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🚨 Florida #Gators assistant Jabbar Juluke suspended 3 games by UF & SEC for involvement in altercation prior to LSU game last Saturday. Juluke is arguably UF's most successful assistant under Billy Napier since his hiring in 2022. Details / statements: www.onlygators.com/09/16/2025/f...
Billy Napier on DJ Lagway: "We've seen him at his best, we've seen him struggle. Important part is we try to get him back to where he can play winning football." "We have to keep things in perspective relative to how much experience he has, offseason he's been through." #Gators
Billy Napier on DJ Lagway's 5 interceptions: "When the student struggles on the test, as a teacher, you got to take a good look in the mirror." #Gators
Sounds like Florida #Gators DT Caleb Banks is out indefinitely after reaggravating his foot injury vs. LSU.
Billy Napier: "If I didn't feel good about the intangibles of our team, that's when I would probably be worried. ... We're close to being pretty dangerous, in my opinion." Says #Gators are about a dozen plays away from being 3-0.
69% of the teams in the SEC are ranked in the AP Top 25 this week. Not Florida. Bonus note: #Gators D has allowed TWO touchdowns in three games this season, yet the team is 1-2.
Billy Napier is now below .500 at 20-21 (10-15 SEC) in four seasons leading the #Gators. Florida is 13-20 against Power Four opponents (.394). UF was 14-0 under Napier when allowing 20 points or fewer after Week 1 of the season, 0-2 since. More: www.onlygators.com/09/13/2025/d...
DJ Lagway implodes with 5 INT. Offensive line fails team with 4 holding penalties. Billy Napier calls 117 screen passes. Florida #Gators lose another game they could have won in 20-10 embarrassment at No. 3 LSU. Breakdown: www.onlygators.com/09/13/2025/d...
FINAL: Florida #Gators fall 20-10 at No. 3 LSU with DJ Lagway's 5 back-breaking interceptions serving as the major difference. Billy Napier is again below .500 in Year 4 at UF.
DJ Lagway is the first Florida #Gators QB to throw 5 INT in a single game since Shane Matthews in 1992. 33 years.
DJ Lagway throws across his body on a dead play -- for no reason whatsoever -- for his stunning 5th interception of the night. #Gators
DJ Lagway is the first Florida #Gators QB to throw 4 INT in a single game since Rex Grossman (three times), last in 2002 at Ole Miss. 23 years.
DJ Lagway throws his FOURTH INT of the game -- all on third down -- what should have at least been a FG attempt in a two-score game. All-time bad showing from DJ. #Gators
👀🐊MUSTARRRRRD! Dijon Johnson gives the #Gators a chance with his first interception of the season.
#Gators go on fourth-and-2 from the LSU 43 ... Basically a sideline jump pass improv by DJ Lagway gets it.
🚨🐊Interception, #Gators. Dijon Johnson picks off LSU one play after Florida nearly recovers a fumble. Horrible decision by Garrett Nussmeier on that throw.
#Gators allow another massive LSU gain then force a fumble only to fail to grab the loose ball.
Cormani McClain just had a great third-down tackle shedding a blocker on the perimeter. Really fought through the dude. Punt downed at the 2, of course. #Gators
Referees completely miss a facemask on LSU while sacking DJ Lagway. Grabbed it TWICE. #Gators
DJ Lagway with the first 3-INT game by a Florida #Gators QB against an SEC opponent since Austin Appleby vs. Alabama in 2016.
DJ Lagway with the first 3-INT game by a Florida #Gators QB since Emory Jones vs. FSU in 2021.
Pick six by DJ Lagway on third-and-18. Pitch and catch -- easy as could be. An awful ball for Lagway's third INT of the night. Locked on his receiver. Billy Napier didn't do him any favors with another failed screen on second-and-20 after another holding. #Gators
LSU has completely read the Florida screens here in the second half. As anyone who has watched the #Gators could.
Great PBU by Myles Graham falling backwards on third down. Great 20-yard return by Vernell Brown III on the punt. Legacy #Gators.
