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Victim Of Dirty Texas High School Football Play Is Florida QB DJ Lagway’s Younger Brother

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Jamal Lagway, the younger brother of Florida Gators star quarterback DJ Lagway, narrowly avoided serious injury after he was the victim of dirty play in the a Texas High School Football game over the weekend.

Like his older brother, Jamal plays for Willis High School in Texas, between Austin and Dallas. The class of 2028 recruit is listed as a defensive back and wide receiver for the Wildkats.

During Friday night’s game against Cleveland High School, Willis suffered a lower leg injury when he went to the ground and was deliberately stomped on by an opposing offensive lineman.

Jamal Lagway Injured In Ugly Texas High School Football Incident

Video of the incident shows Lagway, wearing No. 8 for visting Willis, chasing down and recovering a fumble for the Widlkats. However, after he grabs the ball and the play is blown dead, the Cleveland offensive lineman, No. 57, runs in and steps down on Lagway’s ankle with his left football.

Lagway immediately reaches for his ankle in pain. Thankfully, he was able to get up and walk off the field and doesn’t appear to have suffered any significant injury. But the play was wildly dirty and could have had a far worse outcome.

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Unfortunately, plays like this are becoming a troubling trend in high school football. A similar incident occured in a recent Michigan high scool game that led to player suffering a spinal fracture.

In that incident, the player committing the foul belly flopped his entire weight onto his opponent. Now, the player’s father is begging the school district to show leniency.

It’s a difficult line to draw. Of course, players should face consequences for their actions. But football is a highly emotional game. And high schoolers are highly emotional people. These plays feel like the inevitable result of combining those two things.

Pair that with how seriously everyone takes high school sports these days and it’s no surprise these incidents keep happening. Hopefully, however, we can find a way to prevent them in the future.