No player is more important to Billy Napier’s future at Florida than quarterback DJ Lagway.

Florida coach Billy Napier says quarterback Graham Mertz will miss the remainder of the season because of a knee injury.

Graham Mertz threw a touchdown pass, Montrell Johnson ran for a score and Florida held on to beat UCF 24-13 in the Swamp.

UCF Football holds its weekly press conference, this week previewing the contest with the Florida Gators.

Graham Mertz passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another to lead Florida over Mississippi State on Saturday.

Florida coach Billy Napier is on the verge of being fired.

Backup quarterback Marcel Reed accounted for three touchdowns in his first collegiate start and Texas A&M dominated Florida 33-20 in what may have been coach Billy Napier’s final game with the Gators.

Highly touted freshman DJ Lagway threw for 456 yards and three touchdowns in his first collegiate start, and Florida beat lower-division Samford 45-7 to give embattled coach Billy Napier a brief reprieve following a season-opening debacle.

No one should be surprised if Florida fires coach Billy Napier during the opening month of the season.

Embattled Florida coach Billy Napier clarified comments from earlier this week regarding “some guy in his basement” and called it a “terrible choice of words.”.

Florida expects to be without quarterback Graham Mertz against lower-division Samford on Saturday.

Florida coach Billy Napier insists he still has confidence in his team.

Cam Ward threw for 385 yards and three touchdowns while looking cool, calm and collected on a sweltering day in the Swamp and No. 19 Miami dominated Florida 41-17 to give coach Mario Cristobal a signature victory to start his third season at his alma mater.

There’s little chance Florida will ever put together a schedule like this again.

Florida coach Billy Napier cracks jokes about his team’s inability to consistently get 11 men on the field last season.

Billy Napier enters his third season as Florida coach in maybe the toughest position in college football: Head coach at an Southeastern Conference powerhouse whose program is struggling to gain traction and facing one of the most daunting schedules in the country.

Saying his experience is “emblematic of the abuses running rampant in the world of big-time college football,” a former high-school star quarterback on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing University of Florida football coach Billy Napier, a top Gators booster and others of wrongdoing related to a $13.85 million endorsement deal gone sour.

Former Florida recruit and current Georgia quarterback Jaden Rashada is suing Gators coach Billy Napier and the program’s top booster over a failed name, image and likeness deal worth nearly $14 million.

Florida coach Billy Napier needed to make changes after back-to-back losing seasons.

Florida coach Billy Napier needed to make changes after back-to-back losing seasons.

Florida's football program is under NCAA investigation a year after a failed name, image and likeness deal worth more than $13 million with former signee Jaden Rashada.

Florida coach Billy Napier began a much-needed defensive makeover by firing two assistants.

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

KJ Jefferson connected with Tyrone Broden for a 4-yard score in overtime that lifted Arkansas to a 39-36 victory at Florida, ending a six-game skid for the Razorbacks and giving them their first win in the Swamp in six tries.

Carson Beck threw two touchdown passes in his hometown, Daijun Edwards ran for two scores and No. 1 Georgia dominated Florida 43-20 to extend its winning streak to 25.

The Florida Gators look to bounce back against Vanderbilt

3 key takeaways from the state’s football scene -- and a glimpse at what’s to come next week.

Florida will play the first conference road game this season against Kentucky.

Ricky Pearsall made a one-handed catch that will be hard to top this season, Trey Smack kicked five field goals and No. 25 Florida overcame a lackluster performance to beat Charlotte 22-7 on Saturday night.

The state of Florida’s big three is back in the AP Top 25.

Trevor Etienne ran for a career-high 172 yards and a touchdown, Montrell Johnson scored twice and Florida upset No. 11 Tennessee 29-16 on Saturday night to extend the Volunteers’ losing streak in Gainesville to 10.

The Florida Gators play host to the Tennessee Volunteers in an early SEC matchup.

Florida ended a four-game losing streak last week and now has a chance to end another slide.

