Napier on Saturday led Louisiana to victory in the 2021 Sun Belt Championship Game, clinching the first league title in program history for the Cajuns. Napier improved to 40-12 in four seasons in Lafayette, including 33-5 the past three years. Count the Florida Gators among the latter group, as Dan Mullen earned more than threefold in 2021 what Will Muschamp was paid in 2012. Napier, 42, signed a new contract at Louisiana before the 2021 season that nearly doubled his pay, raising his total compensation to $2 million annually. Follow the grant of rights, NFL scouts pick sleepers to watch for the 2023 draft: QBs who could rise and names to know, Ranking the 40 most impactful transfers over the past five years, Recruiting notebook: Inside Miami's surge, future commitments and more, Football recruiting class rankings: Oregon, LSU catapult to top 10 while Alabama, USC fall, 45 minority coaches under 45 to watch for future Division I head-coaching jobs. The axe didnt fall until the next November. "I look forward to working alongside him to support his vision for Gators football and our student-athletes for many years.". Georgia Bulldogs Taking the UF job is like marrying King Henry VIII. independent local journalism in Miami. After picking up an offer from the Gators in June, the blue-chip recruit is (). 2009-2022 OnlyGators.com: Florida Gators news, analysis, schedules and scores. Superlatives for 2022 recruits, 'With distance comes clarity': Bronco Mendenhall's time away from football, and what comes next, Alabama (as usual) team to beat, but potential runs deep in SEC West.
The team might've gone 9-3 as well were it not forMarco Wilson's throwing the cleat of LSU's Kole Taylor. David Whitley is The Gainesville Sun's sports columnist. AP Photo/Dave Martin, Postseason: Lost Sugar Bowl to Louisville, 33-23, Florida head coach Will Muschamp celebrates a missed field goal by South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, on Nov. 16, 2013. Mullen signed a three-year contract extension in June that raised his annual salary to $7.6 million. This week, Luke tackles high school football coaching salaries.
Florida head football coach Dan Mullen earned a raise and a contract extension that puts him among the highest-paid in the country. And the suits who run the show are less reactionary than the reputation warrants. LSU Tigers Though in fairness to Henry, none of his six wives were beheaded for losing to Georgia. It was interesting when he said Mullens losing record didnt do him in. He could get bumped to sixth depending on Lane Kiffins new deal at Mississippi. One thing a resume doesnt really show is how hell handle adversity. Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. One advantage is UGA is recruiting nationally, and UF could pick a few in south Georgia that UGA passes on. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. With that rate of success, high school football coaches deserve better pay. "Dan has done a tremendous job in his three seasons at Florida, and we are fortunate to have someone with his obvious talents and head coaching experience leading our football program," athletic director Scott Stricklin said of the move. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. GatorPhil, you really are a cheery ol guy. Offense coordinator Rob Sale and co-defensive coordinators Sean Spencer and Patrick Toney will make seven-figure salaries, according to contracts shared by the Gators on Friday to fulfill public records requests. Please use a modern and up-to-date browser version for the best experience. Cant forget the Gamechanger Coordinator. ESPN reported Kiffins agreement was in the range of $7.5 million annually.. At $7.4 million per season over the life of his deal, Napier will earn slightly less than former head coach Dan Mullen ($7.6 million) brought in annually. Only Alabamas Nick Saban ($9.1 million), LSUs Ed Orgeron ($8,687,500), Clemsons Dabo Swinney ($8,258,575) and Michigans Jim Harbaugh $8.054 million) are paid more. Such is the reputation the school and its fan base have developed. He also turned down Mississippi State after the 2019 season and backed away from South Carolina and Auburn following the 2020 season. Mullen signed a three-year contract extension in June that raised his annual salary to $7.6 million. @Gagatorlakelife Im not sure what your basing your conclusions on regarding the amount of time or effort of the current staff when it comes to other staffs but its either disingenuous or uninformed. Florida high school football coaching stipends were not enough for coaches to supplement their base salaries, so they were taking on other duties to earn decent pay. Napier's contract includes all the usual perks afforded football coaches in Gainesville: the use of two luxury cars, a suite for football games and personal use of the University Athletic Association's jets. Gotta move on. Since Urban Meyer delivered national titles in 2006 and 2008, Florida has experienced plenty of false dawns while attempting to replicate the success the program enjoyed under Steve Spurrier from 1990 to 2001. Always nice to see you on a gator board Td wow. Seven Miami-Dade high school football coaches earned between $50,000 and $80,000 per year but that included supplemental income. Mullens deal included a $12 million buyout that will be paid over seven installments, with a $6 million payout coming this month. The contract will make the Gators new leader the fifth-highest-paid coach in the SEC. Our SEC football predictions: Not great for the Florida Gators, What Stetson Bennett tells us about Florida Gators future, Florida Gators Anthony Richardson is ready for the challenge.
Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. Which teams have been recruiting the best on offense? The Gators are expected to provide Napiers full memorandum of understanding when hes formally introduced Sunday afternoon in Gainesville. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday night because neither Florida nor Napier has publicly released contract details. This is no part-time job. Napier had reportedly turned down a half-dozen Power Five opportunities a number of them in the SEC for various reasons, though the UF gig is the best hes known to have been offered. He took on additional duties at the school so he could earn another $12,332. You bring nothing good to anything posted on Florida .. why dont you just go be negans lap dog on the Georgia board and do us all a favor. He left in 2007 to become the University of Miami's director of football operations. All rights reserved.
Add to that he goes on to have a 6-6 regular season record losing to a team the likes of Louisiana Monroe (maybe say Eastern Washington). Im a Florida fan and I am very happy right now. He also turned down Mississippi State after the 2019 season and backed away from South Carolina and Auburn following the 2020 season. Texas A&M Aggies, Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. And follow him on Twitter: @DavidEWhitley. His new contract is similar to what the Gators had been paying former coach Dan Mullen. Copyright 2022 News4Jax.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. That has turned Florida into Hot Seat U. Its been musical chairs since Urban Meyer left town. Tennessee Volunteers Check out the head football coaching salaries over the past decade for other SEC programs: Alabama Crimson Tide Neither UF nor Napier has publicly released contract details. GAINESVILLE Billy Napier more than tripled his salary while moving from the Sun Belt to the SEC. Mullens old contract paid him $6,103,000 annually. The Gators are expected to provide Napiers full memorandum of understanding when hes formally introduced today in Gainesville. Durkin), Postseason: Won Birmingham Bowl over East Carolina, 28-20 (under interim head coach D.J. ], Florida head coach Will Muschamp talks with players during Sugar Bowl practice at the Superdome in New Orleans on Dec. 28, 2012. Spoiled, impatient, entitled. Mullen is 29-9 in three seasons with the Gators and has led them to three straight New Years Six bowls. His deal will carry through the 2027 season. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 21: Head coach Dan Mullen of the Florida Gators addresses his team after a victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium on November 21, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Napier will make $7.1 million in his first season and will get a $100,000 raise annually before each of the remaining six years, the person said. UM Researchers Chase Campus Squirrels With Fake Cats and Hawks to Study Animals' Warning Language, Posh Brickell Condo Claims Contractor Stole Thousands While Residents Suffered, Ultra-Goer Died From Synthetic Drug Alpha-PVP. Napier ended up spending $6.325 million of a $7.5 million pool for his 10 on-field assistants. Napier is a former receivers coach at Alabama under Saban and a former offensive coordinator at Clemson and Arizona State. The compensation also includes common perks, such as the use of two luxury cars, a suite for football games and personal use of the University Athletic Associations jets. It isnt good, Ranking the top 10 annual sports days of the year, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey: No sense of urgency to expand, LSUs Brian Kelly sees renewed fight in Florida State under Mike Norvell, Three conference realignment thoughts on the ACC, USF and Big 12. It is a significant raise for the former Louisiana coach, who earned $2 million annually to lead the Ragin Cajuns. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Durkin), Florida head coach Jim McElwain walks out of the tunnel before a game against Vanderbilt at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Nov. 7, 2015. Florida will be paying Louisiana a $3 million buyout for Napiers services. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Miami-Dade high school coaches have established a pretty damn good record of sending players to the National Football League. The school had previously disclosed details of Napier's deal. Napier is a former receivers coach at Alabama under Saban and a former offensive coordinator at Clemson and Arizona State. