Roughly halfway between Tampa and Miami lies the sleepy harbourside town of Punta Gorda. The second-largest community in Charlotte County, Florida, Punta Gorda has a population of just over 16,000 people — the median age of its residents is 66.8 years old. By any definition, it qualifies as a retirement community.
It’s also the hometown of FIU’s D’Vonte Price.
The 6’2, 225-pound running back was a modestly recruited three-star running back at Charlotte High and committed to FIU in December of 2016. He would have to patiently wait his turn for three seasons as stalwarts Alex Gardner, Anthony Jones and Napoleon Maxwell served as lead backs for the Panthers, while he saw time as a reserve and in situational packages.