DJ Lagway had plenty to say after Florida’s win over UCF, and the common thread running through his comments was simple: keep stacking good days, keep trusting the people around him, and keep the offense moving forward.
When asked about what it takes to keep building on a victory, Lagway pointed straight to the daily work.
DJ Lagway: "Yeah, we just gotta continue to stack days. Continue to, I always say play the game.
Play the game on Monday so you can get on the field. On Saturday, you just already rehearsed it.
So just being intentional throughout the week, I feel like that's how we replicate it."
He also framed his job in bigger terms than just his own performance. For Lagway, it’s about helping the whole offense function at a higher level.
DJ Lagway: "Yeah, yes, sir. You try to always, ultimate goal is come out there playing free, but my biggest thing is just trying to elevate the guys around me, being a great leader and a great motivator, and just doing my job, and relying on the other ten players around me to do their job and trusting that they will, and that's the biggest thing."
That trust came up again when he talked about the group around him, and he didn’t shy away from the rough edges either.
DJ Lagway: "No, sir, not at all. I trust all of my guys.
I trust everybody that's on that field with me. I know they're gonna die for me out there, I'm gonna do the same thing for them.
It's just about, we just gotta play more consistently altogether as an offensive group. I feel like we had a lot of penalties at the end that shouldn't be there, and we just gotta play better, clean football.
We still got a lot more meat on the bone, and I'm just excited to continue to get better with these great group of guys."
Lagway also said he feels good physically and is ready to run whatever the staff puts in front of him.
DJ Lagway: "Yeah, I'm feeling good. Whatever coach has for us, whatever coach has designed for us, I'm gonna execute it to my fullest ability."
And when the conversation turned to Coach Spav, Lagway had nothing but praise for the way he handles the offense and adjusts on the fly.
DJ Lagway: "I feel like Coach Spav, he's always the same guy every single day. Just his ability, just to adapt and to work to what the game plan is or isn't, his ability to change on the run, that's what I love about him.
He doesn't just stick to what we came in through the week. If it's not working, he's gonna change it up, try to find something, and that's what I love about him.
But Coach Spav, he's the same guy every single day, and we all respect him in the building. We're thankful for him to have him as a coach."
That kind of buy-in from the quarterback is exactly the sort of thing an offense wants to hear. Lagway’s comments made it clear that the confidence in the room is real, and that the group sees both the positives from the UCF game and the areas that still need cleaning up.
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