LEXINGTON, Ky. − Florida football starting quarterback DJ Lagway was benched to start the second half after throwing three first-half interceptions against Kentucky.

Lagway was replaced by freshman quarterback Tramell Jones Jr. on the first offensive possession for the Florida Gators in the third quarter after Kentucky scored a touchdown to go up 31-7.

The 6-foot-2, 247-pound Lagway went 11 of 19 for 83 yards with 1 TD and 3 interceptions in the first half, which dropped his touchdown-to-interception ratio to 11-to-12 on the season.

Jones, a former Jacksonville-Mandarin High standout, is seeing his first action since playing the entire second half against Long Island, when he completed 12 of 18 passes for 131 yards and two TDs.

A former 2023 Gatorade High School Player of the Year,

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