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The sun is setting on Billy Napier’s Florida tenure. Maybe it will happen Sunday afternoon. Maybe it will happen next week. But one thing is for certain (and it may not be much of an overreaction to say this): the coaching carousel is going to get spinning a lot earlier than normal this year.
The Gators’ 33-20 home loss to Texas A&M in Week 3 all but solidifies the fact that Napier is out. Normally administrations wait until at least October to make a move as big as firing a coach and committing to a buyout that’s well north of $20 million on average, but there’s not much sense in prolonging this.
The real takeaway from Week 3, though, is that Napier isn’t the only coach facing serious scrutiny before the 2024 season even reaches the halfway point. Arkansas coach Sam Pittman, who entered the year on the hotseat, didn’t win anyone over with an uninspiring 37-27 “triumph” against UAB. Things aren’t going to get easier for the Razorbacks with SEC play starting next week and it’s hard to shake the feeling that this program has stagnated under Pittman’s guidance.
West Virginia fell to 1-2 with a disastrous loss to Pittsburgh Saturday afternoon. Neal Brown bought some goodwill with a nine-win 2024, but it wasn’t long ago that his name was floating among coaches on the chopping block.
Florida’s pending decision on Napier could set the precedent that it just isn’t worth it to sit on your hands while the inevitable stares you in the face, so long as the reason for hesitation isn’t buyout-related. Get the hot boards ready, at the very least.
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2024-09-15 14:05:06
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