Billy Napier addresses hot seat speculation, sees path to 4th season at Florida

As the noise continues to get louder around his job status, Billy Napier said he hasn’t had any conversations about his future at Florida. The hot-seat speculation ramped up following last week’s loss to Texas A&M, but he said he “100%” sees a path to a fourth season at UF.

When asked if he’s spoken with anyone about his future, Napier said “none” of those talks have taken place. It comes as Florida looks at a 1-2 record heading into Week 4, including a second straight home loss to start the year.

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But when it comes to what’s next considering his contract situation at Florida, Napier said he wants to do what he tells his players to do. He’s looking to keep focus on the task at hand, which is a matchup with Mississippi State.

“These are all hypothetical scenarios,” Napier said. “I think for me, I’m gonna try to model what I would expect from our players and some of those things I just talked about, I think that’s the whole key is that as a whole staff and throughout the organization, we have to model what we would expect from the players and want from the players. And that, for me, is total focus on the next opportunity to improve.

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“We’re gonna put the game to bed today from Saturday. And then, it’s about doing my absolute best to prepare the team to play next Saturday.”

Billy Napier: ‘We can’t live in the shoula-coulda-woulda, if-then, all that’

Speculation about Napier’s future at Florida began before the season, then kicked into overdrive after a season-opening loss to Miami in Gainesville. While the Gators bounced back with a win over Samford – led by freshman quarterback DJ Lagway – they once again fell at home in Week 3 in a 33-20 loss to Texas A&M.

It’s led to questions about just how numbered Napier’s days are at UF. However, he reiterated his desire to focus on playing well against Mississippi State and “hit the reset button.”

“We can’t live in the shoulda-coulda-woulda, if-then, all that,” Napier said. “I think ultimately, we’ve got an obligation to the players and our leadership at the university to do our best to play well this week. It’s all we can control. Anything else is a waste of time. Look, I think it’s that way regardless. Been doing this for a long time. The ability to hit the reset button, sometimes you’re trying to ignore the hype or the praise and sometimes, you fall flat on your face.

“So your approach with the players, the right mix of accountability and ownership, I think it’s critical that we don’t point fingers and that we accept some responsibility and point out where there needs to be accountability. I think that’s the key, especially with young people in the world that they live in currently.”