He has survived a multitude of bad losses and poor decisions, and the dumbing down of one of college football’s most iconic brands.

But he can’t outlive this.

What saved Billy Napier’s job as the Florida coach in 2024, is the very thing that will get him fired in 2025: you can’t screw up the quarterback .

Especially when he has generational-level talent.

“Not good enough,” Napier said after Florida’s stunning loss last weekend to 18½-point underdog South Florida. “And it’s my responsibility.”

The irony of it all hangs like September humidity in The Swamp.

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When Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin announced midway through last season that Napier

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