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Oct 19, 2024; Gainesville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier and Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway (2) review a play against the Kentucky Wildcats during the second half at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images
Florida football head coach Billy Napier hasn’t “completely ruled out” DJ Lagway for Saturday’s matchup against the Texas Longhorns.
Napier met with the media on Monday and mentioned that Lagway’s injury isn’t as bad as the Gators feared.
“We do think that the injury is less significant than we anticipated,” Napier said on the severity of Lagway’s injury. “We do think there’s a pathway for recovery and a return, and we did find that out yesterday evening.”
Napier went on, “So a lot of good on that front… And he’s (Lagway) been doing well so far this morning, so we have not completely ruled him out, and I think a lot of that will be to be determined as we move our way through the week.”
Lagway suffered a left hamstring injury during the second quarter of Saturday’s game against the Georgia Bulldogs and was forced to get carted off the field into the locker room.
After Saturday’s game, Napier described the injury being “soft tissue”, indicating that there was no severe damage like a tear.
Before exiting the game on Saturday, Lagway had 47 yards passing and 18 yards on the ground, helping the Gators hold a 10-3 lead against the No. 2 team in the country.
Napier credits the doctors surrounding the team and the University of Florida for being the best of the best.
“We are very fortunate that we have a great group of professionals that work with out team,” Napier said. “Dr. (Kevin) Farmer, all of our orthopedics, just in general, through UF Health and locally here, we have access to some of the best. So it’s a really competitive advantage for our players, our staff,…
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Author : Gators Wire
Publish date : 2024-11-04 17:51:37
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