Florida has fired coach Billy Napier after a 3-4 start to the 2025 season, sources tell CBS Sports, ending a 22-23 tenure that never truly got out of neutral despite high hopes entering his fourth year with the program. The 46-year-old Napier has been on a near perpetual hot seat over the last couple years with only last season's win streak offering a brief reprieve.

The Gators have five games remaining on the schedule, including rivalry showdowns with Georgia, Tennessee and Florida State. Napier finishes with a winning percentage of .489 -- the worst by a Florida coach since 1949.

Wide receivers coach Billy Gonzales will be Florida's interim coach.

Napier's buyout is $19.38 million, 50% of which must be paid out within the next 30 days. He had made $7.4 million annually as part of the

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