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Let history note that at 1:27 p.m. on Saturday, Gator fans got their first real glimpse of Florida’s football future.
Now it’s time to put the DJ Lagway fever dreams back in the box of reality.
The freshman showed that he might someday be all he’s cracked up to be. That day won’t be August 31, however, when Miami comes to Florida Field.
It won’t be any of the following 11 Saturdays of football this fall. The Gators’ 2024 season will not succeed or fail based on how the freshman from Texas performs.
That’s been the party line out of Florida’s football office since Lagway arrived. But it bears repeating, since he was the main attraction at the Orange and Blue game.
For proof, all you had to do was look at the field an hour after the game ended. There was still a line of fans almost 50 yards long waiting to get to the quarterback table where Lagway was signing autographs.
“Gotta love Gator fans,” said starting QB Graham Mertz.
He was also there, merrily signing away. The wait might have been tedious, but fans have gotten conditioned to that when it comes to UF spring games.
Last year’s final was 10-7, the lowest scoring Orange and Blue affair ever. Saturday’s final was a slightly more entertaining déjà vu.
Trey Smack kicked a 37-yard field goal as time ran out to give the Blue a 19-14 win. Or was it 19-17?
That’s what the scoreboard said. The Orange team was spotted three points after winning an overtime scrimmage in last Thursday’s practice.
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That added another small element of confusion to the day’s proceedings. Spring games are always sort of mysterious, especially when a program that is…
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Author : The Gainesville Sun
Publish date : 2024-04-14 08:01:17
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