Florida coach Billy Napier advised reporters Monday that quarterback DJ Lagway’s damage will not be as important as anticipated and “there’s a pathway for restoration and return.” He’s not but been dominated out for the Gators’ go to to No. 5 Texas on Saturday.
Lagway, a five-star freshman, was carted off the sector after sustaining a leg damage on a run in the course of the second quarter of a 34-20 loss to No. 2 Georgia. Each teammate left the sideline to encourage him as he left the sector with 5 minutes left within the first half. Napier advised ABC at halftime that Lagway had a “fairly important” hamstring damage and after the sport mentioned Lagway would bear an MRI on Sunday.
Lagway was Gatorade’s nationwide highschool participant of the 12 months final season in Willis, Texas. He was a top-10 nationwide recruit and considered one of Florida’s greatest signees since Tim Tebow. He gave Florida a 10-3 lead with a 43-yard landing cross to Aidan Mizell within the second quarter. It was his eleventh completion of at the least 40 yards in three begins. His predecessor, Graham Mertz, had none this season.
With Mertz out for the 12 months with a torn ACL, Florida turned to No. 3 quarterback Aidan Warner, a redshirt freshman most popular walk-on who transferred from Yale. Warner accomplished simply 7 of twenty-two passes for 66 yards, with an interception that led to Georgia’s last landing late within the fourth quarter.
Florida has a tough end to the season, with the loss to Georgia adopted by Texas, No. 14 LSU and No. 16 Ole Miss earlier than the regular-season finale in opposition to rival Florida State. The Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) have to win two of their final 4 video games to qualify for a bowl recreation in Napier’s third season.
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Can Florida pretty consider Billy Napier with DJ Lagway injured?
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