He knew it on Saturday night in the post-game press conference. College coaching is a results driven occupation.

(Photo by Chris Spears) Thoughts from an eventful Monday: Even before the 2025 season began, Billy Napier sealed his own fate. It happened in what athletic director Scott Stricklin described Monday as “hours” of conversations about the need for Napier to give up play calling to focus on the duties of being the head football coach at the University of Florida.   "I shared with him that I thought that his strength may be in leading the program and overseeing the bigger picture,

Boireau’s play could not have come at a better time with Mississippi State driving to the Gator’s 29-yard line to set up a possible game-winning field goal.

Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin will begin searching for a new coach From 1990 to 2010, the Florida Gators won more football games (210) than any team in the nation. Steve Spurrier went 122-27-1 during his 12 years, winning six Southeastern Conference titles and the 1996 national championship. Following a 3-year interlude with Ron Zook in charge, Urban Meyer led the Gators to a 65-15 record with national and SEC titles in 2006 and 2008.   In the years since Meyer hu

By Carlton Reese GatorBait Media Well, we’ve tried the nickel slots and the penny slots and not much luck there. I suppose it’s time to move to a new machine, perhaps the quarter slots this time and hope we hit the jackpot. So it seems with college football programs all trying to hit on the perfect coach that will lead their team the promised land of championship glory. No one knows which candidate will be the next “Michealangelo” as Dick Vitale used to call any coach a

Unfortunately, Napier's reluctance to engage meaningfully left many journalists and fans feeling disconnected and frustrated.

(Photo by Chris Spears) Statement from Athletic Director Scott Stricklin: Today I met with Coach Napier and informed him that a change in leadership of our football program would best serve the interests of the University of Florida.   On behalf of Gator Nation, I want to sincerely thank Billy and his family for their tireless commitment to the Florida Gators. Billy built a tremendous culture of accountability and growth among the young men he led each day. His organized and

Questions and rumors surrounded this matchup as the future of Billy Napier hung in the balance as the Bulldogs, losers of 14 straight SEC games came to town. Would this game be Billy’s last stand or could a blowout win complete with a dominating offense and defense save the embattled coach for the remainder of the season? That would be the question and this game did little to give us any answers. By Loren Meadows, GatorBaitMedia.com , Football Analyst-Host of the Lowdown with

(Photo by Chris Spears) Standing on the running board of her F150 she took one final drag off a cigarette burned down to the filter. Exhaling as she threw the butt onto the Flavet Field grass, she shook her head and asked out loud, “Why can’t he win a football game like a normal coach? Why does it always have to be like this?”   She was vetting her frustration. She already knew the answer when her cracking voice verbalized the question. Billy Napier had once again turned what

DJ Lagway threw for 280 yards, but was also intercepted twice in the 23-21 victory over Mississippi State. (Chris Spears Photo) By CARLTON REESE GatorBaitMedia.com The best defensive back on the field Saturday weighed 349 pounds. With the Gator secondary down four starters – and it showed rather painfully with a train of long bombs connecting all game long for the Mississippi State Bulldogs – the stage was set for yet another Florida collapse in a game it had no business lo

To no one’s surprise, all eyes will be focused on DJ Lagway and the Gator offense

(Photo by Chris Spears) A few thoughts about college football on a Saturday morning:   Now we find out what kind of leadership Billy Napier has cultivated with the Florida Gators. Amid speculation that Napier’s Florida coaching career goes off the cliff whether the Gators win or lose Saturday, it is entirely possible the team has been informed. Even if they haven’t had a meeting with Scott Stricklin, these guys aren’t dummies. They know Napier is a short timer.   This is no t