Billy Napier enters his third season as Florida coach in maybe the toughest position in college football: Head coach at an Southeastern Conference powerhouse whose program is struggling to gain traction and facing one of the most daunting schedules in the country.
Florida head coach Billy Napier speaks during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Dallas. Florida head football coach Billy Napier speaks during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Dallas. Florida quarterback Graham Mertz speaks during the Southeastern Conference NCAA college football media days Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Dallas.
The Gators went 6-7 with future first-round NFL draft pick Anthony Richardson at quarterback in Napier’s first season. In need of signs of progress in 2023 to ease the worries of fans and lock in blue-chip recruits, the Gators regressed to 5-7. “It was just chatter,” quarterback Graham Mertz said. “That’s exactly what it is. I mean for us, and I always tell my guys every day, I’m like, look we can focus on what people are saying or we can focus on what we are doing.”
“But as you continue to stay committed to who you are and you stay committed to your course of action, you stay committed to what you believe in, over time you start to reap the benefits of that,” Sarkisian said.
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