The Florida Gators start their 2023 season on the road against the Utah Utes on August 31.

The Southeastern Conference is leaning on help from high-profile transfers to replace some of the departed star power at quarterback.

Florida coach Billy Napier opened fall practice talking to his team about expectations — internal ones, anyway.

The Gators are an SEC underdog going into the 2023 football season. Here's what to know.

The pressure is building on Billy Napier going into his second year as Florida's football coach.

Florida coach Billy Napier provided little insight into how and why the Gators lost four-star quarterback Jaden Rashada but says he doesn’t expect it to prompt an NCAA investigation.

Florida has granted quarterback Jaden Rashada a release from his national letter of intent.

"It’s a sad, tragic event for all the people involved," Napier said.

Mike Wright threw three touchdown passes and Vanderbilt upset Florida 31-24 for its second straight Southeastern Conference victory.

Montrell Johnson ran for a career-high 161 yards and a touchdown, Anthony Richardson accounted for three scores in what might have been his final home game at Florida and the Gators steamrolled South Carolina 38-6 on Saturday.

Florida has dismissed pass rusher Brenton Cox for what coach Billy Napier called “more of a cumulative effect here.”.

Three key takeaways from the state’s football scene this past weekend.

Jaydon Hill intercepted two passes, including one he returned 49 yards for a touchdown, and Florida held on to beat Missouri 24-17 on Saturday to end a six-game skid in Southeastern Conference play.

Florida, South Carolina and South Florida are taking steps to salvage home football games as Hurricane Ian approaches.

Anthony Richardson ran for three scores in his second career start, including a 2-yard scamper with 1:25 remaining, and Florida upset seventh-ranked Utah 29-26 to get the Billy Napier era off to a rousing start.

Anthony Richardson ran for three scores in his second career start, including a 2-yard scamper with 1:25 remaining, and Florida upset seventh-ranked Utah 29-26 to get the Billy Napier era off to a rousing start.

First-year Florida football coach Billy Napier plans, plots and perfects every minute of each day.

Florida hired New York Giants offensive line coach Rob Sale to a similar position Tuesday.

New Florida coach Billy Napier plans to hire an “unprecedented” support staff.

A person familiar with negotiations says new Florida coach Billy Napier agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract that makes him the fifth-highest-paid coach in the Southeastern Conference.

Levi Lewis scored on a career-high 56-yard run and passed for another touchdown, and No. 20 Louisiana-Lafayette capped off soon-to-be Florida coach Billy Napier’s time with the Ragin’ Cajuns by defeating Appalachian State 24-16 in the Sun Belt Conference championship game.

Florida has hired Louisiana-Lafayette's Billy Napier to be the Gators' next football coach.

(AP Photo/Matt Strasen)DALLAS – Louisiana-Lafayette’s seemingly comfortable 17-point lead over UTSA disappeared during the second half of the First Responder Bowl. 16 Louisiana-Lafayette drove 72 yards in 12 plays to beat UTSA 31-24 on Saturday at SMU’s Ford Stadium. “We made it entertaining again,” Louisiana-Lafayette coach Billy Napier said. UTSA outgained Louisiana-Lafayette 431 yards to 411, had two turnovers to the Ragin’ Cajuns’ one and missed a field goal attempt. UTSA: The Roadrunners, playing in the program’s second bowl, fell short of compiling the first four-game winning streak in the program’s nine-year history.

Louisiana-Lafayette was 0-8 against Appalachian State, including losses in the last two conference championship games. But Ferrod Gardner and Chauncey Manac combined to sack Appalachian State quarterback Zac Thomas on a fourth-and-9 play at the Lafayette 29. Appalachian State beat Louisiana-Lafayette four times in the previous two seasons, twice in the championship game on this same field. 14 Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Conference championship game on Dec. 19. Appalachian State: Head on the road to face Georgia Southern on Dec. 12 in the regular season finale.