David Pollack highlights his main concern with DJ Lagway through 3 weeks
By Jyesha Nance
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The Miami Hurricanes and Florida Gators are set to meet for the 57th time in history this Saturday. This matchup has a lot of history and has seen much chaos over the course of the battle on the gridiron.
This Saturday’s matchup brings another level of chaos; throughout the 2025 season, both Miami quarterback Carson Beck and Florida quarterback DJ Lagway have been in the Heisman Trophy conversation. However, over the past 3 weeks, Beck’s numbers in the race have increased, while Lagway’s numbers have declined due to a decline in his recent performances.
Last Saturday, Lagway threw 5 interceptions in the 20-10 loss against the LSU Tigers, and the performance has received questions from fans and analysts alike. The most notable was David Pollack of Family Goals Podcast.
On Wednesday, Pollack detailed what he has seen from Lagway so far this season. “When I watch DJ Lagway, there’s a couple of issues that I really got. I’m watching him throw interceptions, and here’s the problem, I’m watching him throw interceptions and it’s not with pressure. It’s not like he’s pressured all the time,” said Pollack during the Always College Football Show.
Pollack believes the mistakes Lagway has shown are due to horrible decision making, “Right now, it’s horrible decision making. They’ve got to get that fixed, they’ve got to run the football better, guys got to win on the outside more too,” said Pollack.
Since the start of the college football season, the Hurricanes’ defense has held teams to 24 or fewer points, and after defeating USF, their defense received an 80.4 PFF defensive grade, which is considered a strong “A” mark. Pollack believes because of the Hurricanes’ defense, it will be hard to be successful against them, and they may display more pressure than Lagway has seen this season. “You can’t be successful against Miami and that pass rush is coming and there will be a lot more pressure than there’s been,” said Pollack.
