SEC Football: Any Given Saturday

1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm 2 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:17,225 There was a time where… I was in his shoes. 3 00:00:18,226 --> 00:00:22,605 I was a young guy, but now I'm coming back for my sixth year. 4 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:24,149 Everybody calls me grandpa. 5 00:00:25,442 --> 00:00:26,735 Being a freshman, 6 00:00:27,235 --> 00:00:29,612 being a five-star quarterback, 7 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:32,365 coming all the way down here to Gainesville, Florida… 8 00:00:33,074 --> 00:00:34,367 Let's go out here and ball out. 9 00:00:37,704 --> 00:00:39,789 I know he's a special player, 10 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:43,043 but I'm the starting quarterback. That's my job right now. 11 00:00:43,126 --> 00:00:45,628 I can make plays every single time I play the game. 12 00:00:47,547 --> 00:00:50,216 As a coach, as a leader, 13 00:00:51,009 --> 00:00:54,304 there's tough decisions at the quarterback position. 14 00:00:54,387 --> 00:00:56,306 Puts you in a really challenging spot. 15 00:00:59,267 --> 00:01:01,895 It's like this is what I was born to do. 16 00:01:30,298 --> 00:01:32,383 Good evening. Welcome to Gator Talk, 17 00:01:32,467 --> 00:01:36,012 the official start to a Florida football home weekend. 18 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:37,764 After two losing seasons, 19 00:01:37,847 --> 00:01:40,016 Florida fans are really looking to start this year hot. 20 00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:41,851 It'll be Graham Mertz's team. 21 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:44,479 He's the alpha. He's the leader of this ball club. 22 00:01:44,562 --> 00:01:46,815 We'll find out on the field exactly what happens. 23 00:02:02,455 --> 00:02:05,125 Playing quarterback at the University of Florida, 24 00:02:05,208 --> 00:02:06,626 it's a privilege. 25 00:02:06,709 --> 00:02:08,211 I gotta honor that every day. 26 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,757 Graham Mertz, quarterback, 27 00:02:12,841 --> 00:02:15,635 sixth-year senior. 28 00:02:17,262 --> 00:02:20,140 We have a rich history of Heisman-winning quarterbacks. 29 00:02:20,223 --> 00:02:22,058 All-American Steve Spurrier. 30 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:23,768 When Florida has been good… 31 00:02:23,852 --> 00:02:27,856 Wuerffel going for broke. The man there, touchdown! 32 00:02:28,690 --> 00:02:32,610 …the Gators have almost always had a quarterback who is a star. 33 00:02:32,694 --> 00:02:34,529 Tebow's in the end zone. 34 00:02:34,612 --> 00:02:36,990 Oh my goodness! 35 00:02:37,574 --> 00:02:40,827 I wake up every day, and I push myself to that standard. 36 00:02:41,411 --> 00:02:43,830 Just like I have my entire life. 37 00:02:45,081 --> 00:02:47,500 My earliest memory is throwing a football with my dad. 38 00:02:48,459 --> 00:02:50,753 When I think about first time touching a football, 39 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:52,130 that was what it was. 40 00:02:52,714 --> 00:02:55,091 I knew, probably, when I was going into, like, middle school 41 00:02:55,175 --> 00:02:57,552 that I'm a football player, I'm a quarterback. 42 00:03:10,899 --> 00:03:12,317 -How you doing? -I'm all right. 43 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,110 -Nice to meet you. -Good to see you. 44 00:03:14,194 --> 00:03:15,612 -Hey, Danny. -Nice to meet you. 45 00:03:15,695 --> 00:03:18,990 We'll start with Tebow and Wuerffel on the practice field, 46 00:03:19,073 --> 00:03:20,825 walking towards that gate. 47 00:03:20,909 --> 00:03:23,328 Mertz will be laying in that middle chair. 48 00:03:23,411 --> 00:03:25,747 Uh, they'll get up, greet each other, 49 00:03:25,830 --> 00:03:27,749 and then sit down. 50 00:03:28,333 --> 00:03:31,836 Expectations for the quarterback at Florida are incredibly high. 51 00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:32,879 You're gonna be compared 52 00:03:32,962 --> 00:03:35,757 to every Heisman-winning quarterback who's played there. 53 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,384 I hate this. I'm the only one not wearing Gator stuff. 54 00:03:38,468 --> 00:03:39,427 You know that… 55 00:03:39,510 --> 00:03:41,930 Graham Mertz is wearing that number 15 that Tim Tebow 56 00:03:42,013 --> 00:03:43,181 wore at Florida. 57 00:03:43,264 --> 00:03:46,684 Everyone is gonna be watching to see if Graham can deliver a great season. 58 00:03:46,768 --> 00:03:48,728 Let's go in three, two, one. 59 00:03:48,811 --> 00:03:50,230 Good to see you, man. 60 00:03:52,190 --> 00:03:55,235 In your persona, you look so relaxed, so confident. 61 00:03:55,318 --> 00:03:57,695 I feel like the pressure has diminished. 62 00:03:57,779 --> 00:03:58,988 -You feel at home. -Yeah. 63 00:03:59,072 --> 00:04:00,323 He's almost 30 years old. 64 00:04:00,406 --> 00:04:02,825 He's like, in his tenth year. I think that helps. 65 00:04:02,909 --> 00:04:05,078 Yeah, I got my teammates calling me grandpa. 66 00:04:05,161 --> 00:04:06,913 I've been watching you for quite a few years. 67 00:04:06,996 --> 00:04:09,082 I remember when you came on the college football scene. 68 00:04:09,165 --> 00:04:11,751 You've experienced a lot of highs. You've experienced a few lows. 69 00:04:11,834 --> 00:04:12,669 Oh yeah. 70 00:04:12,752 --> 00:04:16,214 I feel like you've handled this journey with a lot of grace. 71 00:04:16,798 --> 00:04:20,677 Before transferring to Florida, I was at Wisconsin for four years. 72 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:21,970 Coming out of Wisconsin, 73 00:04:22,053 --> 00:04:25,682 the narrative was I'm not really good enough for Florida. 74 00:04:26,391 --> 00:04:28,851 Graham Mertz was one of the highest rated quarterbacks 75 00:04:28,935 --> 00:04:30,520 that Wisconsin ever signed. 76 00:04:31,145 --> 00:04:33,856 He starts as a redshirt freshman quarterback. 77 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:35,566 He was pretty inconsistent there. 78 00:04:35,650 --> 00:04:37,902 He didn't quite live up to the hype. 79 00:04:37,986 --> 00:04:39,570 So heading into 2023, 80 00:04:39,654 --> 00:04:43,116 Florida fans are looking at this guy, and they're very uncertain. 81 00:04:43,199 --> 00:04:46,369 Is this deep enough? We gotta get your first completion of the year. 82 00:04:46,452 --> 00:04:48,913 People can say whatever they want whenever they want. 83 00:04:50,957 --> 00:04:53,876 I'm just trying to prove every single day that this is the right fit. 84 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,963 -We're gonna let you get back to work. -Appreciate you guys. 85 00:04:57,046 --> 00:05:01,050 -That was fun. Good to see you. -You know Miami is a big one, right? 86 00:05:01,134 --> 00:05:02,343 -I do. -Yeah. 87 00:05:02,427 --> 00:05:04,846 Good, bad, or ugly, the reality of being a quarterback 88 00:05:04,929 --> 00:05:06,014 at University of Florida, 89 00:05:06,097 --> 00:05:08,725 there's always gonna be stuff that's gonna be talked about you. 90 00:05:13,229 --> 00:05:14,439 Gator Nation. 