Entering the bye before The Cocktail Party, Florida ripped the band-aid off and fired head coach Billy Napier. This came after Florida actually eked out a two-point home victory over Mississippi State to exit Week 8 with a 3-4 record on the campaign. However, this move to punt on Napier may have everything to do with getting out ahead of potentially courting Florida's presumed top target here.
That would be Ole Miss Rebels head coach Lane Kiffin. Since reinventing himself by way of the Nick Saban coaching rehabilitation program in Tuscaloosa, he has won everywhere he has been since.