Florida Gators fans after seeing Billy Napier get fired
Florida hires Louisiana's Billy Napier as new Head Football Coach (11/28/2021) ***And fired on 10/19/2025***
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it’s going to be hilarious when they beat uga with an interim coach
He was a good guy. Hate that it never clicked for him. I do think not giving up play calling is what cost him.
Never forget when Billy Napier couldn’t open a water bottle The signs were there....
Florida Announces Change in Football Leadership - Florida Gators
Statement from Athletic Director Scott Stricklin :
Statement from Athletic Director Scott Stricklin:
Today I met with Coach Napier and informed him that a change in leadership of our football program would best serve the interests of the University of Florida.
On behalf of Gator Nation, I want to sincerely thank Billy and his family for their tireless commitment to the Florida Gators. Billy built a tremendous culture of accountability and growth among the young men he led each day. His organized and detailed approach had a meaningful impact across all levels of our program.
As Coach Napier has often said, this is a results-driven business, and while his influence was positive, it ultimately did not translate into the level of success we expect on the field.
I have named Billy Gonzales as the interim head coach. Coach Gonzales has been a valued member of our program for many years, including being a part of multiple championship teams. He is a Gator through and through. His deep understanding of our culture, our student-athletes, and what it means to represent the University of Florida makes him well-suited to lead our team.
Making this decision during the open date provides our team valuable time to regroup, refocus, and prepare for the challenges ahead. The timing also allows us to conduct a thoughtful, thorough, and well-informed search for our next head coach. We remain fully committed to utilizing every resource available to identify the right leader to guide Gators Football into the future.
I will conduct the search with a high degree of confidentiality to protect the privacy of those involved. The search will focus on the hiring of an elite football coach who will embody the standard we have at the University of Florida, and we will continue to provide all of the necessary resources for that coach, his staff and the players to be successful.
Any time you conduct a head coaching search, especially for a high-profile sport like football or men's basketball, you learn something. The lessons from past experiences will guide us through the work ahead.
Across the University of Florida, there is an unwavering and uncompromising commitment to being the best in everything we do. This includes our athletic department, as evidenced by the fact UF is the only school in the country to win three national championships in both football and men's basketball.
The standards and expectations for Gators football are to win championships—not simply to compete. We exist to win, and will not settle for less. UF has never been more invested in the success of this football program – elite facilities, robust NIL opportunities and comprehensive support for our student athletes and staff – than we are today.
The University of Florida is a destination – a place where people come to achieve excellence. With our resources, passionate fan base, and unwavering commitment, we are determined to return Gators football to championship form. I understand and accept the responsibility to deliver a football program that reflects the greatness of this university and I thank Gator Nation for their continued support as we begin this next chapter together.
Barry Odom at UNLV.
Bronco Mendenhall, former BYU and Virginia head coach.
Bazza, it's slim pickins. Are there any Florida alumni who coach? Will Gonzalez be it?
Bronco Mendenhall, former BYU and Virginia head coach.
Bazza, it's slim pickins. Are there any Florida alumni who coach? Will Gonzalez be it?
not Bazza, but Washington Huskies coach is a Florida alum. If they go after him, we might lose Grubb to Washington
I’m sorry, Bazza. It’s never fun going through a coaching change, but here’s to better days ahead.
And I’d have mixed feelings over that, honestly. All things considered though, I’d rather that not happen. I’d like to see consistency year over year.
Congratulations to CA for being the one person on here who didn’t line up to sing Napier’s praises before he coached one game in a power conference.
So Bazza, are you saying that being able to open a water bottle is the primary skillset needed to coach at UF??? I not only can open a water bottle, but pickle jars are a cinch as well.
Please throw my name in the hat as a replacement!!!!
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