It's Wednesday, and Billy Napier is still the head coach of the Florida Gators. It feels like, at this point, Scott Stricklin is waiting for Napier to pull a Mike White and leave on his own rather than give him the pink slip himself.
But one of the very real difficulties in inviting Napier to leave is the contract he originally signed with Florida and the subsequent buyout that still remains.
Former Florida coach Urban Meyer didn't hold back when highlighting the pickle that Florida finds itself in.
Urban Meyer cites Billy Napier's buyout as a hangup
Appearing on the Triple Option Podcast, the topic of Napier came up, and Meyer seems to think the only thing saving Napier at this point is his $21 million buyout:
“Billy Napier is caught in a firestorm.