The Gators fired Billy Napier on October 19, and the search for his replacement has gotten messy before it even really started. Ole Miss’s Lane Kiffin has dominated the conversation since day one, but the path to him is way more complicated than anyone expected. And what if Kiffin is not even the top choice for Florida’s administration, as reports suggest?

“Some clarity on Kiffin vs Freeman for the Florida opening: it seems a lot of the administration preferred (Marcus) Freeman and the boosters and big money perferred and almost demanded Kiffin. We’ll see what happens,” shared NFL analyst Anand Nanduri, taking to his X account.

Part of the allure is obvious. Kiffin, 50, is the closest thing to visor-wearing Steve Spurrier (without all the championships) in today’s college footbal

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