Around this time last year, rumors and innuendos were running rampant as to whether or not the Florida Gators were going to fire Billy Napier after his 1-2 start. There were reports that Florida had raised the then $26 million buyout needed to send Napier on his way, but Scott Stricklin never pulled the trigger to get a new coach in Gainesville.
A new Lane Kiffin documentary just dropped on ESPN, and in a follow-up, Ryan McGee of ESPN revealed just how close Florida was to going after Kiffin.
Florida Gator boosters wanted Lane Kiffin
Appearing on the Saturday Down South Podcast, McGee dove into the Kiffin documentary and talked about how he feels Kiffin has evolved since his early days in coaching.