A narrow victory and a sizable buyout were not enough to save Billy Napier.

The fourth-year Florida head coach was fired Sunday on the heels of a 23-21 home victory over Mississippi State, during which, and after, he was booed by a home crowd that witnessed a conference victory.

The university will be on the hook for more than $21 million, according to ESPN , with half due in the next 30 days and the rest to be paid in three installments beginning next summer. 3

Florida, which is still paying former coach Dan Mullen, will be handing out checks to three different head coaches.

The program decided it had seen enough after a victory — one that looked like a loss until an interception with 21 seconds left and ensuing field goal saved some face — that improved the Gators to 3-4 this

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