For those of you who thought that the Florida Gators would come out stronger this season, go grab a glass of water cause you would need some. Already, Billy Napier is under a lot of guilt after recruiting Colorado Buffaloes transfer Cormani McClain. Now it seems that the Gators HC will be in Deion’s seat since he is on the verge of losing top recruits.

What acts as a seasoning to the already tumultuous situation? The poor home games where the scoreboard barely budged. Now the only question that haunts Florida is what’s the future of Napier’s job as the Gators had already soft-launched the firing. 

Billy Napier’s future is in peril as top recruits are looking to bail

If any program has been under the biggest woes this season, it’s none other than the Gators. On September 14, Napier’s program witnessed a soul-crushing 20-33 defeat against the Texas A&M Aggies. While they were yet to deal with the post-game trauma, On3 Recruits podcast host along with analyst Steve Wiltfong came up with further alarming updates. As DJ Lagway happened to raise hopes for the Gators, four top recruits gave him a reality check. The mentioned names are WR Joshua Moore, DL Jalen Wiggins, Edge Javion Hilson, and WR Naeshawn Montgomery who are set to click the SWITCH button. 

But why such a drastic decision? Wiltfong shared how Napier’s Gators are now without a direction. “It’s not good right now for them because there’s just a lot of doubt of the direction of this program now moving forward,” claimed the analyst. Plus, they lost their ground by failing to secure victory in their home games. 

Not only against A&M, they came up with a disastrous loss against Miami FL 17-41 as well. As the analyst highlighted, “They didn’t play very exciting in this in either two home games they’ve gotten smoked in both home games this year.” As days pass by, the ice below Napier gets thinner.

Is Billy Napier facing the end?

Coaching comes with a lot of responsibilities as Wiltfong came with a reminder, “We’re in an era now where coaches are getting let go sooner and sooner.” Time is fixed for Napier to showcase his talents to make the most use of the signing period. Well, last year it was December 20, and this year, it looks like it’ll be closer to December 4th. In case he loses out on the top recruits, it would be an impossible task for the Gators’ HC to reel in fresh talent from high school within such a short time span. 

Besides, Napier needs to buckle up to save his sinking ship, bolstering the roster since they have lost seven straight games to Power 4 opponents, with four of them coming at home. Going by the current mess that Gators now find themselves in, W. Keith Friedman tweeted, “Just received word from a source in #Florida that the University of Florida will look to move on from head coach Billy Napier. The #Gators are expected to make an announcement, possibly by Monday.”

That was enough of a soft launch hinting at Billy Napier’s potential exit. If given the chance, he’d probably want to leave too, considering he had to pull Florida out of the mess they’ve been in since former long-term HC Urban Meyer left. But the Gators nation is packing Napier’s bags before he’s even called the movers.