Screen 7 yards behind the LOS on second-and-10. Sack on a third down double blitz. #Gators get nothing on their opening possession of the second half.
HALF: Florida #Gators trail 13-10 at No. 3 LSU. Two INT by DJ Lagway -- both bad reads into triple coverage -- and four penalties (though LSU had seven).
#Gators defensive pass interference gives LSU a first down and FG try at a minimum. Can't script it.
DJ Lagway throws his second INT of the game. LSU will likely have a FG chance at the end of the half. Lagway's third ball to hit an LSU player in the hands tonight. #Gators
Credit to Billy Napier for not sitting on his hands with 80 seconds left. #Gators are trying to move down the field. DJ Lagway had a nice completion and then near-INT.
#Gators will get the ball back with about 80 seconds and a lot of field in front of them. Good stand by the defense. Surprising LSU didn't go after the middle on third down.
LSU again tearing up the middle of Florida's defense. #Gators cannot stop them in that area.
👀🐊Go DJ! DJ Lagway with his best pass this season, a perfect 10-yard fade to Aidan Mizell for a TD. Florida #Gators tied 10-10 at No. 3 LSU.
🚨🐊Touchdown, #Gators. DJ Lagway finds Aidan Mizell on a cross-field fade. Facemask on the score missed by the referee, but they assessed a penalty for kicking the football on LSU.
25-yard pitch-and-catch from DJ Lagway to Jadan Baugh into the blitz. Real nice. #Gators just outside the red zone.
INT gave LSU the ball back instead of a punt or kickoff backing it up. Ensuing punt therefore went deeper than it would have otherwise. A+B=C
LSU tore apart Florida's defense down the middle of the field on a 76-yard TD drive. One big strike after another. #Gators trail 10-3, 7:33 2Q.
DJ Lagway nearly sacked by an unblocked Harold Perkins on third down. #Gators have an 82-45 yardage edge with Lagway's INT creating a field position advantage for LSU.
Would not call this an obvious holding by any means. Quite a call to wipe off an 87-yard TD. #Gators
Billy Napier gave up on third-and-9 ... didn't even try. Three #Gators TDs wiped out by penalty in the last two weeks.
Touchdown wiped off the board for the #Gators with a holding penalty, of course. DJ Lagway rolled out and found Jadan Baugh wide open for an 87-yard would-be score. Two holding penalties in the first quarter already.
#Gators D has forced three straight three-and-outs to open the game. Bailing out the offense again.
Easy interception for LSU on DJ Lagway, a third-down failure for the #Gators. Lagway threw short, basically into triple coverage for no real reason. This after Billy Napier spent the rest of the series working horizontally.
Real nice play design by BIlly Napier -- and nice throw by DJ Lagway -- 17-yard screen for Jadan Baugh well blocked down the field. #Gators
Rule changed in 2020. No more "walk of shame" for college football players.
#Gators completely stall after getting the targeting penalty -- pocket collapsed in 2.5 seconds. Trey Smack's 45-yard FG attempt is GOOD. 3-0 Florida, 11:34 1Q.
LSU captain Whit Weeks was ejected for targeting while tackling Vernell Brown III. #Gators
Florida #Gators defense opens with a three-and-out, then special teams makes a statement with great blocking as Vernell Brown III returns the punt 20 yards.
🐊🏈 #Gators GameDay Preview (+ Florida Football Final elements): Now unranked, UF visits No. 3 LSU hoping to save season. 🦾 Will DJ Lagway step up? 💰 Predictions, picks: ATS, O/U 📝 Game notes, streaks, history 📺Where to watch live 👀 Get it: www.onlygators.com/09/13/2025/f...
Kickoff delayed until 7:44 p.m. ET due to Georgia and Tennessee trying to take more glory for themselves. #Gators
🐊🏈 #Gators GameDay Preview (+ Florida Football Final elements): Now unranked, UF visits No. 3 LSU hoping to save season. 🦾 Will DJ Lagway step up? 💰 Predictions, picks: ATS, O/U 📝 Game notes, streaks, history 📺Where to watch live 👀 Get it: www.onlygators.com/09/13/2025/f...
