Breaking news: Fans mock Napier as Florida Gators qb DJ Lagway Decommit and announce his departure leaving us…
The vibes are high for Florida Football following its win over Kentucky on Saturday inside The Swamp. The Gators pulled away late to blow out the Wildcats 48-20 and are now 4-3 on the season and 2-2 in SEC play.
With the Gators entering a bye week, here are two truths and a lie for Florida moving forward.
We have said throughout this season that while Graham Mertz was a constant professional and the frustrations surrounding Florida’s offense weren’t his fault, the reality is that DJ Lagway had the much higher ceiling to get Florida over the hump against tougher competition.
Lagway’s stat line from Saturday might be one of the crazier stat lines in Florida history: 7/14 passing for 259 yards. He also ran ten times for 46 yards.
Five of his seven completions were for over 40 yards, making him the first QB in 20 years to have a game with such a designation. Florida had 205 air yards on the day (total passing yards minus yards after catch). Against Mississippi State, Florida had 121 air yards. Versus UCF, they had 92 air yards.
There is more to life than air yards, but they do represent the ability for instant offense. Rather than needing 10 plays to go correct to gain 50 yards, Florida just needs one to go correct when going vertical with Lagway.
