GAINESVILLE — Even Billy Napier’s son knows the team needs to win.

Charlie Napier, the Florida coach’s 8-year-old son, told his dad he needed to beat Texas repeatedly before the Longhorns game. This time, though, winning may not be enough to save Napier.

“As they get older, they get used to it,” Napier said of his family on Wednesday. “They remember the days when we won a bunch of games. They’ve seen the good side and the bad side, and that’s not going away.”

The pressure has bubbled under the surface in Gainesville since the start of the season. This year was supposed to be Napier’s prove-it season. Instead, the team has struggled and quarterback DJ Lagway’s preseason injuries have held him back.

Florida did pull off an Oct. 4 upset of quarterback Arch Manning and then-No. 9 Texas.

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