There is no choice. Desperation now completely outweighs hesitation.

Florida coach Billy Napier is on the verge of losing his job, and uber-talented freshman quarterback DJ Lagway can change everything.

At the very least, Lagway can’t further harm the situation.

“Look, let’s not get out in front of ourselves here,” Napier said Monday during his weekly press conference. “This is a team game.”

A team game where one unique talent at the most important position on the field can change the dynamics of a failed program.

Because no matter what Napier does, the referendum of Miami 41, Florida 17 in Week 1 isn’t going away.

The damage from that rivalry rout in front of 90,000 witnesses at The Swamp, the surreal collapse of eight months of offseason work and optimism — and the proud declaration that this season would be different — will linger for months, if not years

The operational mess. The lack of difference-makers on the field. The overwhelmed team in a statement game.

The Miami players, strutting off the field and taunting elite high school recruits on official visits, daring them to sign with Florida instead of Miami.

The shellshocked look on Napier’s face as he trudged off the field, a coach long on frustration and humiliation — and short on job security