91 00:05:14,939 --> 00:05:16,190 It's big, man. 92 00:05:17,233 --> 00:05:19,235 Nothing like being on that field 93 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:21,487 with the entire Gator Nation around you supporting you. 94 00:05:21,571 --> 00:05:23,239 It's truly special. 95 00:05:23,323 --> 00:05:26,242 Mertz running out of time. Going down. 96 00:05:26,326 --> 00:05:29,245 At the biggest schools, it all comes down to wins and losses. 97 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:31,122 You lose five games in a row, 98 00:05:31,205 --> 00:05:34,959 the next morning, you wake up, car's covered in mustard, eggshells. 99 00:05:36,252 --> 00:05:37,962 You deal with a lot as a quarterback. 100 00:05:38,046 --> 00:05:41,132 The one thing I would tell fans is, "We feel the same way." 101 00:05:41,215 --> 00:05:42,592 Like, "I hope you know that." 102 00:05:42,675 --> 00:05:46,137 "Hope we're not just out here trying to sabotage your plans." 103 00:05:55,021 --> 00:05:56,522 I appreciate that. Thank you. 104 00:05:56,606 --> 00:05:59,233 -Hey, coach, can I get a shot? -Yeah, for sure. 105 00:05:59,942 --> 00:06:01,819 -Here we go! -Hey. How are you? 106 00:06:01,903 --> 00:06:05,323 My daughter's too shy to come up here. She says, "Mom, that's embarrassing." 107 00:06:05,406 --> 00:06:06,824 Good to see you again. 108 00:06:06,908 --> 00:06:08,743 -Nice to meet you. -Thank you for your service. 109 00:06:09,577 --> 00:06:11,954 We compete in a profession 110 00:06:12,038 --> 00:06:16,125 where production, ultimately, is how you get measured. 111 00:06:16,709 --> 00:06:19,003 When it's good, it's great. 112 00:06:19,087 --> 00:06:21,130 When it's bad, it's worse. 113 00:06:22,340 --> 00:06:24,634 You get to decompress on Sunday? 114 00:06:24,717 --> 00:06:26,511 There's no such thing as decompressing. 115 00:06:28,846 --> 00:06:30,139 Marker. 116 00:06:31,182 --> 00:06:33,935 I'm Billy Napier. I'm the head coach of the Florida Gators. 117 00:06:34,018 --> 00:06:36,562 Everybody say hello to Billy Napier. 118 00:06:36,646 --> 00:06:38,606 Thank you, Sean. Good to be back. 119 00:06:38,689 --> 00:06:39,899 It's great to be back. 120 00:06:39,982 --> 00:06:42,485 Going into the opener against Miami, 121 00:06:42,568 --> 00:06:43,903 you said at one point, 122 00:06:43,986 --> 00:06:46,781 "Let all the people say what they want about us." 123 00:06:46,864 --> 00:06:49,575 "We've got something to show them immediately." 124 00:06:49,659 --> 00:06:50,827 Twenty-three years old, 125 00:06:50,910 --> 00:06:53,746 Graham Mertz will be your starting quarterback on Saturday. 126 00:06:53,830 --> 00:06:57,166 This is his team, and that's become quite clear as well. 127 00:06:57,250 --> 00:07:01,212 What's this version of Graham Mertz gonna look like starting Saturday? 128 00:07:01,295 --> 00:07:04,006 His presence, his leadership. He's a veteran player. 129 00:07:04,090 --> 00:07:06,676 He's got a lot of poise. It's not too big for him. 130 00:07:06,759 --> 00:07:10,388 -He's gonna finish his career strong here. -He is gonna enter Saturday's game… 131 00:07:10,471 --> 00:07:12,765 We have a hungry fan base. 132 00:07:12,849 --> 00:07:15,393 They want that pride element to be back. 133 00:07:16,060 --> 00:07:17,603 There's a level of impatience. 134 00:07:17,687 --> 00:07:19,981 Glad you're here to kick off the football weekend. 135 00:07:20,064 --> 00:07:22,316 -Billy Napier, everybody. -Thank you. 136 00:07:23,151 --> 00:07:24,694 It's year three. 137 00:07:24,777 --> 00:07:27,488 I'm hopeful that we may be over the hump here. 138 00:07:27,572 --> 00:07:31,492 I'm excited. I'm looking forward to what's in front of us. 139 00:07:33,661 --> 00:07:35,246 Florida's had quite the drought. 140 00:07:35,997 --> 00:07:40,293 Being an SEC Championship, National Championship program, 141 00:07:40,376 --> 00:07:41,210 for Gator fans, 142 00:07:41,294 --> 00:07:44,964 the hope was that Billy Napier would be the guy to turn things around, 143 00:07:45,047 --> 00:07:46,340 to create a winning program. 144 00:07:47,216 --> 00:07:51,220 Under Billy Napier, they have struggled to get back to those heights. 145 00:07:51,971 --> 00:07:54,724 This fan base, they're not gonna give you much time. 146 00:07:54,807 --> 00:07:56,726 He is running out of time to impress. 147 00:07:57,393 --> 00:07:59,687 -I love this shit! -I love this shit! 148 00:07:59,770 --> 00:08:02,648 -I love this shit! -I love this shit! 149 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:05,193 -I love this shit! -I love this shit! 150 00:08:05,276 --> 00:08:07,987 -Forty-eight hours, let's grind one out! -Win! 151 00:08:08,070 --> 00:08:09,197 My dad used to say, 152 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,949 "Football's about people, strategy, and competition." 153 00:08:12,033 --> 00:08:13,618 -Low jacks, team, ready? -Ready! 154 00:08:13,701 --> 00:08:14,952 Exercise! 155 00:08:15,036 --> 00:08:17,580 Better people make better football players, 156 00:08:17,663 --> 00:08:21,250 and better leaders contribute to winning. 157 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:23,294 Graham obviously is the epitome of that. 158 00:08:25,296 --> 00:08:29,717 Graham's gonna be an incredible teacher for DJ Lagway, 159 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,762 the future of the program. 160 00:08:34,472 --> 00:08:36,682 Game day detail, here we go. 161 00:08:38,768 --> 00:08:40,937 We've been watching the guy practice. 162 00:08:42,563 --> 00:08:45,316 We know he's outstanding and very talented. 163 00:08:47,652 --> 00:08:50,029 He's still a young player putting it together. 164 00:08:50,112 --> 00:08:51,322 Go, go, go. 165 00:08:55,326 --> 00:08:56,702 I thought it was good. 166 00:08:56,786 --> 00:08:59,163 -You got 3-over-2 zone over there. -Beat that corner. 167 00:08:59,247 --> 00:09:01,207 -He'd be over here. -Yes, sir. 168 00:09:02,166 --> 00:09:05,711 We're putting this place back to where it's been before. 169 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:08,506 All right, we're within the final 48 hours. 170 00:09:09,090 --> 00:09:11,926 More detail, more focus, more urgency. 171 00:09:12,009 --> 00:09:14,220 We gotta continue to work, right? 172 00:09:14,303 --> 00:09:15,513 Let's rock and roll. 173 00:09:18,558 --> 00:09:20,851 The player that Gator Nation is most excited about, 174 00:09:20,935 --> 00:09:22,895 the one everybody wants to see, 175 00:09:22,979 --> 00:09:24,063 is DJ Lagway. 176 00:09:24,939 --> 00:09:26,148 He's 6'3", 177 00:09:26,816 --> 00:09:28,651 he's 240 pounds, 178 00:09:29,527 --> 00:09:30,653 rocket arm. 179 00:09:30,736 --> 00:09:34,031 For the next three to four years, I'm excited to become a Gator. 180 00:09:35,616 --> 00:09:37,743 He has Heisman potential. 181 00:09:37,827 --> 00:09:40,913 Since his arrival on campus, the conversation about DJ Lagway is, 182 00:09:40,997 --> 00:09:44,000 is this the next great Florida quarterback? 