{"id":91511,"date":"2025-12-21T14:53:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T14:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/91511\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T14:53:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T14:53:08","slug":"steve-spurrier-reacts-to-dj-lagway-leaving-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/91511\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Spurrier reacts to DJ Lagway leaving Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

DJ Lagway<\/a> is expected to head to the NCAA transfer portal this offseason after spending two seasons at Florida<\/a>. The former five-star quarterback leaves Gainesville after appearing in 21 games since 2024. <\/p>\n

Former Florida head coach Steve Spurrier recently reacted to the news of Lagway\u2019s intentions on an episode of Another Dooley Noted Podcast. The ol\u2019 Ball Coach even gave a bit of a prediction for the soon-to-be former Florida Gators\u2019 next destination.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey think he\u2019s gonna go toward Baylor<\/a>. His hometown area is pretty close to there, from what I understand,\u201d Spurrier said<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t know if he was hurt all summer, but he couldn\u2019t work out. Preseason, he couldn\u2019t practice. I don\u2019t know what all (happened).\u201d<\/p>\n

It was widely reported on this spring that Lagway was unable to throw during any of those early offseason practices while resting his shoulder and recovering from a sports hernia surgery. During fall camp, there was also talk that he may not be 100% heading into the regular season. <\/p>\n

Lagway ultimately played in all 12 games for Florida this season. He completed 63% (213-337) of his passes while throwing for 16 touchdowns and 14 interceptions across 2,264 yards. <\/p>\n

As for any potential interest in Baylor \u2014 Lagway\u2019s father, Derek Lagway, played football for the Bears<\/a> in the 1990s as a running back. He grew up a couple of hours away from Waco, as well, so he\u2019d be closer to home. <\/p>\n

Lagway penned a letter to the Gator Family to go along with his transfer portal announcement. Lagway announced his decision on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am truly grateful for the opportunity to have been part of such an incredible program here at the University of Florida. To my family \u2013 your unwavering support means the world to me. I would not be the man or the athlete I am today without your love, guidance, and sacrifice,\u201d his statement read, in part. <\/p>\n

\u201cTo my friends and teammates \u2013 thank you for the brotherhood, the memories, and the bonds we\u2019ve built over these past two years. I will carry those moments with me for a lifetime. To my coaches, the athletic training staff, and every member of the University of Florida community \u2013 thank you for pouring into me, believing in me, and showing me nothing but love and support throughout my time in Gainesville.\u201d<\/p>\n

The NCAA transfer portal will open on Jan. 2. On that date, players can officially enter their names in the NCAA transfer portal and go on to initiate contact with their preferred schools. The portal will be open for 15 days, closing on Jan. 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DJ Lagway is expected to head to the NCAA transfer portal this offseason after spending two seasons at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":91512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[11892,28,30,29],"class_list":["post-91511","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-dj-lagway-24-willis","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91511","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91511"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91511\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91511"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91511"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91511"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}