Something to Believe In: Why DJ Lagway is Just the Spark Baylor Football Needed
Florida transfer quarterback DJ Lagway has officially signed with Baylor, following an interesting last week and a half, SicEm365 has learned.
Less than 24 hours after the news broke that Lagway had verbally committed to head coach Dave Aranda and the Bears on Thursday, Jan. 7, ESPN reported that Lagway would continue to take visits, specifically to Ole Miss.
Reports from David Smoak (365 Sports) and Colt Barber (SicEm365), however, maintained that Lagway spent Friday, Jan. 8, acting as if he were committed to the Bears and making phone calls to help replenish a roster that lost the majority of its production to graduation and the transfer portal.
Fans, however, remained nervous until Lagway’s name was on the dotted lines, which didn’t officially happen until today, Sunday, Jan. 18, concluding the saga in favor of Aranda and the Bears.
Lagway is a consensus top-10 quarterback and top-25 overall prospect in the transfer portal rankings. DJ is also a Baylor legacy, as his father, Derek, played running back for the Bears from 1997 to 2001.
Across his two seasons with the Gators, Lagway threw for over 4,000 yards and 28 touchdowns with a 61% completion percentage, while rushing for 237 yards and two scores on the ground.
The Baylor legacy was the No. 1 quarterback in the nation for the 2024 recruiting class and a five-star prospect, according to 247Sports. The Willis, Texas, product chose Florida over virtually every school in the nation.
Lagway is set to become the highest-ranked high school prospect Baylor has ever rostered and has two years of eligibility remaining.