183 00:09:54,844 --> 00:09:57,263 Let's just real quick go through some of the corrections, 184 00:09:57,346 --> 00:09:59,724 then review the install from yesterday. 185 00:09:59,807 --> 00:10:01,434 From the top, Graham. Go ahead. 186 00:10:01,517 --> 00:10:04,604 I'm stepping out of it, making sure everybody gets their signal. 187 00:10:04,687 --> 00:10:06,772 -Mm-hmm. -Then step in, call the play. 188 00:10:06,856 --> 00:10:08,691 Very good. Everybody good there? 189 00:10:08,774 --> 00:10:09,984 Any questions there? 190 00:10:10,067 --> 00:10:13,613 -So it's more of a safety response? -Yep. 191 00:10:13,696 --> 00:10:17,158 When you're a young quarterback, now in a stadium with 100,000 people. 192 00:10:17,241 --> 00:10:19,452 In high school you might have had 500, 600. 193 00:10:19,535 --> 00:10:21,579 Okay, where are we starting on this one, DJ? 194 00:10:21,662 --> 00:10:24,457 Uh, spikes, uh, left-drop. 195 00:10:24,540 --> 00:10:25,791 Good, you can run this-- 196 00:10:25,875 --> 00:10:28,377 -So am I pressing it… -To the call sign, yeah. 197 00:10:28,461 --> 00:10:30,296 Offense, got a lot more on your plate. 198 00:10:31,047 --> 00:10:34,425 Like I said earlier, my time at Wisconsin, there was a lot thrown at me. 199 00:10:34,508 --> 00:10:40,097 Physically, emotionally, it's so hard for a freshman to come in and play. 200 00:10:40,181 --> 00:10:41,307 Nice ball. 201 00:10:41,390 --> 00:10:44,935 Hayden's getting his celebration. A lot of talk about Hayden's celebrations… 202 00:10:45,019 --> 00:10:46,062 We all did it. 203 00:10:46,145 --> 00:10:49,065 -What was it, the archers? -Okay. 204 00:10:49,857 --> 00:10:53,736 As a coach and a teacher, you're trying to, step by step, 205 00:10:53,819 --> 00:10:56,113 introduce them to a complex game 206 00:10:56,197 --> 00:11:00,034 in a way that just gives him confidence going forward. 207 00:11:00,117 --> 00:11:02,495 I hope he's got a new celebration ready for this year. 208 00:11:03,412 --> 00:11:06,874 The SEC is a place where defenses are so good, 209 00:11:06,957 --> 00:11:08,042 that if you're a coach, 210 00:11:08,125 --> 00:11:10,753 you don't wanna break the confidence of a young player. 211 00:11:10,836 --> 00:11:12,797 But if you're a fan, you're not thinking that way. 212 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:16,759 You're thinking, this guy, he's gonna be the savior of the program. 213 00:11:16,842 --> 00:11:19,261 So why are we farting around with this other guy? 214 00:11:26,102 --> 00:11:29,355 Florida and Miami, these fan bases hate each other. 215 00:11:31,816 --> 00:11:34,985 Billy Napier cannot afford to throw a game or two away 216 00:11:35,069 --> 00:11:36,737 while DJ Lagway is learning. 217 00:11:36,821 --> 00:11:39,615 I don't think there's a more difficult schedule in the entire country 218 00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:41,701 than the one assigned to Florida. 219 00:11:41,784 --> 00:11:43,911 A lot of us believe this Gators outfit 220 00:11:43,994 --> 00:11:45,496 is the best one that Napier's had yet. 221 00:11:45,579 --> 00:11:49,500 And today, Mertz makes his 44th start of his career. 222 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:09,437 Mertz, quick to the outside, 223 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,856 to the very talented Tre Wilson. 224 00:12:11,939 --> 00:12:13,524 If Mertz gets protected, 225 00:12:13,607 --> 00:12:16,277 a lot of people feel he can have a really nice game. 226 00:12:19,321 --> 00:12:21,991 Looks to be short of the line to gain. 227 00:12:25,703 --> 00:12:27,955 Ward drifting back, again floats it! 228 00:12:28,038 --> 00:12:30,291 Complete, and into the end zone! 229 00:12:39,133 --> 00:12:40,801 Ball was batted down! 230 00:12:41,635 --> 00:12:44,263 Gators are now 0-for-five on third down. 231 00:12:44,346 --> 00:12:46,098 One play at a time! 232 00:12:47,057 --> 00:12:50,519 And it goes to the end zone, and it is a touchdown. 233 00:12:50,603 --> 00:12:52,730 What can we trust about the Gators? 234 00:12:52,813 --> 00:12:54,857 The number one answer to that would be Graham Mertz. 235 00:12:54,940 --> 00:12:57,026 You can trust that he's gonna go out and execute. 236 00:12:57,109 --> 00:12:59,195 It's an uphill climb now. 237 00:13:06,452 --> 00:13:09,163 Intercepted at the five-yard line. 238 00:13:09,789 --> 00:13:11,874 Powell's got it. Still on his feet. 239 00:13:11,957 --> 00:13:14,001 Finally wrestled out of bounds. 240 00:13:18,672 --> 00:13:22,468 Mertz is down and needing attention at the 32-yard line. 241 00:13:52,456 --> 00:13:55,334 And not the start to the season the Gators were hoping for. 242 00:13:57,419 --> 00:13:58,629 Billy, you're a bum! 243 00:13:58,712 --> 00:13:59,964 Protect your offense! 244 00:14:00,047 --> 00:14:01,257 You're a bum! 245 00:14:02,466 --> 00:14:03,717 You're a bum, Billy! 246 00:14:12,476 --> 00:14:14,603 Coach, given the experience 247 00:14:14,687 --> 00:14:17,189 and how confident you were going into the season, 248 00:14:17,273 --> 00:14:20,067 just how disappointing and surprising was this performance? 249 00:14:20,150 --> 00:14:22,444 I mean, it's embarrassing, to be quite honest with you. 250 00:14:22,528 --> 00:14:24,405 We have to do better. 251 00:14:24,488 --> 00:14:26,866 Billy, how's Graham doing? 252 00:14:26,949 --> 00:14:28,868 Graham had a concussion, 253 00:14:28,951 --> 00:14:32,079 um, and he's gonna be in protocol. 254 00:14:32,162 --> 00:14:34,582 I'll have more answers for you on Monday. 255 00:14:38,502 --> 00:14:40,504 What are we doing in Gainesville? 256 00:14:40,588 --> 00:14:42,923 I bought in to the Billy Napier bullshit. 257 00:14:43,007 --> 00:14:45,009 This is the same old song and dance 258 00:14:45,092 --> 00:14:46,385 you have seen from Florida. 259 00:14:47,678 --> 00:14:49,388 By Saturday night, 260 00:14:49,471 --> 00:14:52,600 fans were essentially done with Billy Napier. 261 00:14:53,392 --> 00:14:57,688 It was shocking to see how quickly a fan base turns. 262 00:15:07,197 --> 00:15:08,866 This is where I first saw a gator. 263 00:15:09,867 --> 00:15:11,410 -Really? -Right here. 264 00:15:14,830 --> 00:15:16,916 Getting a concussion does not feel the best. 265 00:15:16,999 --> 00:15:19,668 You're just kind of in, like, a haze for a few days. 266 00:15:20,753 --> 00:15:22,588 We knew that we were such a better team. 267 00:15:22,671 --> 00:15:24,632 That was really frustrating for the guys. 268 00:15:25,549 --> 00:15:27,092 We gotta get the guys together. 269 00:15:27,676 --> 00:15:30,471 Yeah, I agree. Just being like, "What do we gotta improve?" 270 00:15:30,554 --> 00:15:33,682 "What do we gotta work on?" And kind of having that self-reflection. 271 00:15:33,766 --> 00:15:36,268 End of the day, we know we have all the pieces we need 272 00:15:36,352 --> 00:15:39,355 to be successful offensively and as a team, so… 273 00:15:39,438 --> 00:15:41,774 I can't do anything to help this team win right now. 274 00:15:41,857 --> 00:15:45,319 So for me it was like, okay, like, I'm frustrated. 