Billy Napier is set to make his return to the Sun Belt Conference. James Madison is hiring Napier to fill the coaching vacancy left by Bob Chesney, sources confirmed to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz.

Chesney will depart James Madison for UCLA whenever the Dukes' postseason run ends. James Madison is set to face off against Troy in the Sun Belt Championship Game on Friday, and the Dukes are also in College Football Playoff contention after they landed at No. 25 in that latest set of rankings .

It didn't take long for Napier to land another job after he was fired by Florida in October amid a 3-4 start to the 2025 season. Napier's Gators entered the year at No. 15 in the AP Top 25 poll, and the expectation was that they would compete for a spot in the College Football Playoff afte

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