1 day ago · Florida football coach Billy Napier could have followed a trend of recent college football coaches and take play calling off of his plate going into the 2025 season.

1 day ago · Florida head coach Billy Napier reacts to a play from the sidelines during the Gators win at Mississippi State Sept. 21 in Starkville. (AP Photo/James Pugh) “It’s what got me here.

1 day ago · Florida football coach Billy Napier experimented with the spring game in his first two years as UF’s coach, moving it from Saturday to Thursday night for recruiting purposes.

1 day ago · Billy Napier is abundantly aware of the conversation surrounding his role as Florida's offensive play-caller. He's seen the criticism from outsiders, and from the media, local and national, which ...

On November 28, 2021, Napier was named the 28th head football coach at the University of Florida, replacing Dan Mullen. [18] He was officially announced by Florida via a press conference on December 5, 2021. Napier amassed an 11–14 record in his first two seasons at Florida.

Nov 7, 2024 · Florida’s Athletic Director Scott Stricklin announced their plans to keep head football coach Billy Napier for the 2025 season on Thursday morning.

Nov 7, 2024 · Entering Week 11 of the college football season, Napier has led Florida to a 15-18 overall record in his two-plus seasons in Gainesville. He has led the Gators to just one bowl berth, a 30-3...

Nov 7, 2024 · Florida football athletic director Scott Stricklin released a statement that head coach Billy Napier will return for the 2025 season.. The Florida Gators (4-4, 2-3 SEC) are coming off a spirited effort in a 34-20 loss to rival No. 2 Georgia in Jacksonville. Nonetheless, the loss dropped Napier to 2-13 against ranked opponents. Napier is 15-18 overall in his third season at UF.

Sep 14, 2024 · A group of Florida boosters have pulled together money to cover the expense of firing coach Billy Napier, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.

Billy Napier enters his fourth season with the Gators after being named the 29th head coach in program history on Nov. 28, 2021. In 2024, Napier led the Gators to a late-season charge, winning the last four games of the season to finish with an 8-4 record overall, with victories over No. 21 LSU, No. 9 Ole Miss, Florida State and Tulane in the ...