{"id":123196,"date":"2026-01-18T22:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/123196\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T22:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T22:26:11","slug":"transfer-portal-florida-qb-dj-lagway-signs-with-baylor-over-a-week-after-first-committing-to-bears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/123196\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer portal: Florida QB DJ Lagway signs with Baylor over a week after first committing to Bears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Florida QB DJ Lagway is officially going to Baylor.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.on3.com\/college\/baylor-bears\/news\/florida-transfer-qb-dj-lagway-has-committed-to-baylor-out-of-the-ncaa-transfer-portal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lagway committed to the Bears;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lagway committed to the Bears<\/a> on Jan. 8, but had kept his options open. <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mzenitz\/status\/2012978535497920738\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:According to;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">According to<\/a> <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PeteThamel\/status\/2012978481441755258\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:multiple reports;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">multiple reports<\/a>, he is signing with the school.<\/p>\n<p><a data-i13n=\"cpos:4;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/college-football\/breaking-news\/article\/transfer-portal-florida-quarterback-dj-lagway-reportedly-resuming-visits-before-deciding-whether-to-sign-with-baylor-175310475.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lagway visited Ole Miss;cpos:4;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lagway visited Ole Miss<\/a> just days after he committed to Baylor. The Rebels could be in search of a QB if Trinidad Chambliss is unsuccessful in his legal attempt to get a sixth year of eligibility. The NCAA has denied Chambliss the opportunity to play in 2026 and he recently filed a lawsuit against the governing body in Mississippi court.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The former Gator was then mentioned as a possibility at Duke after QB Darian Mensah entered the transfer portal before it closed on Friday. Mensah has been linked to Miami after he announced his intention to transfer. Miami QB Carson Beck is out of eligibility after Monday night\u2019s national championship game against Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Lagway transferred from Florida after the Gators fired coach Billy Napier during the 2025 season and hired former Tulane coach Jon Sumrall. The former four-star recruit took over as Florida\u2019s starter as a freshman in 2024 following Graham Mertz\u2019s season-ending injury and started all 12 of Florida\u2019s games in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>A season ago, Lagway was 213-of-337 passing for 2,264 yards and 16 TDs with 14 interceptions. Ten of those picks came in three games as he threw five interceptions in a 20-10 Week 3 loss to LSU, two in a 23-21 win over Mississippi State just before Napier was fired and three more in a 38-7 road loss at Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Baylor is in dire need of a bounce-back season under coach Dave Aranda. The school retained Aranda for the 2026 season after going 5-7 in 2025. It was the fourth losing season in Aranda\u2019s six seasons at the school. The team has won 20 games across the other two seasons.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ex-Florida QB DJ Lagway is officially going to Baylor. 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