🚨🐊Touchdown, #Gators. DJ Lagway hits J. Michael Sturdivant for his first career Florida TD on third down. Throw of the night. Lagway is 15/18 for 120 yards with 3 TD as Florida leads 38-0 at halftime.

Billy Napier on DJ Lagway and the #Gators' 38-0 lead at the break: "No doubt he's a little rusty -- you can see. ... We gotta keep him clean, and he's got to make good decisions. ... In general, there's a lot to fix here at halftime."

Freshman Tramell Jones Jr. is QB2 for the Florida #Gators getting the first snaps after DJ Lagway, beating out veteran transfer Harrison Bailey most notably.

🚨🐊Touchdown, #Gators. Freshman QB Tramell Jones Jr. throws his first career TD to Tony Livingston, putting Florida ahead 49-0. 49 points is the largest lead UF's had in any game under Billy Napier.

Florida #Gators have not committed a single penalty through three quarters. (Probably for the first time under Billy Napier.) UF has a 20-1 advantage on first downs and a 358-47 yardage edge.

👀🐊Who?! Tram Jones! Freshman QB Tramell Jones Jr. finds paydirt for the first time in his #Gators career.

Trey Smack misses a (would-be career-long) 57-yard FG. He's 2/5 tonight with 3 misses from 39, 40 and 57. He missed 3 FGs through 12 games in 2024. #Gators

Florida #Gators' first down edge vs. LIU is 22-2. youtube.com/watch?v=u4FKKe…

🚨🐊Touchdown, #Gators. Tramell Jones Jr. hits Taylor Spierto for an 11-yard score to put Florida ahead 55-0, its largest lead ever under Billy Napier and largest margin of victory since 2019.

🚨🐊FINAL: No. 15 Florida #Gators eviscerate LIU, 55-0 in The Swamp. Most dominant W under Billy Napier. 🔹Lagway: 3 TD | Jones: 2 TD 🔹Penalties: 0 (2nd time ever) 🔹55-0: Largest W under Napier & since '19 🔹First W1 shutout since '14 👀Early takeaways onlygators.com/08/30/2025/flo…

Billy Napier on DJ Lagway: "That was his first scrimmage. He's been practicing for about two weeks. He'll get his rhythm. He'll continue to get better. You saw him get better as he got comfortable and settled in." #Gators

Billy Napier on Vernell Brown III: “He’s a playmaker, and he’s been doing that [in practice]. Very consistent, very dependable in what you’re going to get. He’s an even better person, teammate. He’s going to be a great leader. He’s a guy who really cares about [UF.]" #Gators

DJ Lagway said he “could definitely play better,” calling offense “sloppy” as a group early before shouting out defense for “playing their butts off.” He also shouted out Tramell Jones Jr. for bouncing back from his serious knee injury 12 months ago to win the QB2 job. #Gators

🐊🏈No. 15 Florida #Gators dismantle LIU in The Swamp -- as they were supposed to do -- as DJ Lagway acknowledges improvement needed. 🔹Vernell Brown III breakout 🔹Defense still dominant 🔹Tramell Jones impresses 🔹Stats, quotes, highlights 📝Takeaways: onlygators.com/08/30/2025/flo…

No. 15 Florida #Gators opened as an 18.5-point favorite against South Florida on Saturday in The Swamp.

Notes from #Gators coach Billy Napier today (more later): - Defense most impressive performers, WR play huge positive - Not concerned about OL, 11 TFL 🤷🏻‍♂️ - Trey Smack FG misses all close: “elite” player - Tramell Jones mature, coachable, accurate - DJ Lagway came out healthy

📈 Florida #Gators move up two spots to No. 15 in the Coaches Poll. AP Top 25 will be out in a bit.

📈🐊 Florida #Gators up two spots to No. 13 in the AP Top 25 and No. 15 in the Coaches Poll after smashing LIU. 👀 Complete updated college football rankings after Week 1: onlygators.com/09/02/2025/col…

First time since the Preseason AP Top 25 in 2006 -- 19 years ago -- that Florida, Florida State and Miami are all ranked in the top 15 of the same weekly poll. Full rankings below, #Gators.