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Florida football is facing Texas for the first time since 1940, and the Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) will enter their matchup with the No. 5 Longhorns on Saturday at Darrel K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium at 21,5-point underdogs (per BetMGM).
In this week’s Swampcast, the Sun’s Kevin Brockway and David Whitley discuss whether Florida can regroup from a loss to rival Georgia and pull off a monumental upset despite mounting injuries.
The biggest injury question is at quarterback, where freshman DJ Lagway has overcome a hamstring pull that knocked him out of the UGA game to take part in limited practice drills this week. Lagway is listed as questionable for the game on the SEC’s Availability Report.
Brockway and Whitley both question whether it’s wise to play Lagway when there are winnable games against No. 13 LSU, No. 12 Ole Miss and Florida State later on the schedule.
“Anybody who knows anything about hamstring injuries or has had one know they don’t get well in a week,” Whitley said.
If Lagway can’t go, Florida will turn to third-string quarterback Aidan Warner, who went 7-fot-22 for 66 yards and an interception in relief of Lagway against UGA. Brockway said it will be fairer to judge Warner this week based on him getting first-team reps in practice.
“When you talk to Florida players, they seem to believe in Warner, they think he’s got a big arm, and he’s got a little mobility and that he’s going to be a capable quarterback,” Brockway said.
Later, Brockway and Whitley were joined by Texas beat writer David Eckert of the Austin American-Statesman, who discussed how the Longhorns (7-1, 3-1 SEC) have transitioned into the SEC under fourth-year coach Steve Sarkisian.
“Texas’s defensive line is probably one of the five best in the SEC,” Eckert said. “It’s not elite from a pass rushing perspective but it’s very good at…
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Author : The Gainesville Sun
Publish date : 2024-11-07 13:43:49
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