Florida's freshman starter went down with a leg injury midway through the second quarter.
starting quarterback DJ Lagway suffered a leg injury midway through the second quarter of the team's game against Georgia, which required him to be carted off the field.
The injury occurred on a three-yard rush with 5:14 left in the first half. Lagway slipped and fell on the rush and immediately grabbed the back of his left thigh.He was 2-for-6 with 47 yards and a touchdown at the time of his injury with the Gators leading 10-3. Lagway threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Aidan Mizell to take a 7-3 lead with 13:42 left in the first half., who threw an incomplete pass and rushed for three yards in two plays.
Head coach Billy Napier will be expected to have a statement on Lagway's injury during his post game press conference. Gators Illustrated will continually update this story as more news is released.Cam Parker is a contributing writer at AllGators.com of FanNation-Sports Illustrated and is a recent graduate of the University of Florida with a degree in journalism. He also covers and broadcasts Alachua County high school sports with The Prep Zone and Mainstreet Daily News.
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