Florida Gators' head football coach Billy Napier is in a tough spot just three games into the 2024 season. He entered this campaign — his third in Gainesville — with a middling 11-14 record. Through three games in 2024,

Highly touted freshman quarterback DJ Lagway makes his first career start at Florida. He replaces injured senior Graham Mertz against lower-division Samford.

Florida coach Billy Napier told ESPN that Graham Mertz would be the first quarterback on the field against Texas A&M and that freshman DJ Lagway would play specific possessions each half and certain plays throughout possessions.

Will Graham Mertz return to starting for Florida football vs Texas A&M or will Billy Napier and the Gators turn to true freshman DJ Lagway. What to know:

Andre Nunez didn’t love Billy Napier’s idea at first. The senior quarterback had worked his way back from a concussion and done enough for Napier to name him the starter. But Napier also was committed to playing an inexperienced,