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,

Back in 2021, USC fired Clay Helton in September and named Donte Williams as the interim while doing due diligence on several options. It ended up with the Trojans hiring Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, but only because he lost the Bedlam game against Oklahoma State and lost all consideration for a top-tier bowl game.

Napier's time leading the Gators is running out, but questions have emerged over who ultimately decides on the replacement

An alleged UF Board of Trustees meeting certainly won’t take Billy Napier off the hot seat at Florida. But the fan base may not see its head coach walk out the door as soon as they’d thought based on Florida's track record of firing coaches mid-season.

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

Following Week 3’s gridiron action, USA TODAY Sports writer Blake Toppmeyer published a column that included the question of Napier’s fate at Florida, asking “Is Billy Napier a fired-coach-in-waiting at Florida?” His self-response was extremely clear on his position.

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