Florida's Make-Or-Break Season: DJ Lagway's Impact, Billy Napier's Hot Seat, and Realistic Expectations with David Waters

In this college football podcast episode, we dive deep into Florida Gators football with David Waters from Gators Breakdown . What are the vibes among Florida diehards around Billy Napier going into Year 4? Is DJ Lagway fully healthy and how has his emergence impacted the program? Did the Gators take the right approach when balancing the transfer portal with high school recruiting? What clicked for the Florida defense down the stretch? And realistically, what are expectations given a brutal schedule? 00:00 - Introduction 03:24 - David Waters from Gators Breakdown 04:00 - Spring vibe check for Florida fans 05:00 - DJ Lagway's health status and shoulder situation 08:00 - Breaking down Florida's 8-5 season and late momentum 10:14 - What clicked for the defense down the stretch? 12:25 - Ron Roberts' impact on the defense 13:51 - Player development vs. transfer portal 21:03 - Offensive line development 25:03 - Will Billy Napier open up the offense? 30:53 - DJ Lagway's off-field impact on recruiting and retention 34:32 - Scott Stricklin's desire for stability 38:49 - Florida's player personnel formula 42:46 - Schedule breakdown and realistic expectations 51:36 - Closing Thoughts _____ A fan of our college football podcast? Leave us a rating and review, and don't forget to subscribe or follow so you don't miss any of our podcast episodes: Apple Podcasts: https://play.solidverbal.com/apple-podcasts Spotify: https://play.solidverbal.com/spotify Amazon Music: https://play.solidverbal.com/amazon-music Overcast: https://play.solidverbal.com/overcast Pocket Casts: https://play.solidverbal.com/pocketcasts Podcast Addict: https://play.solidverbal.com/podcast-addict CastBox: https://play.solidverbal.com/castbox Our college football show is also available on YouTube. Subscribe to the channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@solidverbal Learn more about the show on our website: https://www.solidverbal.com/about Want to get in touch? Give us a holler on Twitter: @solidverbal , @tyhildenbrandt , @danrubenstein , on Instagram , or on Facebook . You can also find our college football podcast out on TikTok and Threads . Stay up to date with our free weekly college football newsletter: https://quickslants.solidverbal.com/subscribe . College football has been our passion since we started The Solid Verbal College Football Podcast back in 2008. We don't just love college football, we live it! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . Support the show!: https://www.patreon.com/solidverbal See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.