DJ Lagway unveiled, as Florida Billy Napier Hot Seat used as a motivation: “You respected our trainer.”

At the beginning of the 2024 season there was a lot of chatting about it Billy Napier Future at Florida. The Gators started the year with two blowout losses – including the season opening against Miami – And looked one of the hardest schedules in the Sec.

But an increase in the late season, including angery victories LSU And Ole Missled to an 8-5 record and a napier that stayed as a UF head coach. DJ Lagway was a large part of this success when he set off as a newcomer to the scene, and he admitted that the Hot-Seat conversation about Napier was a driving force of motivation.

Lagway said that the Gators had taken the “disrespect” towards Napier to heart. They continued to play hard for their trainer, and it led to an impressive turn to end the year with a winning streak with four games.

“It was definitely motivation because I have the feeling of not respecting our trainer and really respecting us,” said Lagway Pocket with Robert Griffin III. “So we had to go out there and show them what we had. Obviously it took some bumps on the streets, many ups and downs this year.

“But I have the feeling that in the end we pulled everything together and found it out. Hopefully we can put this dynamic into the 2025 season. “

Florida announced his commitment On Napier on November 7th. Two days later, the Gators – including DJ Lagway – were blown through. Texas. But things were in shape in the next week when they came back to full strength.

Florida took the LSU in the swamp in week 12 and turned to beat Ole Miss at home the following week. That made the Gators Bowl miscare and they have not yet finished. They drove past State Florida In the final to complete a 7-5 regular season, and that put the stage for the first Bowl victory under Napier against the stage Tulane in the Gasparilla bowl.

After completing the 8-5 record with a glove of a schedule, Florida's success continues to translate from the field. The Gator increased the recruitment ranking in order to land class No. 11 in the country, according to the On3 industry team recruitment of the ranking. The group's headliner is a five -star recipient Vernell Brown III – The total player No. 30 from the cycle 2025, so the On3 industry rankingA weighted average that uses all four large recruitment media companies.