robinson will be serving his fourth suspension in three years. He was suspended twice as a freshman -- once for a game and once for three games -- and also served a one-game suspension in 2014.

He is the team's leading receiver with 47 catches for 505 yards and two touchdowns.

Florida coach Jim McElwain had previously praised Robinson for his development and maturation as a player, even going as far as to praise him to NFL scouts that stop by in Gainesville.

"I tell you, I think he’s probably come farther than anyone on our football team as far as he had a great attitude," McElwain said. "This guy loves to practice, loves to play. I guess the greatest thing is he’s seeing he can. But really, it’s his choice. As I’ve told all the scouts, this guy has come farther than any guy in our program, and I’m proud of him."

Robinson is an obvious candidate to enter the NFL Draft following his junior season. He has the size and measurables to do well at the NFL Combine.

McElwain has questioned if Robinson's progress was hindered a bit to being catered to by the previous staff.

"They just lined him up over to the bench side and told him what to run every play," McElwain said following the Vanderbilt game, on Nov. 9. "Is that how you go through life, you’re just going to enable that type of behavior? I don’t believe in that, because there is more to him. He’s a smart guy and he cares. Like I said, I think he’s come farther than any guy in our program."

With Robinson out, Florida will have to rely more heavily on freshman Antonio Callaway, sophomore slot receiver Brandon Powell and a strong core of tight ends led by senior Jake McGee.

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