Julia StumbaughSeptember 15, 2024
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Billy Napier’s look for his very first winning season at Florida is off to a rocky start in 2024.
Florida lost 33-20 to Texas A&M on Saturday, dropping the Gators’ record to 1-2 and discouraging fans viewing the third-year head coach.
Dan Orlovsky @danorlovsky7
I truthfully was rooting for and thought Napier would do actually well at Florida … its disconcerting to see week in and week out them beat
T @tdgator9
There is NO dispute. << br><> < br>> Billy Napier is without a doubt the worst coach in the history of Florida Football.
Brandon Olsen @WNS_Brandon
Billy Napier need to ask forgiveness to the Florida Gators gamers at halftime, he ought to thank them for their commitment, and he ought to state his bye-byes.<< br><> < br>> This male is done and he is worthy of to be done. Humiliating reason of a coach.
Clay Travis @ClayTravis
Florida looks AWFUL. If Gators lose at Mississippi State next week do they go on and fire Billy Napier before September even ends? Bye week is then, provides interim some time before UCF.
The loss particularly stung for Florida after Texas A&M got in the contest with redshirt freshman Marcel Reed beginning in location of hurt quarterback Conner Weigman.
Blain Crain @Blain_Crain
If Texas A& M strolls into Gainesville with a backup quarterback and beats Florida, Billy Napier will be the meaning of fired.
Adam Rittenberg @ESPNRittenberg
Idea Billy Napier might make it into October with that UCF video game being the capacity final stroke, however hard to see him enduring a 2nd blowout loss in 3 weeks, specifically to a first-year coach playing a backup QB. << a href="https://t.co/rXlACzKFNM">> https://t.co/rXlACzKFNM
After enabling a basket on the video game’s opening drive, the Gators fell under a 20-point first-half deficit before obstructing the Aggies on the last play of the 2nd quarter.
Florida reacted by opening the 2nd half with a goal pass from Graham Mertz.
DJ Lagway, who was called Mertz’s backup by Napier previously this season, came in on the following Gators drive and was not able to rating.
Mertz was handed the ball once again on the next Florida ownership, which ended with a pick-six.
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Ari Wasserman @AriWasserman
The only method what is occurring to Florida might have worsened for Billy Napier is if Graham Mertz tossed a pick-six. It occurred.
Mertz went 12-of-15 for 195 backyards, a goal and an interception in the loss, while Lagway linked on 6 of 13 pass efforts for 54 backyards, a goal and 2 choices.
Aaron Torres @Aaron_Torres
Billy Napier does not put DJ Lagway in till Florida is down 20-0.<< br><> < br>> Then, he returns to Graham Mertz – who leads a TD drive … and after that returns in DJ Lagway.<< br><> < br>> Just no rhyme or factor to quite anything going on in Gainesville today
Michael Remeikis @reMIKEis
Billy Napier returns to Lagway after the Mertz TD drive since he is the WORST coach in the FBS and entirely unserious about winning
Florida signed Napier to a seven-year,