GAINESVILLE — Florida fired coach Billy Napier on Sunday amid mounting losses, cratering fan support, donor discontent and lost confidence in an extensive and expensive plan that failed to resurrect a once-proud program without a championship since 2008.

A source confirmed Napier’s ouster to the Orlando Sentinel.

Napier’s tenure ironically ended with a win. But a dramatic 23-21 victory against Mississippi State at UF’s homecoming Saturday was not enough to earn him grace as the Gators (3-4, 2-2 SEC) enter a bye week.

With the Bulldogs in field-goal range, nose tackle Michai Boireau intercepted Blake Shapen’s pass to the flat at the Florida 29-yard line with 21 seconds remaining as Mississippi State (4-3, 0-3) lost its 15th straight SEC game. An announced crowd of 90,203 howled

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