Given the Gators’ quarterback situation, a kitchen sink game plan might be the Florida’s best hope to move the ball against a unit allowing nation-leading averages of 241.3 yards and

Florida Gators freshman quarterback DJ Lagway was carted off the field with a hamstring injury during Saturday's 34-20 loss to Georgia.

The Florida football program needs to show it is trending in a positive direction, and the next five weeks provide chances to do that. The Florida-Georgia game this weekend marks the first inflection point for Billy Napier's Gators, who have improved after being blown out by Miami and soundly beaten by Texas A&M.

If DJ Lagway, a native of Willis, Texas, cannot return to play in his home state third-string walk-on quarterback Aidan Warner will make his first career start.

The Florida Gators took another loss to Georgia, but this was different - it's leading to a potential shift in the perception of Billy Napier

"The tune continues to change around Billy Napier’s future," Nakos wrote. "After Florida was embarrassed 33-20 in Gainesville by Texas A&M in September, it appeared to just be a matter of time until Napier was fired. But the Gators have played Tennessee and Georgia close and are 2-3 in the SEC ."

Florida quarterback DJ Lagway, who left Saturday's game vs. the Georgia Bulldogs in the first half and was on crutches afterward, hasn't been ruled out vs. Texas yet due to the injury being less of a concern than feared.

Florida coach Billy Napier told reporters Monday that quarterback DJ Lagway's injury is not as significant as feared.