275 00:15:45,402 --> 00:15:48,197 Execution details, that's what games come down to. 276 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:50,240 Coach Napier will do a really good job 277 00:15:50,324 --> 00:15:52,159 of putting us in the best position possible. 278 00:15:52,242 --> 00:15:53,202 For sure, for sure. 279 00:15:53,869 --> 00:15:56,246 -Mm. -That turtle's huge, dude. 280 00:15:56,997 --> 00:15:58,499 -Where? -See him? 281 00:15:58,582 --> 00:16:00,542 -Oh my God. -So cool. 282 00:16:03,045 --> 00:16:05,589 He wants to throw here on second down. 283 00:16:05,673 --> 00:16:07,800 Using his feet to buy time. 284 00:16:08,801 --> 00:16:12,096 He's run out of bounds, but he's gone out after the sticks. 285 00:16:13,847 --> 00:16:15,391 He's looking to throw it. 286 00:16:16,642 --> 00:16:17,685 Finds his tight end. 287 00:16:18,936 --> 00:16:20,229 Spin move. 288 00:16:20,312 --> 00:16:22,272 Touchdown, Florida! 289 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:25,776 Go, Gators. 290 00:16:25,859 --> 00:16:27,277 I need a touchdown pass. 291 00:16:27,361 --> 00:16:28,862 Here they come. 292 00:16:28,946 --> 00:16:30,948 Seeing myself in a game was crazy. 293 00:16:31,031 --> 00:16:34,284 It's something you dream about, you know, playing as yourself on a game. 294 00:16:34,368 --> 00:16:36,996 Uh, it was definitely a pretty pinch-myself moment. 295 00:16:37,079 --> 00:16:38,789 They say your name on the video game. 296 00:16:38,872 --> 00:16:41,834 It's like better than the game. It's pretty cool. 297 00:16:45,754 --> 00:16:48,465 You never know when your opportunity's gonna come. 298 00:16:49,341 --> 00:16:51,927 I didn't think it was gonna be in the beginning of the season. 299 00:16:52,469 --> 00:16:56,140 But with Graham being injured, that's when it hit me. 300 00:16:57,474 --> 00:17:00,811 When it happened and stuff like that, it was like, wow, you're that guy now. 301 00:17:03,147 --> 00:17:07,651 Starting my first Florida game is a surreal moment. 302 00:17:07,735 --> 00:17:11,030 You know, it's a dream, but I caught myself feeling overwhelmed. 303 00:17:12,906 --> 00:17:15,284 Think DJ Lagway will have success tomorrow? 304 00:17:15,367 --> 00:17:18,620 The sentiment as a fan is we got somebody in Lagway. 305 00:17:19,204 --> 00:17:20,247 In high school, 306 00:17:20,330 --> 00:17:22,708 I was the number one quarterback in the country. 307 00:17:24,376 --> 00:17:27,671 There's been a lot of expectations, especially with me coming to Florida. 308 00:17:30,549 --> 00:17:31,550 People don't recognize, 309 00:17:31,633 --> 00:17:35,929 that transition, high school to college, that's a big challenge to overcome. 310 00:17:36,013 --> 00:17:38,640 If he gets a good release and comes flat, you can body-ball, 311 00:17:38,724 --> 00:17:40,434 but it'll be a catch-tackle at the 3. 312 00:17:40,517 --> 00:17:44,146 It's gonna be a bang-bang body-ball placement. 313 00:17:44,229 --> 00:17:47,691 Fans expect a five-start recruit to come in right away and win games, 314 00:17:47,775 --> 00:17:50,444 and, you know, I feel like that's unfair. 315 00:17:50,527 --> 00:17:53,363 Nice verticals concept right here I want you to watch. 316 00:17:53,447 --> 00:17:56,325 That corner squatted on you, and you got over the hunt, right? 317 00:17:56,408 --> 00:17:58,327 You cannot make that mistake again. 318 00:17:58,410 --> 00:18:00,704 Millions of people watch your game every week, 319 00:18:00,788 --> 00:18:04,208 depending on me to make the play, and what if I was doing bad? 320 00:18:04,291 --> 00:18:05,834 How would it be? 321 00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:09,004 Hundred-and-some thousand just screaming, booing at you. 322 00:18:09,088 --> 00:18:11,757 Talking crazy fan base talking crazy to you. 323 00:18:11,840 --> 00:18:15,177 Keep it simple at the line. Have a plan and be decisive. 324 00:18:28,232 --> 00:18:30,692 This is a very important game. 325 00:18:33,487 --> 00:18:36,490 There's a buzz around DJ to be the starter. 326 00:18:36,573 --> 00:18:39,493 -No fear! Cut it loose! -Yes, sir. 327 00:18:39,576 --> 00:18:42,996 Go be the type of men and football players I know you can be. 328 00:18:44,206 --> 00:18:49,545 Really sensitive situation of DJ showing up as a young player. 329 00:18:49,628 --> 00:18:52,005 Zero starts, zero experience. 330 00:18:53,465 --> 00:18:58,679 If DJ struggles for a few possessions, I hope that confidence stays intact. 331 00:19:03,058 --> 00:19:04,810 DJ Lagway, 332 00:19:04,893 --> 00:19:09,356 first true freshman to start a game at Florida since 2014. 333 00:19:15,946 --> 00:19:20,492 DJ Lagway! DJ Lagway! 334 00:19:22,703 --> 00:19:24,079 Play clean, you got me? 335 00:19:24,163 --> 00:19:25,706 Today is gonna be a good day. 336 00:19:26,415 --> 00:19:27,457 Play clean. 337 00:19:29,042 --> 00:19:30,043 Let's go. 338 00:19:50,063 --> 00:19:53,358 Just felt so good to just go out there and make plays. 339 00:19:54,860 --> 00:19:56,403 You always dream about it, 340 00:19:56,486 --> 00:19:59,907 and until you're out there, there's nothing, nothing to match it. 341 00:19:59,990 --> 00:20:01,033 It was amazing. 342 00:20:02,117 --> 00:20:04,328 DJ! DJ! DJ! 343 00:20:09,458 --> 00:20:13,086 First career touchdown pass for DJ Lagway. 344 00:20:13,170 --> 00:20:17,090 The beauty of that game is we saw DJ Lagway was special. 345 00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:18,383 He was that guy. 346 00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:22,095 DJ Lagway, 18 of 25, 456 yards. 347 00:20:22,179 --> 00:20:24,264 A new true freshman record. 348 00:20:24,348 --> 00:20:26,558 DJ Lagway! 349 00:20:26,642 --> 00:20:28,018 DJ Lagway! 350 00:20:28,101 --> 00:20:31,772 It felt so good to just go out there and play as well as I did. 351 00:20:33,315 --> 00:20:34,983 DJ Lagway! 352 00:20:36,193 --> 00:20:38,320 -Come on, boy! -Oh my God! 353 00:20:38,403 --> 00:20:39,613 Oh my God! 354 00:20:39,696 --> 00:20:43,408 456 yards?! Oh my God, DJ! 355 00:20:44,117 --> 00:20:46,411 Oh my God. Play that hot shit! 356 00:20:46,495 --> 00:20:48,830 -Play that hot shit! -It's an honor. 357 00:20:48,914 --> 00:20:51,291 I'm not playing around with that shit. 358 00:20:51,375 --> 00:20:53,835 We on DJ Lagway time! 359 00:20:55,963 --> 00:20:57,756 We gonna Lagway down tonight! 360 00:20:57,839 --> 00:21:00,425 The future of the program is Lagway. 361 00:21:00,509 --> 00:21:03,011 Should he be starting quarterback moving forward 362 00:21:03,095 --> 00:21:04,763 for this Florida program? 363 00:21:04,846 --> 00:21:07,224 DJ Lagway should start the rest of the games. 364 00:21:07,307 --> 00:21:11,436 Florida fans deserve a right to have something to rally around. 365 00:21:19,820 --> 00:21:21,071 Hey, Lagway! 366 00:21:21,738 --> 00:21:23,532 Life has definitely been different. 367 00:21:24,574 --> 00:21:28,287 There's a lot of fans showing a tremendous amount of love. 368 00:21:28,370 --> 00:21:29,788 Lagway! 