Brenton Cox Jr.’s dismissal from the Florida Gators is the first on record for the Billy Napier era. We’ve seen 14 players enter the transfer portal since Napier’s hiring on November 28th, 2021, but zero dismissed from the football team.
Dismissals are rare in college football; Most coaches will let the player choose to transfer or leave the program “on their own terms”. This was not the case for Brenton Cox.
“Brenton, we’ve kind of decided to move on here I think — you know, I think that being a football player at the University of Florida is a privilege, right?