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content. When to be concerned is if this continues next year and the following. That forever linked him with the phrase, Im a big believer in the saying that if something needs to be done eventually, it needs to be done immediately.. Heres a breakdown of the rest of the assistants: Cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond $725,000 Outside linebackers coach Mike Peterson $550,000 Wide receivers coach Keary Colbert $500,000 Running backs coach Jabbar Juluke $450,000 Inside linebackers coach Jay Bateman $425,000 Tight ends coach William Peagler $425,000 Offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton $250,000. Not sure what the other one is making. Auburn did the same thing to Gene Chizik in 2012. Enter McElwain. The Gators finished 8-4 in 2020, their worst mark since Mullen arrived prior to the 2018 season. Coach McFlake was gone after 34 games, which brought in Mullen, which brought in the psychodrama Gator fans have endured the past two months. 1st year coaching problems. He improved to 40-12 all-time at Louisiana with a 22-2 record over the last two seasons. Now lakegator on the other hand is a pemature complainer and would fit better with your description of having a miserable exisitence, Be able to tackle. Got their one bullet and then they lock themselves in their own jail cell. Focus attention in 2023 on guys in that class with ties or proximity to UF and maybe sign a smaller class. But for all the pressure that comes with any big-time job, there is the upside. He takes over a Florida program thats been in disarray for more than a year but is close to opening an $85 million football facility that could help the team catch up in recruiting. ET. These guys are father figures who sometimes buy kids lunch and dinner. When you believe the culture is unraveling and/or a coach is (allegedly) photographed in a compromising position with a fish, what are you supposed to do? https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/lists/florida-gators-head-football-coaches-salaries/, USA TODAY college football coaching salary database, SEC Media Day 2022: Social media reactions to Billy Napier's comments, 4-star safety moves up commitment date, names Florida in top 3, Dooley's Dozen: 12 best specialists in Florida football history, Photos of Florida football's representatives at SEC media days, Florida quarterback target reclassifies to 2024 class, Breaking down Florida's game-by-game predictions using FPI, Nation's top CB recruit earns new player comparison from Gators coach, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. SEC-bound Texas is on its third coach in seven years. Is that a record number ? One of the shortest coaching searches in program history lasted just seven days after Florida fired Mullen on Nov. 21. And that could help the Gators close the gap on SEC superpowers Georgia and Alabama.
As Louisianas coach, he just had a front-row seat to the Ed Orgeron Follies. For example, ex-Edison football head coach Cory Bell had a base salary of $49,325 plus a football stipend of $4,700. Florida gave Napier another $5 million pool to hire his support staff. The new coach is getting a name-brand school, a massive salary, top-flight facilities, vast financial resources, a bountiful recruiting ground, administrative backing and a devoted very devoted fan base. He could get bumped to sixth depending on Lane Kiffins new deal at Mississippi. Will Florida Gators, FSU and Miami ever be the Big Three again? ESPN reported Kiffins agreement was in the range of $7.5 million annually.. Nobody needs to tell Napier the SEC is a What-Have-You-Done-For-Me-Lately league. Miami-Dade School Board Capitulates to Right-Wing Groups in Sex Ed Textbook Debate, Win or Lose, Inter Miami vs. Barca Is a Win for the Home Team, Five Celebrities Arrested in South Florida Who Aren't Named Kodak Black. Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain and now Dan Mullen have all come and gone in the past 11 years. [Source:USA TODAY college football coaching salary database; figures do not include income from non-university sources, incentive bonuses or the value of perks and benefits. The gatorlake dude is only a troll dressed up in his halloween costume pretending to be a Gator fan. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved. All rights reserved.
Mullens original contract was set to expire after the 2023-24 season. Become a member to support the independent voice of South Florida Follow our Tampa Bay Times sports team on Twitter and Facebook. One thing I dont remember seeing before: Napier must autograph at least 500 things in the off-season for rights holders, sponsors, etc, Matt Baker (@MBakerTBTimes) July 1, 2022. Napier's going to get all the time and money he needs, though that doesn't mean Florida will be an easyplace to work. Alabama rolls top-ranked Georgia for SEC championship. Football is bigger here than in 47 of the 50 states. He also has the potential to make more than $1.5 million in annual bonuses, including $1 million for winning a national championship. Napier, 42, will be formally introduced at Florida on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
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Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports, Final record: 5-6 (does not include 1-1 finish under interim head coach Greg Knox), Postseason: Lost Gasparilla Bowl to Central Florida, 29-17 (under interim head coach Greg Knox).
