{"id":398480,"date":"2026-01-10T03:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T03:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/398480\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T03:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T03:20:11","slug":"dj-lagway-has-not-signed-with-baylor-will-continue-taking-visits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/398480\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Lagway has not signed with Baylor, will continue taking visits"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, former Florida<\/a> quarterback DJ Lagway committed to Baylor<\/a>, via the NCAA Transfer Portal. However, he now plans on continuing to visit other schools before \u201cofficially committing\u201d to any program, per ESPN\u2019s Pete Thamel.<\/a> On3\u2019s Pete Nakos confirmed this report.<\/p>\n

Lagway visited Baylor this week and attended a Baylor men\u2019s basketball game with Bears football head coach Dave Aranda<\/a>. Lagway is the No. 8 quarterback in On3\u2019s 2026 Transfer Portal Player Rankings.<\/a><\/p>\n

He spent two seasons at Florida. In the 2025 campaign, Lagway completed 63.2% of his pass attempts for 2,264 total yards and 16 touchdowns, while throwing 14 interceptions. Additionally, he recorded 136 yards and a score in the ground game.<\/p>\n

Lagway began his true freshman season in 2024 as Florida\u2019s backup QB. Alas, after Graham Mertz<\/a> suffered a season-ending injury, Lagway stepped into the starting role behind center for the Gators.<\/p>\n

Florida posted a 5-1 record with Lagway starting at quarterback in 2024 and entered this past season with no shortage of momentum. They were ranked No. 15 in the preseason AP Top 25.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the Gators finished the season with a 4-8 overall record and a 2-6 mark in conference play. Florida fired head coach Billy Napier<\/a> after the Gators\u2019 Week 8 win over Mississippi State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DJ Lagway played high school football at Willis (TX), where he was a five-star prospect. In fact, Lagway was the No. 1 overall quarterback in the 2024 recruiting cycle, according to the Rivals Industry Rankings.<\/p>\n

Lagway isn\u2019t the first quarterback to back out a reported transfer commitment this offseason. Former Notre Dame<\/a> QB Kenny Minchey<\/a> initially committed to Nebraska<\/a> before signing with Kentucky<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n

In the wake of Lagway\u2019s decision to transfer, Florida signed former Georgia Tech QB Aaron Philo. In a recent interview, new Florida head coach Jon Sumrall said he didn\u2019t encourage Lagway to transfer out of the program.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love DJ,\u201d\u00a0Sumrall said on\u00a0Outkick Hot Mic<\/a>. \u201cI think DJ\u2019s a tremendous young man. The time I got to spend with him, and the research and homework I did on him, nobody would ever say, \u2018DJ Lagway, not a good person.\u2019 Everybody\u2019s like, man, great person. Obviously, a talented football player. You\u2019ve seen, his good has been very good. I\u2019ve watched him with my own two eyes. Think the world of him.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I met with DJ, I just said, \u2018Hey, look, man. This culture is going to be built on toughness and love of football. If you fit that, great. If you don\u2019t, then that\u2019s not going to be good.\u2019 \u2026 It was his decision to leave. He was not forced out of here, by any stretch of the imagination. I\u2019m for him being successful wherever he goes next \u2013 unless we play against him at some point.\u201d<\/p>\n

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3\u2019s Transfer Portal\u00a0wire<\/a>.\u00a0The\u00a0On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter account<\/a>\u00a0are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.<\/p>\n