Good Morning Gators: Billy Napier hits the road for spring speaking tour
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After kicking off his spring speaking tour in Gainesville last Tuesday, Florida coach Billy Napier is hitting the road twice this week.
Napier will travel to Tampa on Tuesday and Jacksonville on Thursday to speak to Gator Boosters and Florida fans attending the events.
Napier’s Tampa speaking engagement is sold out, but there are still tickets available to see him speak in Jacksonville (link here).
Florida fans got their first glimpse of Napier’s Gators at the Orange & Blue Game, with an estimated 45,000 in attendance.
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“I want to compliment our fans and our student body. Certainly, Thursday night football in Gainesville, Florida, it was electric out there. Even better than I expected, to be honest with you,” Napier said. “I’m very thankful for the support. We made the decision to move the game, they rallied behind that and showed up.”
In addition to Tampa and Jacksonville, Napier will make six more stops on his spring speaking tour. Check out the full schedule below:
April 12: Gainesville (Quarterback Club) – Best Western Gateway Grand
April 19: Tampa – Amature Works (sold out)
April 21: Jacksonville – TIAA Bank Field (tickets available)
April 27: Orlando – Full Sail University (sold out)
April 28: Lakeland – Polk Theatre (tickets available)
May 12: Pensacola – Sanders Beach/Corrine Jones Center (tickets available)
May 16: Atlanta – City Springs Theatre (tickets available)
May 18: Fort Lauderdale – Signature Grand Davie (tickets available)
May 26: Gainesville – Gary Condron Family Indoor Practice Facility (tickets available)
In other Florida football news
- In a Gators Online exclusive, Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson discusses the coaching change and how it was “the best thing ever happened” to him.
- With a new coaching staff and a new position, inside linebacker Diwun Black has “changed his reputation” inside the UF football building.
UF recruiting roundup
- On300 linebacker Raul Aguirre, a top-150 overall recruit in the On3 Consensus, is set to visit the Gators on Tuesday.
- Four-star power forward Jalen Reed, a top-50 overall recruit in the On3 rankings, decommitted from Florida on Monday.
Gators sports roundup
- Florida men’s basketball coach Todd Golden discusses the addition of LSU transfer Alex Fudge, who officially joined the program Monday.
- Golden added another piece to his 2022-23 roster on Monday, reeling in Virginia Military Institute transfer Trey Bonham.
Let’s keep talking
Want to keep the conversation going? Head over to our Florida message board, Swamp Talk. Gators Online is running a spring camp promo. Sign up here and join the discussion for just $10, which will cover the next four months.
Gators Twitter updates
- Florida football’s scholar athletes of the week: cornerback Avery Helm, center Jake Slaughter and safety Rashad Torrence II.
