Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier is making waves in the CFB world but for all the wrong reasons. Napier was already on major turf with the team’s weak performance in the season, raising concerns regarding his tenure in the team. And now, with the recent revelation about his contract amount for coaching Florida, it has further escalated the increasing hate for him.   

Today, the Florida Gators’ official account revealed on X that their head coach Billy Napier has become the top-paid coach in College Football, saying, “USA Today just ranked Billy Napier as the #1 most overpaid coach in College Football 😭” As the coach of Florida, Napier is currently making $7.4 million in total compensation this season and is one of the most paid coaches. It looks like Napier is doing everything except preparing his team well for the games. Even fans can’t digest the fact that he is being paid this enormous amount that doesn’t match his contribution to the team.

This reaction was quite evident after the Florida Gators’ poor gameplay against the Tennessee Volunteers last week when the Gators suffered an overtime loss. But we can’t blame just one game for Napier to get this reputation, as Florida’s three-win, three-loss stats show a lot about the team’s current situation. And now, in between all of this mess, Billy Napier’s contract amount has only intensified the controversy surrounding his competence as the head coach of the Florida Gators.

Well, there were also speculations going on around Ole Miss Rebel’s head coach Lane Kiffin joining the program. However, there is no such confirmation from either side, but letting go of Napier is not that easy. According to his contract, if he gets terminated without cause, the university has to pay him $26.7 million, and that is not a small amount. For now, let’s see how fans are accepting the fact that Billy Napier is getting these many bills in his purse.

Fans can’t stand Billy Napier’s hefty pay

Well, the Gators fan brigade is all out with trolls to shed light on Napier’s abilities and is roasting him online. An X user highlighted the same thing, saying, “You could pay him minimum wage and he’d be overpaid.” This season Billy Napier is constantly in the headlines for making wrong game calls for his team, even though these fans feel the same. “He’s very much overpaid, and he also makes very stupid offensive calls. And that cost them two games this year!” During Florida’s game against the Aggies in week 3, it is indeed true that Napier made a switch. He replaced quarterback Graham Mertz with DJ Lagway after Mertz had already thrown a touchdown to begin the second half. This shows how unpredictable he is with his decisions. 

The fact that Billy’s inconsistency with the team is making it hard for them to survive in the game following the notion this fan gave a very harsh statement on him saying, “Worst Coach in Florida Gators History.” This fan straightaway started the same rant to fire Billy Napier, saying, “NO ARGUMENT from me. Not only is he overpaid, he’s a terrible game coach. FIRE HIM FIRE HIM NOW !!!!! #Gators” Well, can’t deny the fact that Billy Napier is having a hard time aligning his team, which was last visible in their recent game against Tennessee. During the game, Napier put 12 men on the field for a field goal against Tennessee and returned with zero points after the penalty. Now, you can figure out why fans are disappointed in him. Amidst all the uncertainties surrounding Billy Napier’s coaching skills, let’s see if he can show any noticeable changes this season.