Napier's plan to fix Florida is now bust, but the Gators aren't quite ready to fire him

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Billy Napier was supposed to have answers. Or at least some new ideas.

Napier was hired in Gainesville in 2021 partly because he had a detailed plan for the Gators to close the gap on Alabama and Georgia in the powerhouse Southeastern Conference and become a legit national championship contender after being mostly an afterthought over the previous decade.

Napier’s proposal included bringing in more people, spending more money and getting more time than usual to pull it all together.

It’s a generally worthless project now, the latest and least effective rebuild in program history.