369 00:21:31,665 --> 00:21:34,918 I feel great, you know? I don't… I don't really have any nerves. 370 00:21:35,002 --> 00:21:37,629 'Cause I know I can play and can do it. 371 00:21:42,259 --> 00:21:45,012 I feel like life just goes full circle, 372 00:21:45,095 --> 00:21:48,181 'cause just two years ago, I was a recruit at these games. 373 00:21:49,308 --> 00:21:51,435 Then it was like, wow, you're the starter. 374 00:21:52,769 --> 00:21:57,607 And I feel like we're finna explode, and we're finna get on a hot run. 375 00:21:58,358 --> 00:22:01,737 I'm excited for it, you know? And it's gonna be a fun journey. 376 00:22:14,458 --> 00:22:18,628 The reality of the game is I got a concussion against Miami, 377 00:22:18,712 --> 00:22:20,964 and next week, DJ comes in, he plays really well. 378 00:22:21,048 --> 00:22:22,716 Throws five touchdowns in The Swamp. 379 00:22:23,300 --> 00:22:25,218 Use the clock for time. Okay? 380 00:22:25,302 --> 00:22:26,720 Five times, 30 seconds. 381 00:22:26,803 --> 00:22:28,513 That's gonna help us win. 382 00:22:28,597 --> 00:22:30,724 So as a coach, that's the coach's job. 383 00:22:35,729 --> 00:22:38,273 As a player, if I'm not doing it to the best of my ability, 384 00:22:38,357 --> 00:22:41,485 then if he is, yeah, put him in, 100 percent. 385 00:22:43,612 --> 00:22:46,448 Now, whenever my number's called, I gotta be ready to go. 386 00:22:46,990 --> 00:22:49,368 Any time you're in a leadership role, 387 00:22:49,451 --> 00:22:52,371 people always look to you, in good times and bad times, 388 00:22:52,454 --> 00:22:54,289 to see how you respond to certain situations. 389 00:22:59,294 --> 00:23:00,212 Hey, guys. 390 00:23:03,173 --> 00:23:04,466 That's my girl right there. 391 00:23:04,549 --> 00:23:06,134 -You good? -Yeah. 392 00:23:06,218 --> 00:23:08,553 Florida opens SEC play against a Texas A&M team 393 00:23:08,637 --> 00:23:10,847 that has a nasty, nasty defense. 394 00:23:11,681 --> 00:23:13,016 The question is, 395 00:23:13,100 --> 00:23:16,061 which of these quarterbacks is Billy Napier gonna choose to start? 396 00:23:17,104 --> 00:23:20,690 We got two pretty special quarterbacks here, for sure. 397 00:23:20,774 --> 00:23:23,568 Both players bring different elements to the game. 398 00:23:24,569 --> 00:23:29,866 DJ Lagway has a combination of size and athleticism. 399 00:23:29,950 --> 00:23:33,036 Don't overlook the emotional maturity. 400 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:35,414 And then there's the alpha. 401 00:23:35,497 --> 00:23:38,333 Graham Mertz, with incredible experience, 402 00:23:38,417 --> 00:23:43,422 has the ability to impact the team from a leadership standpoint, 403 00:23:43,505 --> 00:23:45,924 going all the way back to the offseason. 404 00:23:49,261 --> 00:23:52,514 Look, we're gonna do what's in the best interests of the team. 405 00:23:52,597 --> 00:23:55,475 Both these players can make our team better. 406 00:23:55,559 --> 00:23:57,894 So we intend to use both of them. 407 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:01,273 There's an adage in college football, 408 00:24:01,356 --> 00:24:03,483 "If you have two quarterbacks, you have no quarterback." 409 00:24:05,026 --> 00:24:07,070 And that's what this situation feels like. 410 00:24:07,654 --> 00:24:12,742 Florida fans, they're thinking that DJ Lagway is the guy. 411 00:24:13,493 --> 00:24:15,078 Why don't you just start him? 412 00:24:15,162 --> 00:24:17,747 Now, when it's true Cover 5, DJ, we're what? 413 00:24:17,831 --> 00:24:20,417 -Playing off the vise. -Playing off the vise of who? 414 00:24:20,500 --> 00:24:23,003 -The linebackers. -Yeah, the Money and the Mack. 415 00:24:23,086 --> 00:24:25,505 Napier says, no, we're gonna play them both. 416 00:24:25,589 --> 00:24:27,174 Eyes, feet, compete. 417 00:24:27,257 --> 00:24:28,383 Guys got me? 418 00:24:31,845 --> 00:24:35,474 Graham Mertz is back from a concussion, and will start. 419 00:24:35,557 --> 00:24:37,893 DJ Lagway will also play. 420 00:24:39,644 --> 00:24:41,021 All right, let's go! 421 00:24:48,069 --> 00:24:51,406 Drops the ball, and incomplete. 422 00:24:51,490 --> 00:24:52,908 Man, that was close. 423 00:24:52,991 --> 00:24:54,993 DJ Lagway! 424 00:24:55,994 --> 00:24:57,454 DJ Lagway! 425 00:24:57,537 --> 00:24:59,164 Gators back on offense. 426 00:24:59,247 --> 00:25:01,875 Pattern of alternating the two quarterbacks continues 427 00:25:01,958 --> 00:25:03,043 for head coach Billy Napier. 428 00:25:13,595 --> 00:25:16,306 We'll make mistakes, 2. Keep your head up and go on. 429 00:25:16,389 --> 00:25:18,308 There was a lot of anger with Napier. 430 00:25:19,476 --> 00:25:21,228 A lot of people furious. 431 00:25:21,311 --> 00:25:24,189 Into the end zone, where it is intercepted. 432 00:25:25,482 --> 00:25:28,902 Goes inside… that ball is picked off! 433 00:25:28,985 --> 00:25:30,820 Pick-six in The Swamp! 434 00:25:38,078 --> 00:25:39,287 Bye, Billy! 435 00:25:40,664 --> 00:25:42,999 Their biggest donors, they start calling each other. 436 00:25:43,083 --> 00:25:45,669 Sound the alarm, red alert kind of calls. 437 00:25:45,752 --> 00:25:47,128 They're basically saying, 438 00:25:47,212 --> 00:25:50,549 "We need to get the money together to buy out Billy Napier." 439 00:25:55,262 --> 00:25:58,306 All right. Come in here, as close as we can get. 440 00:25:58,390 --> 00:26:03,520 Our football team, and this organization, is my responsibility, okay? 441 00:26:04,020 --> 00:26:08,775 All right, and when we don't have success, it's my fault, all right? It's my fault. 442 00:26:08,858 --> 00:26:10,735 -Everybody understand that? -Yes, sir. 443 00:26:12,028 --> 00:26:15,156 It's critical that we stick together. 444 00:26:16,074 --> 00:26:19,160 Regardless of how we played in the first three weeks. 445 00:26:19,244 --> 00:26:21,580 It-- It will be hell out there now. 446 00:26:21,663 --> 00:26:26,376 It's gonna be hell on the outside. Do not allow them to divide us. 447 00:26:27,419 --> 00:26:29,796 Florida, a ten on the panic meter. 448 00:26:29,879 --> 00:26:33,883 Fans, instead of beating the traffic, they stuck around to boo him. 449 00:26:33,967 --> 00:26:36,803 Lagway's not gonna have success, Mertz isn't gonna, 450 00:26:36,886 --> 00:26:37,846 Billy can't coach. 451 00:26:37,929 --> 00:26:41,808 -Who'll be next coach? -It feels over for Billy. 452 00:26:47,188 --> 00:26:49,733 New criticism is part of the arena. 453 00:26:51,735 --> 00:26:54,029 I tend to not take it personal. 454 00:26:55,864 --> 00:26:57,949 I don't view it as pressure. 455 00:26:58,033 --> 00:27:00,285 I think it's just part of leadership. 456 00:27:00,368 --> 00:27:05,457 I think you gotta filter through outside opinion, outside noise. 457 00:27:05,540 --> 00:27:11,338 I just think you try to… try to do right by the people you're responsible for. 458 00:27:11,421 --> 00:27:14,674 That's the way I know how to be the head coach, you know? 459 00:27:14,758 --> 00:27:16,384 I haven't done it any other way. 460 00:27:19,971 --> 00:27:20,972 Go, Gators. 