One day after Florida decided to fire football coach Billy Napier, athletic director Scott Stricklin and star quarterback DJ Lagway took the podium to discuss the news. Stricklin addressed his decision to move on from Napier and the upcoming coaching search, and Lagway spoke on his future with the Gators.

Napier, hired by Stricklin in November 2021, was never able to get the Gators off the ground in his tenure. His best season as an 8-5 mark in 2024, and Napier was off to a 3-4 start this season. Heading into the bye week, Stricklin chose to fire Napier following Saturday's win over Mississippi State .

Now, Stricklin is preparing to make his third football coaching hire since arriving at Florida in 2016. His first two hires, Dan Mullen and Napier, didn't achieve the heights expecte

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