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It’s looking more and more like Florida football freshman quarterback DJ Lagway will make his first career start when the Florida Gators host Samford on Saturday at The Swamp (7 p.m., SEC Network Plus).
Lagway was listed as the starter at quarterback on the depth chart on Wednesday, while starter Graham Mertz, who suffered a concussion against Miami on Saturday, isn’t listed.
Florida coach Billy Napier said Mertz is progressing in concussion protocol but hasn’t practiced this week. Lagway worked the first team offense for the third straight day on Wednesday.
“Graham did not practice today,” Napier said. “He is farther into the protocol and he’s doing better, but he’s hasn’t quite passed the final test. He’s doing better, but he’s not quite there yet. So, as of now, DJ will start the game and then Clay (Millen) and Aidan (Warner) will be the backups.”
Asked how realistic it would be for Mertz to return and start on Saturday, Napier replied: “It’s to be determined. But Graham hasn’t practiced. Maybe, I think, there’s one player that we played in a game, maybe at the end of the season, that didn’t practice Tuesday or Wednesday.”
Florida football QB DJ Lagway gained some experience against Miami
Lagway completed 3 of 6 passes for 31 yards and threw one interception in the fourth quarter of UF’s 41-17 loss to Miami. He also rushed for 20 yards and led UF on a nine-play, 58-yard TD drive, capped by a one-yard TD run by sophomore running back Treyaun Webb.
“It’s huge that he actually got to play a little bit Week 1 and just relative to what he’s taking on now,” Napier said. “He’s been out there and kind of been through that process. He prepared in the 10-day prep for Miami and he went through that entire thing and I think, obviously, he’s gotten all the reps with the ones, working with the first offense not the second…
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Author : The Gainesville Sun
Publish date : 2024-09-04 23:18:10
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