Florida Football Friday Final will be out late / overnight. #Gators GameDay Preview will be out at kickoff of the early games Saturday.
Former Florida #Gators kicker Eddy Piñeiro has signed with the San Francisco #49ers.
🚨🐊 7-foot center Jones Lay has committed to the national champion Florida #Gators, becoming the program's first 2026 pledge. Has Todd Golden found another diamond in the rough? 🏀More: www.onlygators.com/09/09/2025/f...
Billy Napier provides few answers, repeats platitudes after Florida #Gators loss to USF as No. 3 LSU looms. Coach talks DJ Lagway, offense & OL, remaining the play caller, penalties, spitting. More: www.onlygators.com/09/08/2025/b...
Florida #Gators at Miami will be an evening game airing either on ABC at 7 p.m. or ESPN at 7:30 p.m.
Florida #Gators emerging defender LJ McCray broke his foot and will be out indefinitely, Billy Napier said today. More updates coming later.
Sarcasm is fine. Being an ass when you get called out is transparent.
Florida #Gators, appropriately and predictably, fall from No. 13 to completely out of the AP Top 25, receiving the 29th-most votes. USF slots at No. 18 after consecutive ranked wins.
If that's what you took from the post -- because I assume you didn't read the story -- then you really need to work on your reading comprehension.
Florida #Gators on Saturday lost to a Sunshine State team other than FSU or Miami in The Swamp ... for the first time since 1938. 87 years. www.onlygators.com/09/07/2025/b...
Florida #Gators, appropriately and predictably, fall from No. 15 to completely out of the Coaches Poll, receiving the 30th-most votes. USF slots at No. 23 after consecutive ranked wins.
Billy Napier contract, buyout details: Deep dive into how Florida coach is wasting the investments of #Gators boosters, fans and the university itself. Napier's 20-20 record through 40 games stands as the worst at Florida in 40 years. Much more here: www.onlygators.com/09/07/2025/b...
Billy Napier's tenure as Florida coach nears its excruciating end after listless No. 13 #Gators get embarrassed by South Florida in The Swamp. Read: www.onlygators.com/09/06/2025/b...
Column on Billy Napier updated. Don't miss it. #Gators
Billy Napier's tenure as Florida coach nears its excruciating end after listless No. 13 #Gators get embarrassed by South Florida in The Swamp. Read: www.onlygators.com/09/06/2025/b...
Worst loss for the Florida #Gators since Nov. 6, 2021, at South Carolina as a 20.5-point favorite. Worst loss outside the SEC since Nov. 23, 2013 vs. Georgia Southern. UF was an 18.5-point favorite vs. USF.
FINAL: South Florida upsets No. 13 Florida #Gators, 18-16 in The Swamp. USF outgained Florida 391-355 as UF committed 11 penalties for 103 yards, including 28 on the final drive. Billy Napier must go.
#Gators will not be able to win this game without a missed FG or turnover.
#Gators had the ball with under 3 minutes to play. Used 12 seconds on offense, went three-and-out. Punted deep. Gave up 28 yards via penalty and 27 yards on a single screen pass. USF is in field goal range.
USF is now in FG range with 1:54 to play after a 27-yard screen. #Gators on the verge of being upset in The Swamp.
Next play after a DPI: Unsportsmanlike conduct on Brendan Bett, who just got ejected for spitting. USF now has the ball on its own 40 and got a free clock stoppage. #Gators are imploding.
DJ Lagway throws deep on third-and-8 ... perfect pass that goes right through Vernell Brown III's hands. Now, why the #Gators were going that deep when they needed 8 yards to ice the game? Can't tell you that.
