GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Coming off back-to-back losing seasons, Florida coach Billy Napier needed to make changes.
Napier hired a “head coach of the defense,” an “expert in the special teams space” and a new strength and conditioning coordinator during the past two months.
Napier and the Gators are counting on all the new faces making a huge difference this fall.
Napier could give up play-calling duties for the first time in seven seasons as a head coach.
His offense was inconsistent, his defense was historically woeful and his special teams units provided more head-scratching moments than game-changing momentum.
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