Gators' DJ Lagway Injured vs. Georgia, Carted Off the Field

Florida's freshman starter went down with a leg injury midway through the second quarter.

Nov 2, 2024; Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Florida Gators quarterback DJ Lagway (2) takes the snap against the Georgia Bulldogs during the first half at EverBank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Melina Myers-Imagn Images / Melina Myers-Imagn Images

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-- Florida Gators starting quarterback DJ Lagway suffered a leg injury midway through the second quarter of the team's 34-20 loss against No. 2 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.

After being loaded onto the cart, the entire Florida sideline joined Lagway on the field.

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.

In his postgame presser, head coach Billy Napier said Lagway's injury was a "soft tissue issue." Lagway will undergo a MRI on Sunday, and Napier will have an update sometime next week.

"I think it's soft tissue so those things are sometimes subjective," he said. "We'll get an MRI tomorrow and have a little bit better idea. Give you a report on Wednesday."

Lagway later returned to the sideline in street clothes, a sleeve on his left leg and crutches.

He was replaced by walk-on transfer Aidan Warner, who threw an incomplete pass and rushed for three yards in two plays. Warner eventually helped lead a field goal drive at the end of the half, in which Florida led 13-6.

Warner finished 7-of-22 with 66 yards and an interception in his third in-game apperance this season. Should Lagway be out for an extended period of time, Warner will be the starter with Colorado State transfer Clay Millen as his backup.

"Aidan and Clay obviously have taken a ton of reps," Napier said in his postgame press conference. "You know, again, Aidan, I would tell you he's had some really good practices the last couple weeks. I mean, the kids love him. He has got some self-confidence and he's got arm talent. He cares about Florida. So we'll rally around him and go put out ball down in play again next week."

Florida returns to the field next week with a road trip at top-ten Texas with kickoff at noon EST.