Two big pieces of Florida’s offense are set to return on Saturday when the Gators host the LSU Tigers at home.
Freshman quarterback DJ Lagway and senior wide receiver Elijhah Badger are no longer listed as “questionable” on Florida’s availability report, following a Thursday evening update. Both missed last week’s contest against Texas.
Lagway returns from a hamstring injury suffered two weeks ago against Georgia. He was questionable through the week leading up to the Texas game but was ultimately scratched as a game-time decision.
Florida defensive back Trikweze Bridges commented on Lagway’s readiness on Wednesday.
“Today (Lagway) threw really good,” Bridges said. “One of those balls, we were like, ‘Oh yeah, he’s back.’ He threw a great ball today in practice. Today was a very competitive day. We have a scoreboard up with points and it was 7-7 the whole day,” Bridges said of Lagway. “It was very competitive at the end of the practice and he threw a great ball down the middle to Fraziars. It was nice.”
Florida is still hoping to get starting running back Montrell Johnson Jr. and right guard Damieon George Jr. back in the fold this week.
Florida Players on SEC Availability Report
- QB Graham Mertz — Out for season (knee)
- RB Montrell Johnson Jr. — Questionable (knee)
- RB Treyaun Webb — Out for season (tibia)
- WR Eugene Wilson III — Out for season (hip)
- WR Kahleil Jackson — Out for season (knee)
- OL Damieon George Jr. — Questionable
- OL Devon Manuel — Out
- ILB Grayson Howard — Out
- DB Ja’Keem Jackson — Out (lower-body)
- DB Asa Turner — Out (knee)
- DB Devin Moore — Out (knee)
- DB Jason Marshall Jr. — Out for season (shoulder)
- DL Jamari Lyons — Out for season (ankle)
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