GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is sticking with struggling quarterback DJ Lagway for Saturday’s game at No. 6 Mississippi.

Interim coach Billy Gonzales said Lagway will take first-team repetitions in practice this week but added that “competition is great for everybody.”

Gonzales benched Lagway at halftime of last week’s 38-7 debacle at Kentucky, replacing him with freshman Tramell Jones. Lagway completed 11 of 19 passes for 83 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions. Jones was 9-of-17 passing for 60 yards.

Gonzales used a Major League Baseball analogy to explain his rationale for the move.

“If a pitcher’s struggling in the major leagues, what do you do? You get the next guy in, right?” Gonzales said Monday. “It doesn’t mean that he’s not a great pitcher. Just means that wasn’

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