Texas A&M’s Week 3 matchup vs. Florida is just three days away, as new Aggie head coach Mike Elko and his defense will prepare to face a two-quarterback system that will feature veteran Graham Mertz, and freshman phenom DJ Lagway, who made his first career start last weekend.
On Wednesday, Florida head coach Billy Napier spoke about this new system during his weekly SEC Teleconference appearance. He noted that both signal callers present skill sets that could confuse the Aggie secondary, including Lagway’s arm strength.
“Both of these guys have high character, unbelievable work ethic and are great leaders. We’re hopeful it will help our team continue to improve and win games.”
How it will work is up in the air, but history shows that it works best to stick with one quarterback to run a specific offense outside of RPO-based schemes. However, after throwing for over 456 yards and three touchdowns in the win against Samford, Lagway still looks like the leader to take most of the snaps on Saturday.
Furthermore, Napier would not go into detail regarding Graham Mertz’s injury status after missing Week 2 due to a concussion, so, for now, I would expect Elko and his staff to prepare to start and end the game potentially.
Texas A&M will travel to Gainsville to take on the Florida Gators on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 2:30 p.m. CT. The game will air on ABC.
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