No one was surprised when Florida fired Billy Napier on Sunday. He was able to coach himself off the hot seat last year, but another slow start doomed him in Gainesville. Even though his Gators beat Mississippi State on Saturday, Napier was 22-23 in four seasons. The Gators are 3-4 and are on a bye week before facing Georgia.
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Whether the Florida gig is better than the Penn State job will depend on who you ask. The Gators have won three national titles since the last time the Nittany Lions did, and the state and regional recruiting pools are much deeper in Florida, but the path to the College Football Playoff looks harder in the SEC
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