DJ Lagway’s Importance to Florida Gators Gets Major Boost as Analyst Calls Billy Napier’s Team Underrated
It’s wild how quickly things can change. One minute, the Florida Gators are riding the struggle bus with a 2-3 record, looking like they couldn’t buy a win if they tried. The next? Enter DJ Lagway—the kid with ice in his veins who flipped the script when the Gators needed it most. Talk about turning the whole vibe around. If you were sleeping on Florida last year, you might want to wake up because Lagway’s got folks buzzing about Gainesville like it’s the second coming of Tebow. And here’s the kicker: the hype train’s only picking up speed.

Billy Napier’s seat was getting toasty, to say the least. Before DJ Lagway took the reins, the Gators were sputtering along with Graham Mertz at quarterback, getting bodied by Miami and Tennessee. It was ugly. But the moment Lagway stepped in, it was like someone flipped a switch. Florida went 6-1 down the stretch, capping it off with a bowl win and something resembling actual hope for the future. Blake Ruffino laid it down straight on The Ruffino and Joe Show: “There are a couple things the way that Florida ended at the end of the year when he started—exceptional, absolutely. He was a big reason why they turned around.” And his co-host Joe DeLeone backed him up: “He was the reason why they turned around.” FACTS.