461 00:27:21,056 --> 00:27:22,932 We want DJ Lagway! 462 00:27:36,196 --> 00:27:38,239 You know, that's dad there. 463 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:43,203 That's kind of the sermon that was read at his, uh, funeral there. 464 00:27:43,286 --> 00:27:46,790 What he told me, "No complaining. Make a difference." 465 00:27:46,873 --> 00:27:49,668 You know, and he kind of lived that out. 466 00:27:53,129 --> 00:27:56,174 My dad, uh, was diagnosed with ALS. 467 00:27:57,592 --> 00:28:00,095 And that was very challenging. Um… 468 00:28:03,473 --> 00:28:06,810 And the way he was able to take that on, 469 00:28:06,893 --> 00:28:09,979 you know, he said, "Look, we're… we're not gonna complain." 470 00:28:11,272 --> 00:28:13,483 His ability to navigate that… 471 00:28:14,317 --> 00:28:19,614 I don't think that I saw the guy flinch… …all the way to the very end. 472 00:28:22,158 --> 00:28:24,077 He made me a better leader. 473 00:28:24,160 --> 00:28:27,038 He taught me to disregard the hype. 474 00:28:27,747 --> 00:28:29,833 You know, you gotta trust your gut. 475 00:28:30,542 --> 00:28:32,544 I think adversity presents… 476 00:28:33,169 --> 00:28:35,588 You choose character, or you can choose to compromise. 477 00:28:35,672 --> 00:28:38,675 I think ultimately, for me, you're not gonna make everybody happy. 478 00:28:40,009 --> 00:28:42,929 We gotta do what we need to do, go beat Tennessee. 479 00:28:47,642 --> 00:28:50,437 It's important for us to hit the reset button. 480 00:28:50,520 --> 00:28:53,732 Tennessee has a really good football team. 481 00:28:53,815 --> 00:28:56,484 You have to be tough-minded to go play on the road. 482 00:28:57,819 --> 00:29:01,865 One thing I've learned is the importance of the playing experience. 483 00:29:02,532 --> 00:29:05,827 Graham, obviously, he's got his PhD in that stuff, 484 00:29:05,910 --> 00:29:08,913 so he's gonna continue to start. 485 00:29:08,997 --> 00:29:12,041 DJ, he is progressing nicely though. 486 00:29:15,462 --> 00:29:17,672 Another sell-out here at Neyland Stadium. 487 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,966 It'll be about 102,000. 488 00:29:20,049 --> 00:29:22,761 He would be better off just going with Lagway. 489 00:29:22,844 --> 00:29:25,513 He's too honorable. Old-school football coach 490 00:29:25,597 --> 00:29:28,349 generally believes my veteran guy, my team leader, 491 00:29:28,433 --> 00:29:32,437 the guy that lead us in workouts all summer long, is the better guy. 492 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:33,688 Here we go! 493 00:29:33,772 --> 00:29:36,191 If it gets loud in there, that's the cue. 494 00:29:36,274 --> 00:29:38,651 We know what we're thinking about. Everybody got me? 495 00:29:38,735 --> 00:29:41,279 Complementary football. Hunt as a team. 496 00:29:41,362 --> 00:29:43,448 -"Together" on three. 1, 2, 3. -Together! 497 00:29:45,033 --> 00:29:47,786 Graham was with the ones, I was with the twos. 498 00:29:47,869 --> 00:29:49,204 I was totally fine with that. 499 00:29:49,287 --> 00:29:53,541 But, of course, there was times I felt like I should've been playing more. 500 00:29:53,625 --> 00:29:58,046 But any player that plays the game of football feels like that, you know? 501 00:29:58,755 --> 00:30:00,215 Here in Knoxville, 502 00:30:00,298 --> 00:30:03,718 the Gators try to upset eighth-ranked Tennessee. 503 00:30:05,094 --> 00:30:07,347 Let's go! Let's go! 504 00:30:20,735 --> 00:30:22,862 We moved the ball. We moved the ball. 505 00:30:22,946 --> 00:30:24,614 We were going up and down the field. 506 00:30:24,697 --> 00:30:28,034 Yeah! 507 00:30:32,163 --> 00:30:34,499 But we just couldn't finish the drive. 508 00:30:35,291 --> 00:30:37,961 That was the most frustrating thing about that game. 509 00:30:38,503 --> 00:30:41,673 The Gators lead it three to nothing here at the half. 510 00:30:44,050 --> 00:30:46,219 This is our game. Go take it. 511 00:30:46,302 --> 00:30:49,055 Keep them at zero! That what we gotta do. Let's do it. 512 00:30:49,138 --> 00:30:51,182 -Who got my back? -I got your back! 513 00:30:51,266 --> 00:30:53,518 -Who got my back? -I got your back! 514 00:30:53,601 --> 00:30:56,354 Thirty seconds, coach! 30! 515 00:30:56,437 --> 00:30:58,857 Yeah, right! Let's go put some money on their books! 516 00:31:03,069 --> 00:31:04,487 Mertz throws! 517 00:31:05,113 --> 00:31:06,948 Touchdown, Gators! 518 00:31:28,177 --> 00:31:30,388 I kinda knew it was serious 'cause it was his knee, 519 00:31:30,471 --> 00:31:32,765 and I was like, "Man." I was just praying he was okay. 520 00:31:39,230 --> 00:31:41,482 So I didn't really think much about playing. 521 00:31:43,192 --> 00:31:45,028 You're going in. Let's go. 522 00:31:52,911 --> 00:31:54,454 When I got in the game, 523 00:31:54,537 --> 00:31:56,956 it was kinda going through my head that we gotta get this W. 524 00:31:58,416 --> 00:31:59,417 Let's go. 525 00:32:00,168 --> 00:32:03,379 This is my first big-time away game. 526 00:32:04,839 --> 00:32:08,718 I didn't really know how to, you know, to react to all that. 527 00:32:09,385 --> 00:32:10,428 He's coming back. 528 00:32:10,511 --> 00:32:12,931 -You can't give up! -Gotta fucking believe. 529 00:32:13,014 --> 00:32:14,140 You gotta believe. 530 00:32:17,018 --> 00:32:19,604 Lagway to throw. He's got plenty of time. 531 00:32:20,772 --> 00:32:21,773 Throws! 532 00:32:21,856 --> 00:32:25,026 It's intercepted at the 35-yard line, on the near side. 533 00:32:25,109 --> 00:32:28,738 Tennessee gets it right back, and it's returned to the 20. 534 00:32:31,908 --> 00:32:33,826 End up throwing an interception. 535 00:32:35,912 --> 00:32:37,330 Come off the field, 536 00:32:38,414 --> 00:32:40,541 like, really gut-wrenching for me, and it really hurt. 537 00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:42,710 And I felt like I was letting my teammates down. 538 00:32:42,794 --> 00:32:48,049 Broken tackle. Ten, five, touchdown to the right side for Tennessee. 539 00:32:49,717 --> 00:32:53,596 The Gators answer the 17 unanswered points by Tennessee 540 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:55,890 and send this game to overtime. 541 00:32:59,727 --> 00:33:01,771 He's got the leg, but he missed it. 542 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:03,398 He missed it. 543 00:33:07,318 --> 00:33:09,529 Takes the snap, turns, hands it off. 544 00:33:09,612 --> 00:33:12,991 Breaks the plane. Touchdown, Tennessee. 545 00:33:14,283 --> 00:33:17,996 And the Volunteers have won it in overtime. 546 00:33:19,497 --> 00:33:21,207 Before we get going here, 547 00:33:21,290 --> 00:33:26,129 just in terms of injuries, I wanna go ahead and declare Graham, um… 548 00:33:27,046 --> 00:33:30,800 Mertz has torn his ACL, and he will be done for the season. 549 00:33:33,511 --> 00:33:37,223 It really hit me when I went into the locker room and… 550 00:33:38,224 --> 00:33:40,226 The looks on their faces. 551 00:33:41,561 --> 00:33:43,438 It's hard. It's hard. 552 00:33:46,607 --> 00:33:49,027 Frustrating, frustrating loss. 553 00:33:49,110 --> 00:33:50,945 I don't have faith at all in this coach anymore. 