DJ Lagway nowhere near JMS on a first-down throw, wasting a timeout opportunity. It's now third-and-8, and USF would have plenty of time if it can force a punt. #Gators
USF attempts a 58-yard FG, but it falls short. Nico Grammatica, the kicker, is the son of legendary NFL kicker Matin Grammatica. #Gators ball with 2:52 left.
USF is across midfield and near FG range in a 1-point game with 5 minutes left in The Swamp.
DJ Lagway sailed a short pass to a wide-open Eugene Wilson III. #Gators out near midfield on the next play anyway.
Tremendous open-field tackle by Myles Graham on third down. #Gators force a punt on a three-and-out.
🚨🐊Touchdown, #Gators. DJ Lagway hits Eugene Wilson III on a quick slant, crossing the end zone for the first time all game with 12:29 remaining. Florida leads USF 16-15 after the extra point.
Rough ball by DJ Lagway thrown incomplete between two potential TD scorers. Woof. #Gators
#Gators force a rekick on a penalty during the initial punt. Vernell Brown III returns it 40 yards with a 15-yard personal foul tacked on. Florida is in the red zone.
Devin Moore dropped an INT, but it was third down anyway. #Gators will get the ball back down six with 14:47 left.
Botched snap on the punt for a safety. USF leads No. 13 Florida 15-9 through three quarters.
Nine penalties for 75 yards at home in The Swamp -- mostly on the OL. Another on third-and-short. #Gators go three-and-out again. Another throw not beyond the marker.
#Gators caught with substitution struggles for the second time. Billy Napier said this was going to be the most disciplined team he led at Florida. Year 4. Still not getting it right.
South Florida will lead No. 13 Florida 13-9 in The Swamp after a pending extra point. 66-yard TD.
OL imploded what looked like it was going to be a positive #Gators drive. Two awful penalties and poor pass blocking. Florida punts. Still 9-6 with 3:13 left in 3Q.
DJ Lagway hits Eugene Wilson III for 32 yards -- biggest play of the game, especially on first-and-20. #Gators
Six penalties for 55 yards, the latest holding by Jake Slaughter wiping out a DJ Lagway first-down run. #Gators
Jadan Baugh just stiff-armed 2.5 dudes on one first-down run. Kid is sick. #Gators
#Gators defense has stepped up after halftime -- just like it did game after game last season. Florida's offense and DJ Lagway need to wake up in a major way.
Legit not sure that's an INT -- ball seemed to hit the ground -- but the replay camera quality is so poor that it's impossible to say for sure. The difference between an SEC Network and ABC game. #Gators compound the issue with a personal foul immediately after. Discipline?
DJ Lagway throws a deep ball interception that he just lofted in the air forever because he rolled to his right and thew across his body on a post to the left. This after Ja'Kobi Jackson had a massive 26-yard gain. #Gators are now losing the turnover battle.
Tremendous 63-yard boot by new #Gators punter Tommy Doman. Plus a USF penalty puts visitors on the 12. Florida was all the way backed up after a fourth-down delay of game penalty. Huge play.
#Gators go three and out (-3 yards) with two TFL (sack included) on the opening drive of the second half.
HALF: No. 13 Florida #Gators lead 9-6 over USF. Neither the performance nor score that should be expected from UF at home against this opponent. Florida only holds a 212-172 yardage edge.
Florida leads 9-3 over USF on three FGs by Trey Smack. #Gators are outgaining the visitors 212-94. DJ Lagway again has around 120 yards at halftime despite completing more than a dozen passes.
#Gators stall outside the red zone facing fourth-and-3 with 1:55 remaining until halftime. Much better drive from a play calling perspective already.
Two explosive plays for the #Gators, including a 24-yard pop by Vernell Brown III, who remains incredibly impressive in the second game of his career.
#Gators lead 6-3 after a second FG from Trey Smack. Florida had two TDs called back for penalties on the drive, at least one of them questionable.
BIlly Napier's offensive play calling continues to inhibit the #Gators. Gadget plays when Florida is rolling down the field. QB keeper on first-and-25. Not running when it's working. Endless screens and plays behind the LOS. Year 4.