{"id":123268,"date":"2024-11-08T00:29:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123268"},"modified":"2024-11-08T00:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T17:29:53","slug":"billy-napier-to-continue-coaching-florida-football-ad-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=123268","title":{"rendered":"Billy Napier to continue coaching Florida football, AD says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/adelson_andrea.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior Writer<span class=\"timestamp \">Nov 7, 2024, 11:28 AM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> ACC reporter.\n<\/li>\n<li> Joined ESPN.com in 2010.\n<\/li>\n<li> Graduate of the University of Florida.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Billy Napier will continue to coach <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"fe74bfd9-c15e-7b3a-ab25-ff4e5636282e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/57\/florida-gators\">Florida<\/a>, according to athletic director Scott Stricklin, who put to rest rampant speculation about the embattled coach&#8217;s future with the Gators.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter Thursday, Stricklin stressed the need for a &#8220;disciplined, stable approach&#8221; and asked Florida fans to &#8220;continue standing behind Billy and his dedicated team while we work together to build a championship program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Napier, in his third season at Florida, is 15-18 with the Gators. After a 41-17 season-opening loss to <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2b3657a5-caae-31a2-899a-0d09df0f7bed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/2390\/miami-hurricanes\">Miami<\/a>, he faced increased scrutiny over his job performance &#8212; scrutiny that mounted after a 33-20 loss to <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"014788cd-231c-e33e-32c3-7e8d9a1e530f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/245\/texas-a&amp;m-aggies\">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> two weeks later.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Stricklin, however, has been unwavering in his support of Napier, who has repeatedly said he needs time to get the Gator program headed in the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Back-to-back wins over <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"44572c3a-e43a-0e8e-e71e-bf3c48784923\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/344\/mississippi-state-bulldogs\">Mississippi State<\/a> and <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"c9803f48-33e7-2ff2-03ef-ca6c319e1787\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/2116\/ucf-knights\">UCF<\/a> helped quell fan discontent, but performances in close losses to No. 7 <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"de276cc4-dc02-159f-0c1c-67ddaf02a9ea\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/2633\/tennessee-volunteers\">Tennessee<\/a> and No. 3 <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4351fef8-fe69-53b1-ea57-72684b36ec35\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/61\/georgia-bulldogs\">Georgia<\/a> &#8212; Florida held leads in both games &#8212; showed progress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we&#8217;ve seen these past several weeks, the young men on this team represent what it means to be a Gator,&#8221; Stricklin wrote. &#8220;Their resolve, effort and execution are evident in their performance and growth each week &#8212; building a foundation that promises greater success next season and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Stricklin added that he is &#8220;confident that Billy will meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Gators are 4-4 overall this season, including 2-3 in SEC play. They visit No. 5 <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"013a8bab-0dd5-f6a0-45e6-1128a124f34b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/251\/texas-longhorns\">Texas<\/a> on Saturday before closing their regular season home for <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"b9a22bd6-7449-92bc-0e95-a6d8da673b3e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/99\/lsu-tigers\">LSU<\/a>, home for <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"f6196074-c394-4821-7b0b-c4271d9467de\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/145\/ole-miss-rebels\">Ole Miss<\/a> and at rival <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"fa181128-4809-a209-1add-d5a3b0cefd3c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/52\/florida-state-seminoles\">Florida State<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the progress Stricklin cites has to do with the way Florida&#8217;s freshmen and sophomores have played of late.<\/p>\n<p>After veteran quarterback <a data-player-guid=\"88621e1a-e038-a9be-f2d6-b7848a7eb13c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/4426335\/graham-mertz\">Graham Mertz<\/a> was lost for the season against Tennessee, freshman <a data-player-guid=\"68fc9ab0-4d92-3e82-a662-cb3863db85e4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/5079555\/dj-lagway\">DJ Lagway<\/a> took over as the full-time starter and has played well &#8212; leading a 48-20 victory over <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"d5ec1329-3c7b-93e8-6f57-982c4f33ea75\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/team\/_\/id\/96\/kentucky-wildcats\">Kentucky<\/a> and giving the Gators the lead against Georgia until he left the game with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<p>Lagway had been splitting time with Mertz, but his ability to make plays as a dual-threat quarterback has opened up the possibilities for the Florida offense. Lagway is considered questionable for Saturday&#8217;s game at Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Freshman running back <a data-player-guid=\"411a457d-d949-3b9b-918b-a65390dd848a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/5079322\/jadan-baugh\">Jadan Baugh<\/a> has impressed, too, with 323 yards and five touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Sources told ESPN&#8217;s Pete Thamel that 70% of Florida&#8217;s name, image and likeness money is tied to freshmen and sophomores, and there is a sense that losing Napier would also mean losing Lagway, who chose the Gators to play for Napier.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with ESPN earlier this season, Lagway&#8217;s high school coach, Trent Miller, said Napier &#8220;did a great job of getting DJ to commit early to help the process of building that brand with recruits and everybody else around him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The buyout for Napier alone would have been more than $26 million, which would have been the second biggest in college football history, behind Texas A&amp;M&#8217;s $76 million for Jimbo Fisher last year.<\/p>\n<p>Sources indicated the cost of transitioning from Napier and staff and buying out an incoming coach was estimated internally at $40 million.<\/p>\n<p>There are other factors at play as well. Interim president Kent Fuchs, who returned after Ben Sasse stepped down, hired Napier and Stricklin and wants to see them succeed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/42249779\/billy-napier-continue-coaching-florida-football-ad-says\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 7, 2024, 11:28 AM ET Close ACC reporter. 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