554 00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,322 I genuinely blame the coaching. 555 00:33:53,406 --> 00:33:56,743 That loss is 150% on Billy Napier. 556 00:33:58,953 --> 00:34:00,705 Should only be a few-hour thing, huh? 557 00:34:00,788 --> 00:34:01,789 Four or five hours? 558 00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:04,292 Well, Maya said since it's just your ACL, 559 00:34:04,375 --> 00:34:06,878 it'll be a little bit shorter than typical. 560 00:34:07,587 --> 00:34:08,755 Maybe an hour and a half. 561 00:34:10,631 --> 00:34:11,966 I'll have a new knee. 562 00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:12,967 Yep. 563 00:34:13,051 --> 00:34:14,302 Stronger, better. 564 00:34:19,974 --> 00:34:22,143 I've never torn an ACL, but… 565 00:34:23,436 --> 00:34:24,896 I knew I did it. 566 00:34:26,022 --> 00:34:29,567 -We're working on your left knee? -Left knee, correct. 567 00:34:31,569 --> 00:34:34,280 I love football with all my heart. 568 00:34:37,617 --> 00:34:38,951 I can gladly say 569 00:34:39,035 --> 00:34:41,829 you're the first person that ever shaved my leg. 570 00:34:42,622 --> 00:34:45,124 -First time this leg has ever been shaved. -Wow. 571 00:34:45,208 --> 00:34:47,919 So for me, it's like this can't be real. 572 00:34:48,002 --> 00:34:49,587 That was kind of my first thought. 573 00:34:49,670 --> 00:34:53,007 When I give you the sedation, sometimes it makes people a little sleepy. 574 00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:56,260 -So that's why I support you. -How's this look? 575 00:34:58,179 --> 00:34:59,806 It's been a long journey. 576 00:34:59,889 --> 00:35:02,809 And for it to go out that way, like, come on, man. 577 00:35:02,892 --> 00:35:04,685 -Love you. -Love you too, Mom. 578 00:35:08,439 --> 00:35:10,441 -I'll see you in a jiffy. -Okay. 579 00:35:11,984 --> 00:35:13,069 Love you, Mama. 580 00:35:13,569 --> 00:35:15,071 Love you too. 581 00:35:18,407 --> 00:35:20,827 My name's Holly, I'm the nurse anesthetist… 582 00:35:20,910 --> 00:35:22,745 What can I… what can I do now? 583 00:35:22,829 --> 00:35:24,539 We'll take great care of you. 584 00:35:43,307 --> 00:35:47,061 When there are reports that $27 million of buy-out money 585 00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:48,437 have been raised, 586 00:35:48,521 --> 00:35:50,398 how do you not take that personally? 587 00:35:51,357 --> 00:35:53,985 I mean, I don't-- I don't necessarily… 588 00:35:54,068 --> 00:35:56,195 Yeah, I mean, if you sat around 589 00:35:56,279 --> 00:35:59,282 and worried about everything you heard on the outside, you-- 590 00:35:59,365 --> 00:36:01,576 Any time you spend on that, you're wasting time. 591 00:36:02,910 --> 00:36:05,163 The noise, it's not going away. 592 00:36:05,246 --> 00:36:06,372 You know? So… 593 00:36:06,455 --> 00:36:09,167 In the final piece, the center of that circle, 594 00:36:09,250 --> 00:36:10,918 is that resilient component. 595 00:36:11,544 --> 00:36:14,714 For our group to kind of galvanize and turn the page… 596 00:36:16,549 --> 00:36:18,843 We got a Kentucky team coming in here, 597 00:36:18,926 --> 00:36:21,095 and we're gonna be playing with a rookie quarterback. 598 00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:24,182 …everyone has gotta raise their level of play. 599 00:36:25,892 --> 00:36:27,602 Florida and Kentucky. 600 00:36:27,685 --> 00:36:30,229 A big game for both of these teams. 601 00:36:30,313 --> 00:36:32,523 This is a pivot point, as the Gators begin 602 00:36:32,607 --> 00:36:34,233 the second half of their season. 603 00:36:36,694 --> 00:36:40,281 Kentucky has beaten Billy Napier two years in a row. 604 00:36:40,907 --> 00:36:44,994 Florida got dominated by Kentucky in Lexington in 2023. 605 00:36:47,163 --> 00:36:50,541 -DJ! -DJ Lagway! 606 00:36:51,292 --> 00:36:54,295 For years and years, Florida never lost to Kentucky. 607 00:36:54,378 --> 00:36:58,466 This is one of the biggest sticking points that people have with Billy Napier. 608 00:36:58,549 --> 00:37:01,260 He cannot beat the Kentucky Wildcats. 609 00:37:04,847 --> 00:37:07,141 Here we go. Everybody up, let's go. 610 00:37:10,561 --> 00:37:11,812 Napier? 611 00:37:11,896 --> 00:37:14,899 A dead man walking as there is in the coaching business right now. 612 00:37:15,566 --> 00:37:19,403 We would find out whether DJ Lagway was enough 613 00:37:19,487 --> 00:37:22,865 to save and salvage Billy Napier's career. 614 00:37:23,950 --> 00:37:27,119 DJ Lagway, this is gonna be his first SEC start. 615 00:37:27,203 --> 00:37:30,122 So easily the biggest of his young career. 616 00:37:33,668 --> 00:37:37,004 Since I got injured, I made a deal with myself. 617 00:37:38,172 --> 00:37:42,551 I can either sit and be upset and feel sorry for myself, 618 00:37:43,427 --> 00:37:46,180 or I can embrace it, attack it… 619 00:37:47,390 --> 00:37:49,642 Might not be playing, but I can definitely help. 620 00:37:58,109 --> 00:37:59,485 We'll keep it here. 621 00:37:59,568 --> 00:38:01,570 With 8:15 left to go in the second quarter, 622 00:38:01,654 --> 00:38:03,781 the Gators are back on top. 623 00:38:03,864 --> 00:38:05,992 Leading 13 to six. 624 00:38:06,075 --> 00:38:07,576 Want me to give you the calls? 625 00:38:07,660 --> 00:38:09,829 -Yeah, you got it? -Yeah, I'll tell you. 626 00:38:11,956 --> 00:38:14,250 We get to do this the rest of the year together. 627 00:38:19,255 --> 00:38:20,548 Throw that thing. Throw it! 628 00:38:23,384 --> 00:38:27,096 Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh, oh… 629 00:38:33,728 --> 00:38:37,106 I'm saying in my head, "No, no, no, no." Like, dang, not again. 630 00:38:39,150 --> 00:38:42,445 I got to the sideline, I was just struggling. 631 00:38:42,528 --> 00:38:44,405 I was thinking everybody's gonna be mad. 632 00:38:44,488 --> 00:38:46,949 -Three and out! -Let's go now! 633 00:38:47,033 --> 00:38:49,452 -Let's go! -We need that ball! We need that ball! 634 00:38:49,535 --> 00:38:52,538 Gators defense here is pinned deep. 635 00:38:52,621 --> 00:38:54,415 DJ, keep your head up, dude. 636 00:38:54,999 --> 00:38:57,043 When you go in, just be you and have fun. 637 00:38:57,126 --> 00:38:59,045 That's what you gotta do playing this game. 638 00:38:59,128 --> 00:39:00,129 Don't worry, DJ! 639 00:39:01,964 --> 00:39:05,468 Graham, he's talking about the defense and how they were gonna get this stop. 640 00:39:05,551 --> 00:39:07,762 "We got you. You're straight, bro. You're good." 641 00:39:07,845 --> 00:39:11,807 Gators with a defensive stand down near the goal line. 642 00:39:11,891 --> 00:39:16,312 In high school, everything was depending on me to make the play. 643 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:19,482 Fourth and short. They need the one. 644 00:39:25,321 --> 00:39:29,158 I don't know if he got the first down. They blow the play dead. 645 00:39:30,826 --> 00:39:32,161 No, he's short! 