Florida Urged to Hire Top ACC Coach
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Florida is one of the top jobs open in college football after the university fired head coach Billy Napier on Sunday. Napier's firing came a day after Florida beat Mississippi State 23-21, but it was already too late for him. The Gators got off to another slow start this season, which doomed Napier. He finished his tenure with a 22-23 record.
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin sits atop Florida's wish list as the school weighs up the candidates to replace Billy Napier, according to On3's Pete Nakos.
Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin said Monday he has one goal when it comes to hiring the next football coach: Find someone who can win championships after firing Billy Napier, who went 3-4 to start the season.
Billy Napier's firing from the Florida Gators football program was a long time coming, and incredibly well-documented in the week's leading to the moment Florida's athletic office finally pulled the trigger following his most recent game, which owned a final result that was a win over Mississippi State under a chorus of boos at The Swamp.
The Florida Gators' win over Mississippi State encapsulated everything about the Billy Napier era in one game.