Billy Napier preached patience when he was hired in Gainesville. Less than four full seasons later, with a record of 22-23, he's out of a job.

Napier managed just one winning season in four tries at Florida, an 8-5 campaign in 2024. After a 3-4 start to 2025, he has been shown the door.

Napier's tenure marks the worst stretch of football at Florida since the 1940s.

Florida is off this week before they head to Jacksonville to meet Georgia in a rivalry showdown on Nov. 1. It will be the fifth top-10 foe they've faced this season.

UF said Billy Gonzalez will serve as the interim head coach.

UF Athletic Director Scott Stricklin said in a statement, "As Coach Napier has often said, this is a results-driven business, and while his influence was positive, it ultimately did not translate into

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