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Florida football QB DJ Lagway said the hot seat talk surrounding Billy Napier provided motivation for UF's turnaround in 2024

DJ Lagway said during a recent podcast appearance that the Florida Gators were motivated by the hot seat talk surrounding Billy Napier.

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Quarterback DJ Lagway believes Florida's late-season surge last year was fueled by talk of head coach Billy Napier being on the hot seat."That was definitely motivation because I feel like they were disrespecting our coach and disrespecting us,

Gators Illustrated is reviewing, and previewing, each position on Florida's roster during the 2025 offseason. Up next are the safeties and nickel corners.

It was a good season for the Florida Gators and head coach Billy Napier. They went 8-5 overall, 4-4 in SEC games, and defeated the Tulane Green Wave 33-8. That marked their first winning season under Napier since he took over for Dan Mullen in 2022 and their first bowl win since the Orange Bowl in 2019.

Coach Billy Napier enters Year 4 in Gainesville with newfound sense of stability, optimism and a potential star in sophomore quarterback DJ Lagway.

The Georgia Bulldogs, North Carolina Tar Heels, Texas Longhorns, Miami Hurricanes, Alabama Crimson Tide, NC State Wolfpack, LSU Tigers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Florida State Seminoles are also in the running.

Apart from them, the Gators are also scheduled to face Miami, Texas, Georgia, and Tennessee as well. Paul Finebaum does not have high expectations from Billy Napier and the Gators On the Feb. 10 ...