The Florida Gators won four games in a row to finish the season 8-5. However The Athletic thinks Billy Napier's seat is still red hot.

As the Florida Gators prepare for a highly-anticipated 2025 season, head coach Billy Napier has reportedly hired the son of a UF legend with a wealth of college football coaching experience. The Gators had an opening following the departure of Dan Enos, who served as a special assistant to the head coach, to coach quarterbacks at Wake Forest.

The hot seat rankings for SEC football coaches are generating buzz, and this year, Florida football head coach Billy Napier finds himself under intense scrutiny, ranked second in The Athletic's rankings.

Steve Spurrier Jr. will reportedly join the Florida Gators staff for the 2025 season. On Wednesday, On3's Zach Abolverdi reported that the Gators have hired him as the new analyst via X (formerly Twitter). Spurrier Jr. replaces Dan Enos, who has taken up an analyst role with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

Steve Spurrier Jr. is following in his father's footsteps and will join Florida's coaching staff under Billy Napier.

The Florida Gators land at No. 17 in ESPN's initial college football SP+ rankings by Bill Connelly ahead of spring practice season.

Kreul is a four-star prospect from the 2026 class and No. 35 overall in the 247Sports Composite. He is also the No. 4 edge rusher for his class. If Kreul commits to Florida, he will be the second four-star prospect for the Gators and the first edge rusher. He would join four-star quarterback Will Griffin and three-star safety Devin Jackson .

An elite talent in the 2026 recruit class has decommitted from the University of Florida, and may be steering away from Billy Napier's program, and inching closer to one of the Gators' biggest rivals.

Billy Napier has filled a staff opening, announcing the hiring of Deron Wilson as the Gators' new defensive backs coach.