The Florida Gators are entering a tumultuous season with pressure mounting on head coach Billy Napier. In recently published betting odds from Las Vegas, Napier
are entering a tumultuous season with pressure mounting on head coach Billy Napier. In recently published betting odds from Las Vegas, Napier is given a one in four chance to be the first coach fired in the 2024 CFB season, the highest odds of any coach in the nation.
So now, with the seat hot as ever, what does Napier need to do to convince the Gators that he's the guy? It seems like the easiest way for Napier to win over the Gator nation is to do what he was hired to do, create one of the top offenses in the nation. Texas and defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski will obviously work to stop that in week 11 of the college football season, but who are the players on the field threatening the Longhorns?Florida Gators quarterback Graham Mertz looks on with his helmet on his head during fall football practice at Heavener Football Complex at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL on Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
Mertz completed a lot of passes and threw the least amount of interceptions among qualified SEC quarterbacks in 2023. He rarely throws the ball deep, oftentimes looking for short, three-step drop patterns that allow playmakers to get into space.
Wilson just barely missed out on being a top-100 recruit in the 2023 class, but that didn't stop Florida from running him out as soon as possible. The Tampa native is fast, agile, and can maneuver out of the slot better than any underclassman in the country. Wilson will be a favorite of Mertz's play style, which favors those underneath looks and the ability to turn something into nothing. With Wilson's speed, that's always a threat to a defense.
Lagway has the ability to start right away in college football, similar to the sentiments that Arch Manning drew when he came to campus last year. The difference is, that Texas was a lot more confident in starting quarterback Quinn Ewers than Florida is of Mertz currently.
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