Tim Tebow has the utmost faith in Florida freshman quarterback DJ Lagway. The Gators legend believes any chance of UF pulling off a Week 10 upset over Georgia at the World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party rests on Lagway’s shoulders.
Well, I think if you look at it as a whole, there are a lot of roads to victory for Georgia. … There’s only a few for Florida and every one of those roads has to go through DJ Lagway,” Tebow said on November 2 (h/t On3).
“His key to the game, it has to start by being a quick decision maker. … Then he has to be a threat in the run game. Then, you’ve got to hit a deep ball at least every quarter. I think he’s one of the best deep ball throwers in the country. He has nine completions of 30-plus yards. That’s the second most in the FBS, and he hasn’t even played the whole season. That’s ridiculous.”
As optimistic Tebow was on Lagway, he did show worry about whether or not the big-game environment would throw the QB off his game.
And one of the keys, maybe the biggest key, is he cannot force it. … It’s not worth it. You have the hopes and the dreams of the team and most of Jacksonville riding behind you. You just can’t force it,” Tebow said. “Those are the keys to the game, and if he kind of plays them out, you never know. Crazier things have happened in this game.”
DJ Lagway is Florida head coach Billy Napier’s only hope of not being fired by Gators
Lagway’s emergence has quieted talk of Florida firing Billy Napier. As long as Lagway is showing improvement, Napier may get a longer rope in Gainesville. It took guts to remove veteran Graham Mertz for Lagway and it’s paying off.
But guts don’t keep you employed. Wins do. And Lagway needs to get this team to a bowl game if Napier is to remain as head coach.
Gators legend shares strong endorsement of Florida QB DJ Lagway ahead of Week 10 college football matchup with Georgia
And one of the keys, maybe the biggest key, is he cannot force it. … It’s not worth it. You have the hopes and the dreams of the team and most of Jacksonville riding behind you. You just can’t force it,” Tebow said. “Those are the keys to the game, and if he kind of plays them out, you never know. Crazier things have happened in this game.”
DJ Lagway is Florida head coach Billy Napier’s only hope of not being fired by Gators
Lagway’s emergence has quieted talk of Florida firing Billy Napier. As long as Lagway is showing improvement, Napier may get a longer rope in Gainesville. It took guts to remove veteran Graham Mertz for Lagway and it’s paying off.
But guts don’t keep you employed. Wins do. And Lagway needs to get this team to a bowl game if Napier is to remain as head coach.
And one of the keys, maybe the biggest key, is he cannot force it. … It’s not worth it. You have the hopes and the dreams of the team and most of Jacksonville riding behind you. You just can’t force it,” Tebow said. “Those are the keys to the game, and if he kind of plays them out, you never know. Crazier things have happened in this game.”
DJ Lagway is Florida head coach Billy Napier’s only hope of not being fired by Gators
Lagway’s emergence has quieted talk of Florida firing Billy Napier. As long as Lagway is showing improvement, Napier may get a longer rope in Gainesville. It took guts to remove veteran Graham Mertz for Lagway and it’s paying off.
But guts don’t keep you employed. Wins do. And Lagway needs to get this team to a bowl game if Napier is to remain as head coach.
