Following a four-game winning streak to end 2024, hopes were very high for the Florida football team. Head coach Billy Napier was heading into year four of his effort to rebuild the Florida football program from scratch. Sophomore quarterback DJ Lagway had sparked the hopes of the Gators fanbase. After their Week 1 55-0 drubbing of Long Island, the USF Bulls visited Gainesville for the programs' Week 2 matchup. After a heartbreaking 18-16 loss to the Bulls, ESPN's Mark Schlabach discussed Napier's current situation and how much it would take to fire the head coach.

“The loss will surely put more pressure on Napier, whose teams are 20-20 in his four seasons,” wrote Schlabach. “Florida started 1-1 for the fourth straight season and its schedule is going to get even more treacherous wi

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