Overview
- Interim coach Billy Gonzales confirmed he benched DJ Lagway at halftime of Florida’s 38–7 loss to Kentucky after three first-half interceptions.
- Lagway will take first-team repetitions this week and is set to start Saturday at No. 6 Mississippi, with Gonzales calling competition healthy for the position.
- Gonzales said the move was about protecting a struggling player, comparing it to pulling a pitcher who is having an off day.
- Freshman Tramell Jones Jr. replaced Lagway and finished 9-of-17 for 60 yards, and he can appear in only two more games without losing his redshirt.
- Lagway has thrown for 1,762 yards with 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions this season after an offseason disrupted by injuries.