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Florida fans have clamored for Kiffin for weeks in the lead up to Billy Napier being fired midway through his fourth season with the Gators, as Kiffin has built Ole Miss into one of the better programs in the SEC. Kiffin hasn't denied the rumors, but he did address the coaching rumors to his team in the lead up to Ole Miss' game against Oklahoma.
In the 2024 cycle, Drinkwitz signed 247Sports’ No. 6 overall prospect, Williams Nwaneri, who is from Lee’s Summit, Mo. Then, in the 2025 class, he signed the only two four-star recruits hailing from Missouri.
Tebow is a two-time national champion with Florida, leading the Gators to BCS national championship titles in 2006 and 2008. The 2007 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback finished his collegiate career with 9,285 passing yards, 88 passing touchdowns, 2,947 rushing yards and 57 rushing touchdowns.
The prevalent pipe dream among many Gator fans involved the “Ol’ Ball Coach” ambling down from his Ben Hill Griffin Stadium office, like a savior descending from above, and serving as interim coach these last five games.
Kiffin remains a potential candidate for the Gators gig, receiving significant buzz following Billy Napier's firing.
Florida’s search for a new head coach continues to stall as a SMU's Rhett Lashlee has no interest to replace Billy Napier.
Florida fired Billy Napier, ending an underwhelming tenure with one of the program's worst winning percentages
Ole Miss’ Lane Kiffin tops the list by a country mile with the fan base, but there are others that might be eyeing the post.
With Billy Napier out as the head coach of the Florida Gators, the list of potential successors includes some expected names and several standouts.
Ahead of his debut as Florida’s interim, Gonzales reached out to former Gators national championship coach Urban Meyer for advice as he steps into the role.