Florida Urged to Hire Top ACC Coach
Digest more
In November 2021, Billy Napier came to Florida football with high expectations. Four years later, he left with a losing record. How did UF get to this point?
Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said Monday he has one goal when it comes to hiring the next football coach: Find someone who can win championships after firing Billy Napier, who went 3-4 to start the season.
Billy Napier's firing from the Florida Gators football program was a long time coming, and incredibly well-documented in the week's leading to the moment Florida's athletic office finally pulled the trigger following his most recent game, which owned a final result that was a win over Mississippi State under a chorus of boos at The Swamp.
The Florida Gators' win over Mississippi State encapsulated everything about the Billy Napier era in one game.