GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback DJ Lagway will “start throwing in a couple weeks,” Gators coach Billy Napier said Saturday.
Lagway was limited throughout spring practices with a shoulder injury that lingered from last season, and he played sparingly in the team’s annual Orange & Blue Game at the Swamp. Lagway took five snaps during Saturday’s intrasquad scrimmage, all on first down, and he handed off every time.
“DJ’s doing great,” Napier said. “He’ll start throwing here in a couple weeks. Just in general, very positive there. The lower-body stuff was good, and I think we’re working on just kind of getting him in position for the next step. But, in general, there are a lot of positives; everything’s on schedule.”
Napier raised red flags last month when he said Lagway would be a limited participant during spring practices, his first as the team’s starter. Instead of getting valuable repetitions, Lagway spent a month handing off, watching passing plays and calling the offense.
“He’s frustrated,” Napier said. “Obviously, he wants to play. Nobody likes to play more than that guy.”