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Article: Graham Mertz Focused On Helping Gators, Mentoring Lagway After Season Ending Knee Injury

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  1. Oct 17, 2024 #1
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    By: Nick Marcinko -- October 17, 2024

    Florida’s senior quarterback Graham Mertz went down after firing a 13-yard TD pass to Arlis Boardingham in the third quarter against Tennessee. While nobody knew the severity of it, the broadcast shot of running back Cam Carroll comforting Mertz on the sideline said it all. Mertz had torn his ACL on a 15-yard scramble two plays before, but willingly finished the drive with a touchdown pass to extend Florida’s lead to 10-0.

    After six years of college football, 48 starts, and 1,225 career passes, Mertz’s collegiate playing career came to an end in week seven.

    Graham Mertz focused on helping Gators, mentoring Lagway after season ending knee injury | GatorCountry.com
     
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  2. Oct 17, 2024 #2
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    Would have been surprised with any less. Mertz has been a class act
     
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    What an amazing young man. I so wish his career here could have been more successful for him. But he will be successful wherever he goes. Maybe coaching after a run at the pros — sure sounds like he’s got the right head for that
     
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  5. Oct 19, 2024 #5
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    I am not surprised that Mertz is playing so well in the role of being a mentor and a teammate.

    Actions like these can produce both short term and long term benifits for Mertz, Lagway, and the rest of the team.
     
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