{"id":31280,"date":"2025-11-03T14:24:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/31280\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T14:24:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T14:24:18","slug":"dj-lagways-father-addresses-viral-video-with-his-son-uga-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/31280\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Lagway\u2019s father addresses viral video with his son, UGA players"},"content":{"rendered":"

DJ Lagway<\/a>\u2019s father, Derek Lagway Sr., took to X on Monday morning to address a viral post involving his son on the social media platform. The video surfaced after Florida\u2019s 24-20 loss to rival Georgia on Saturday in Jacksonville. <\/p>\n

In the 24-second clip, which was shared by Daren Stoltzfus, Lagway is seen embracing four Georgia players and also taking a quick picture with a UGA staffer. One of the players, linebacker Justin Williams<\/a>, gets animated with Lagway and makes him smile. <\/p>\n

The video, which has amassed over a million views, has been criticized by some posters on the app for Lagway interactions with rival players after a loss. His father posted this response:<\/p>\n

\u201cPlease make sure you understand the situation before speaking on it. Those kids have been playing with and against each other since little league and all through high school \u2014 they\u2019re like family to us. I promise you, DJ Lagway wants to win more than anybody you know. #GoGators<\/a> #Gatornation<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Please make sure you understand the situation before speaking on it. Those kids have been playing with and against each other since little league and all through high school \u2014 they\u2019re like family to us. I promise you, DJ Lagway wants to win more than anybody you know. #GoGators<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Derek Lagway Sr (@DerekLagway1) November 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

The first three players Lagway embraces in the clip are wide receiver Dillon Bell<\/a> (No. 86), Williams (No. 19) and defensive lineman Joseph Jonah-Ajonye<\/a>. Bell is from Houston, while Jonah-Ajonye and Williams were teammates at Oak Ridge High School in Conroe, Texas. That\u2019s 14 minutes away from Lagway\u2019s hometown of Willis, Texas. <\/p>\n

Lagway played against them in high school, but as his father wrote, he and Williams go back further. Williams appears to recall a conversation with Lagway from sixth grade and says \u201cI told you!\u201d as he starts jumping up and down, which makes him smile. <\/p>\n

Lagway threw 166 yards and a touchdown on 15-for-24 passing against Georgia. Saturday marked just his second time this season where Lagway wasn\u2019t sacked and his third game with no interceptions, but he underthrew a potential game-winning touchdown to J.Michael Sturdivant<\/a> late in the fourth quarter that was ruled incomplete. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was not good enough,\u201d Lagway said of his performance. \u201cMoved around a little bit better than I have in the past. Legs are starting to get back under me; starting to feel like myself again.<\/p>\n

\u201cMissed some throws. Could have hit J. Michael in a better throw there. Throwing off one leg. Should have put a little more on it. Just not making the timely throws.\u201d <\/p>\n

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