Florida Gators head coach Billy Napier was the odds-on favorite to be the first coach fired this season. Now, his position looks rock solid.

Florida football head coach Billy Napier believes the Gators' win vs Ole Miss was the start of something special.

Back in May, former Florida Gators signee Jaden Rashada filed a $10 million lawsuit against Gators head coach Billy Napier, former Florida NIL director Marcus Castro-Walker and booster Hugh Hathcock.

Florida football not only upset 9th-ranked Ole Miss Saturday, it effectively ruined the Rebels’ shot at the College Football Playoff.

After back-to-back losses to Georgia and Texas to start November, the Gators had dropped to 14-19 (.424) in 33 games under Napier. On Nov. 7, two days before Florida suffered a 49-17 defeat at Texas, athletic director Scott Stricklin reaffirmed his confidence in Napier, stating his intention to retain the head coach for the 2025 season.

Herbstreit shared that take shortly after Florida finished off a 24-17 upset of Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon in Gainesville. The victory not only clinches bowl eligibility for Florida, but also spoils a possible College Football Playoff appearance for the Rebels.

Rivalry week gets most of the attention, but the penultimate Saturday of the regular season always seems to surprise everyone. No. 11 Ole Miss lost a shocker against Florida to kick off the proceedings.

The turning point for Billy Napier's team came during the first bye week of the season, and since then it's been a crescendo of a season building up to back-to-back wins against ranked opponents. Napier spoke to the media after the second of those wins,