646 00:39:34,038 --> 00:39:36,499 They got that goal line stop, and that was huge for me. 647 00:39:36,582 --> 00:39:38,918 'Cause, like, it's not all on you, you know what I mean? 648 00:39:39,001 --> 00:39:42,296 And it's like, you have guys around you that are contributing, make plays. 649 00:39:45,508 --> 00:39:46,425 You are ready. 650 00:39:46,509 --> 00:39:48,636 You ain't gotta be anything bigger than yourself. 651 00:39:53,391 --> 00:39:54,892 Come on, Deej, put it in. 652 00:39:59,397 --> 00:40:01,148 Vertical, vertical, vertical. 653 00:40:03,192 --> 00:40:05,444 Lagway showing that big arm. 654 00:40:05,528 --> 00:40:08,614 Badger has it inside the 15! 655 00:40:09,949 --> 00:40:11,617 That was DJ's favorite play. 656 00:40:11,700 --> 00:40:13,285 -Yeah? -I knew he was gonna hit it. 657 00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:16,622 Here's Baugh. Hands it around, got a great block, 658 00:40:16,705 --> 00:40:20,084 and he will walk it into the end zone. 659 00:40:20,167 --> 00:40:21,293 Touchdown! 660 00:40:24,755 --> 00:40:27,341 Yeah! Yeah! 661 00:40:27,425 --> 00:40:29,552 In what has been a nightmare season, 662 00:40:29,635 --> 00:40:31,929 in a blink of an eye, everything can change. 663 00:40:32,012 --> 00:40:35,391 Lagway to throw. This one is perfect. 664 00:40:35,474 --> 00:40:38,144 'Cause all of a sudden, as a Florida fan, 665 00:40:38,227 --> 00:40:41,188 you're starting to see reasons for optimism. 666 00:40:44,275 --> 00:40:45,985 Now it's the DJ Lagway show. 667 00:40:54,076 --> 00:40:57,246 There you go! There you go! 668 00:40:57,329 --> 00:41:01,125 Well, I won't back down 669 00:41:01,208 --> 00:41:04,336 No, I won't back down 670 00:41:04,420 --> 00:41:05,629 I won't back down 671 00:41:05,713 --> 00:41:09,216 Hey, baby 672 00:41:10,509 --> 00:41:13,012 There ain't no easy way out 673 00:41:13,095 --> 00:41:17,016 -I won't back down -Hey, I… 674 00:41:17,099 --> 00:41:19,894 I had written Billy Napier off completely this season. 675 00:41:19,977 --> 00:41:21,270 I thought they were done. 676 00:41:21,353 --> 00:41:22,396 They proved me wrong. 677 00:41:23,439 --> 00:41:25,733 All the talk, all the "dead man walking," 678 00:41:25,816 --> 00:41:29,528 all the, "Billy Napier is done, stick a fork in him," 679 00:41:29,612 --> 00:41:30,988 all of that disappeared. 680 00:41:31,071 --> 00:41:34,492 Now Lagway shifts back. 681 00:41:34,575 --> 00:41:36,535 Throws left, toward the end zone. 682 00:41:37,036 --> 00:41:38,579 Badger's got it! 683 00:41:38,662 --> 00:41:40,789 Florida beats LSU. 684 00:41:40,873 --> 00:41:44,210 A win for Billy Napier over a top-25 opponent. 685 00:41:44,293 --> 00:41:46,086 The last few weeks of the season for me 686 00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:49,131 was one of the greatest transformations I've ever seen. 687 00:41:49,215 --> 00:41:52,051 Lagway throws, far side of the end zone. He's got his man. 688 00:41:52,134 --> 00:41:55,095 Florida upsets ninth-ranked Ole Miss. 689 00:41:55,179 --> 00:41:56,805 They become bowl eligible. 690 00:41:56,889 --> 00:41:59,308 Lagway lobs it, left side. 691 00:41:59,391 --> 00:42:01,310 Touchdown, Gators! 692 00:42:01,393 --> 00:42:02,895 The Gators, they're on a roll here. 693 00:42:02,978 --> 00:42:05,231 I don't know that we would've been able to do that 694 00:42:05,314 --> 00:42:08,692 with a lesser leader and competitor than Graham Mertz. 695 00:42:08,776 --> 00:42:11,654 For the Gators, a chance to win four in a row. 696 00:42:11,737 --> 00:42:15,157 He didn't turn it off, like we've seen a lot of players do. 697 00:42:15,241 --> 00:42:18,285 Hope and belief are powerful. 698 00:42:18,369 --> 00:42:22,790 Man, what a blessing to be associated with that group of young men. 699 00:42:23,332 --> 00:42:25,584 Somewhere along the way, we figured it out. 700 00:42:25,668 --> 00:42:29,213 You know, we started to realize we can play with anybody. 701 00:42:30,172 --> 00:42:32,258 What are you excited about, like, your future? 702 00:42:32,341 --> 00:42:35,302 I'm just ready to-- Just, like, something new. 703 00:42:35,386 --> 00:42:38,722 'Cause, like, I've been in college for six years. 704 00:42:40,099 --> 00:42:44,270 This game, you're evaluating this physical skill set, 705 00:42:44,353 --> 00:42:47,273 but you're also evaluating the human element to this game, 706 00:42:47,356 --> 00:42:49,692 and especially at the quarterback position. 707 00:42:50,693 --> 00:42:55,155 The variables that contribute to winning and losing is leadership. 708 00:42:55,739 --> 00:42:56,865 That's the key. 709 00:42:58,158 --> 00:43:00,953 Graham, how you doing? Coach Ryans here with the Texans. 710 00:43:01,036 --> 00:43:03,914 We're gonna put the pick in here, make you a Houston Texan, man. 711 00:43:03,998 --> 00:43:06,166 -How's that sound? -Let's do it. 712 00:43:06,250 --> 00:43:08,168 I meant everything I said, man. Let's do it. 713 00:43:08,252 --> 00:43:09,878 We're fired up to have you, man. 714 00:43:09,962 --> 00:43:11,922 I appreciate that, a lot. 715 00:43:12,006 --> 00:43:13,757 Coach Napier, he's a great leader. 716 00:43:14,383 --> 00:43:17,636 Through all the ups and downs, he's been the same exact guy. 717 00:43:17,720 --> 00:43:19,138 Steady, consistent. 718 00:43:19,221 --> 00:43:21,015 Won't back down… 719 00:43:21,098 --> 00:43:23,058 Looking back at it, probably in 20 years, 720 00:43:23,142 --> 00:43:26,061 I'll be like, "That was the time of my life that I needed the most." 721 00:43:26,145 --> 00:43:28,147 How to deal with success, how to deal with failure. 722 00:43:31,317 --> 00:43:33,777 Hey, I… 723 00:43:35,321 --> 00:43:37,323 I'm forever grateful for my time there 724 00:43:37,406 --> 00:43:41,118 because it helped me grow into the person I always wanted to be. 725 00:43:41,201 --> 00:43:44,496 The Houston Texans select Graham Mertz. 726 00:43:49,627 --> 00:43:53,922 The Vanderbilt Commodores and Alabama Crimson Tide set to do battle. 727 00:43:54,006 --> 00:43:57,051 Vanderbilt has always been viewed as the doormat of the SEC. 728 00:43:57,134 --> 00:43:58,677 Let's go! Get lined up! 729 00:43:58,761 --> 00:44:01,805 I came here to be the savior of this program. 730 00:44:01,889 --> 00:44:03,098 Let's go! 731 00:44:03,182 --> 00:44:06,518 Alabama, in this game, is a 23-point favorite. 732 00:44:06,602 --> 00:44:09,980 I understand it's Alabama, but they gotta see me too. 733 00:44:10,814 --> 00:44:13,359 You tell me I can't do it, I'll do it in front of your face. 734 00:44:13,942 --> 00:44:17,321 Quite frankly, this matchup makes David and Goliath look like a fair fight. 735 00:44:17,404 --> 00:44:20,866 Don't ever, ever, ever forget who the fuck you are! 736 00:44:21,950 --> 00:44:24,119 At some point in these games, 737 00:44:25,287 --> 00:44:27,706 you're gonna have to take risks if you wanna win, 738 00:44:27,790 --> 00:44:29,792 where you choose to be courageous. 739 00:44:30,668 --> 00:44:32,836 One first down wins the game! 739 00:44:33,305 --> 00:45:33,659 Watch Online Movies and Series for FREE www.osdb.link/lm