The Florida Gators are more than a month away from their 2024 season opener, but coach Billy Napier is already on the proverbial hot seat. The Gators' third-year coach is being offered at +400 by SportsBetting.ag to be the first NCAA football coach fired this season.
Napier, who is 11-14 in two seasons in Gainesville, failed to lead the Gators to a bowl game for the first time since 2017. Napier leads a list of 18 names being offered by the sportsbook. The second shortest odds belong to Sam Pittman (+500), who is 23-25 through his first four seasons at Arkansas.
Looking deeper, the Razorbacks are 11-14 over the past two years -- identical to Napier. Next on the list is Miami's Mario Cristobal at +600. Those odds could shift significantly with Miami and Florida kicking off their seasons against each other in Gainesville on Aug.
31. Cristobal, who is coming off signing a third consecutive strong recruiting class, is 12-13 entering the fourth year of the 10-year contract he signed to leave Oregon in 2022. FIRST NCAA FOOTBALL COACH FIRED* Billy Napier, Florida (4/1) Sam Pittman, Arkansas (5/1) Mario Cristobal, Miami (6/1) Dave Aranda, Baylor (7/1) Clark Lea, Vanderbilt (8/1) Kalani Sitake, BYU (10/1) Justin Wilcox, California (12/1) Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh (12/1) Ryan Day, Ohio State (12/1) Neal Brown, West Virginia (14/1) Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati (14/1) Mike Locksley, Maryland (16/1) Shane Beamer, South Carolina (16/1) Tony Elliott, Virginia (16/1) Dabo Swinney, Clemson (2.