Billy Napier confirms Florida intends to play both DJ Lagway, Graham Mertz moving forward
Freshman quarterback DJ Lagway made his first career start in Florida‘s 45-7 win over Samford on Saturday. Florida’s Week 1 starter, Graham Mertz, was out with a concussion he suffered against Miami. On Monday, Florida head coach Billy Napier confirmed he intends to play both QBs moving forward.
“I think our intention the entire time has been to play DJ in every game,” Napier said. “Obviously, he gets a little bit more experienced each week. And certainly, for him to have the opportunity to be the starter, prepare with the ones and then go play, and the way he did that — the poise, the composure — I just think it shows that he’s ready to do what we intend to do with him going forward.
“It’s a blessing to have two really good quarterbacks and certainly one with a ton of experience and one without. But there’s no doubt both these guys will make us harder to defend. We intend to use both of them.”
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