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Florida QB DJ Lagway has 'a pathway for recovery and a return' this season from hamstring injury
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway has “a pathway for recovery" and could return this season despite being carted off the field against Georgia with a left hamstring injury. Coach Billy Napier said Monday that Lagway's strain was “less significant” than...
Florida freshman QB DJ Lagway will have more tests to determine extent of hamstring injury
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway will have more tests to determine how long he will be sidelined with a hamstring injury. Lagway left Saturday's 34-20 loss to No. 2 Georgia in the second quarter and returned to the sideline in the second half with his legged...
Jadan Baugh runs for 5 TDs as Florida dominates Kentucky 48-20 for 1st series win since 2020
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two 19-year-old freshmen helped give Florida and coach Billy Napier a much-needed victory in a series that had started to slip away. Jadan Baugh ran for five touchdowns, tying a school record held by Tim Tebow and Trey Burton, and the Gators dominated...
Florida tries to flip the script on Kentucky, which has won 3 straight in the SEC series
Kentucky (3-3, 1-2 Southeastern Conference) at Florida (3-3, 1-2), Saturday, 7:45 p.m. ET (SEC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Kentucky by 1 ½. Series record: Florida leads 53-21. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Kentucky can extend its winning...
Injured Florida QB Graham Mertz ready to be mentor, motivator and cheerleader for DJ Lagway
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida quarterback Graham Mertz has a new role for the remainder of the season: Coach. Mertz’s college career ended when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a 23-17 overtime loss at then-No. 8 Tennessee on Saturday. He will...
Weekend full of injuries in college football leaves plenty of playoff contenders scrambling
As the college football season reaches its midway point, plenty of playoff contenders suddenly find themselves dealing with season-ending injuries to notable players. Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison, Tennessee linebacker Keenan Pili and Texas defensive back Derrick Williams...
Florida QB Graham Mertz's season and his college career are over because of a knee injury
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Graham Mertz's second season at Florida will end just like his first: watching from the sideline. Coach Billy Napier announced Monday that Mertz tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a 23-17 overtime loss at Tennessee on Saturday....
Dylan Sampson has 1-yard TD run in OT to lift No. 8 Tennessee past Florida, 23-17
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dylan Sampson scored his third touchdown of the game on a 1-yard run in overtime to give No. 8 Tennessee a 23-17 victory over Florida on Saturday night. The Volunteers (5-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) went to overtime for only the second time. The first...
Graham Mertz, Montrell Johnson account for scores as Florida beats UCF 24-13 in the Swamp
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Booed as he left the Swamp three weeks ago, Florida coach Billy Napier got a much different send-off Saturday night. A rousing ovation. Graham Mertz threw a touchdown pass, Montrell Johnson ran for a score and Florida used a stout defensive...
Mertz passes for 3 scores and runs for another to help Florida beat Mississippi State 45-28
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — With Florida head coach Billy Napier’s job security grabbing the bulk of the attention on Saturday afternoon, the Gators rose to the occasion against Mississippi State. Graham Mertz passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another to lead Florida over...
