The 2024 college football campaign is nearly here and the Florida Gators are facing a monumental challenge in head coach Billy Napier‘s third season at the helm.
Since the “shoe throw” game against the LSU Tigers near the end of the 2020 season, the Orange and Blue have suffered a severe deficiency of victories, having amassed a 17-24 record between the end of the Dan Mullen era and the current Napier regime. At the end of the day, everything comes down to wins, which was Swamp247 writer Jacob Rudner’s simple response to the question of what keeps each SEC fan base up at night.
“Napier and his staff have checked some critical boxes over the past two years, namely fixing the program’s ailing culture and boosting its productivity on the high school recruiting trail by landing some of the nation’s top players, including presumed QB-of-the-future DJ Lagway,” Rudner responded.
“But, entering Year 3, Napier is just 11-14 overall and 6-10 in SEC play — a record that doesn’t fly among a Gator fan base that craves a return to the university’s glory days on the gridiron.”
Florida’s season opener for 2024
The Florida Gators and Miami Hurricanes square off on Aug. 31 in Gainesville, Florida, to open their schedule for the 2024 season. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on ABC Sports.
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