When news leaked out that DJ Lagway was going to transfer away from Florida this offseason, the reaction from most Gator fans was “Well, it is what it is.” The former five-star prospect was a shell of himself in 2025 and at times looked like a QB broken beyond all repair.
The failure of Lagway in 2025 is part of why Billy Napier was fired, and Jon Sumrall got hired in the first place. And now new reports seem to indicate that Sumrall wasn’t sold on going all in with Lagway into 2026.
DJ Lagway claims he was pushed away by Florida
CBS Sports dropped a piece that included quotes from a couple of anonymous sources who said Sumrall and Lagway did not have a positive first meeting.