The seat had grown scorchingly hot under Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier. A bye week after a win has helped provide some respite.

Napier, widely-presumed to be on the SEC's hottest seat this fall outside of Sam Pittman at Arkansas, is signed through the 2028 season on a deal he first inked in December 2021 worth $51.8 million

Many wondered whether Billy Napier, now 13-16 at UF,  would get a chance to coach beyond his team’s first open date, even if the Gators won at Mississippi State. A Sunday ouster, however,

It's important for fans to understand what Saban is saying. Outside of Napier, many fans have wanted their team's head coach fired. While that's fair in some scenarios, it's also

Florida’s ball security has generally been good under Napier. The Gators ranked in the top 25 in fewest turnovers in both of Napier’s first two seasons. His worst season (14 turnovers in 2022) matched the best by his predecessor, Dan Mullen. But only 14 teams have lost more turnovers this season than UF (six).

Ahead of Week 4 of the college football season, ESPN's " College GameDay " has revealed why the Florida Gators have yet to fire head coach Billy Napier. Napier is in his third year with the Gators, and they've already started the 2024 college football season with two losses in three games.

Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier is, by most accounts, a dead man walking. The Gators are 1-2 to start Napier's third season, bringing his career

Billy Napier is in jeopardy at Florida. But will athletic director Scott Stricklin be the one to fire and replace him?

Florida football got a much-needed victory on the road at Mississippi State in Week 4. The offense was clicking on all cylinders as head coach Billy Napier made use of both Graham Mertz and DJ Lagway at the quarterback spot.

Florida may have vanquished lowly Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon. That might not be enough for head coach Billy Napier to stave off unemployment, however. Napier's tenure as Gators boss has been shrouded in volatility;

It's not everything, but it certainly is something. Billy Napier was a great head coach at Louisiana, but he's being eaten alive in his third year at Florida. Nick Saban seems to feel bad for him, as he identified Florida's biggest problem isn't Napier.