#Gators boast three coordinators earning $1 million annually, total salary pool $6.35 million, per UF records.https://t.co/9AqDbVCn79 pic.twitter.com/laYjjcuaG1, Edgar Thompson (@osgators) July 1, 2022, #Gators just released football coaching contracts. Copyright 2022 Fort Myers Broadcasting Company. You might be surprised. Finally paying assistants. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without prior written consent. So it is no surprise that the University of Miami, Florida State, and the University of Florida were among the top ten schools to deliver players to the NFL two years ago. The contract details of the Gators new head coach have not yet been released publicly. D underperformed not due to a lack of talent but due to a lack of coaching and respect from the players of coaches who did the said coaching. AP Photo/John Raoux, Final record: 3-4 (does not include 1-3 finish under interim head coach Randy Shannon), Florida coach Dan Mullen reacts during a game against South Carolina at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Nov. 10, 2018. Dude your cant be a gator fan .. what fan base are your really for ? Cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond will make $725,000 annually, followed by outside linebackers coach Mike Peterson ($550,000), receivers coach Keary Colbert ($500,000), running backs coach Jabbar Juluke ($450,000), inside linebackers coach Jay Bateman ($425,000) and tight ends coach William Peagler ($425,000). What's next in conference realignment for ACC and Pac-12? This fanbase definitely needs a huge pickup on the recruiting tale and or most certainly a win over Utah to do away with the apathy that a lot of us are feeling. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports, Final record: 6-5 (does not include 1-0 finish under interim head coach D.J. So does Napier, who has just about everything youd want in a job applicant except Power 5 head-coaching experience. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images), (Frederick Breedon, 2020 Frederick Breedon). Florida won the SEC East last season and had quarterback Kyle Trask named a Heisman Trophy finalist. He was in the mix for openings at Virginia Tech and TCU. 10 on-field assistants ? The coaching staff committed a Level III violation whenitmade impermissible contact with 127 high schoolers whose teams had stopped on campus and toured the Gators facilities prior to a tournament. Just like he'd be anywhere else.
These coaches are not being fairly compensated. Florida recruiting has FIASCO written all over it. GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida Gators are paying each of coach Billy Napier's three coordinators $1 million annually. Florida Gators, coach Billy Napier agree to seven-year, $52 million contract, Examining Floridas hire of Billy Napier as coaching carousel spins, Gators prepare to fill staff, Florida coach Billy Napier announces four key staff hires, including co-defensive coordinator, Florida hires Billy Napier: Gators land star Louisiana coach to replace Dan Mullen. A 2008 USA Today report showed that California, Texas, and Florida accounted for 1,808 of the 5,395 players drafted from 1988 through 2007, or 34 percent. Auburn Tigers Never miss out on the latest with the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, Florida college sports and more. And that could help the Gators close the gap on SEC superpowers Georgia and Alabama. If I were a Florida football fan, Id be happy right now. Scott Stricklin is a patient man. Mullen was fired last month following the teams fourth loss in five games. Whats the best Florida college football game this season? They are paying their OLine coach peanuts. Two years ago, Orgeron led LSU to a national championship. You cant have a coach who alienates an entire athletic department, concocts death threats and is photographed (allegedly) in the buff with a shark. We support responsible gambling. Offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton, who followed Napier to Gainesville from Louisiana-Lafayette, will get $250,000 a year. Napier was coaching at a place last year where he couldnt get the attention and develop relationships with players in the top 500. Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but hes been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years. Floridas newest football coach agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract, making him the fifth-highest-paid coach in the conference, the Associated Press reported Saturday night. To get an idea of how rapidly coaching salaries are rising, Gators Wire lists the annual compensation paid out to University of Florida head football coaches over the past decade below. I am an assistant coach for the Miami Central High School Rockets, so I know the amount of time and effort my colleagues put into preparing teenage boys for adulthood. If the Gators dont win at least eight games next season, some joker will probably crank up a firebillynapier.com website where fellow yahoos can gather to vent. Bammer fans beware, he may be in Nicks rehab program, but he is toxic and a cancer. After all it can always be worse like 4-7 followed by 0-10-1 seasons. Thats the biggest red flag. AFan, tell us youre clueless about ncaa coaching rules without telling us. In-Game Nutrition assistant maybe ? Counting last year, its going to take two recruiting cycles to get back to solid classes for UF. Mullen's extension wasn't a surprise because he appears to be a safer long-term option than Will Muschamp,Jim McElwain and Ron Zook were. The mistake was hiring them in the first place, though the M&M&M coaches all looked like promising employees at the time. That deal included a $3 million buyout. He has been one of college footballs rising stars and hottest names in recent years. Copyright 2009-2022 Only Gators, LLC. Napier is set to earn $7.1 million for the 2022 college football season with an annual $100,000 raise increasing his contract over the remaining six years. Stricklin was not itching to get rid of Mullen. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports, Postseason: Won Peach Bowl over Michigan, 41-15, Florida head coach Dan Mullen gestures during a game against Georgia in Jacksonville on Nov. 2, 2019. It was things like leadership, accountability, dependability and judgment. Florida and Miami seriously need to change the way high school football coaches are treated. College football coaching salaries have skyrocketed in recent years as the arms race among top programs intensifies.
Only Alabamas Nick Saban ($9.75 million), Texas A&Ms Jimbo Fisher ($9 million), new LSU coach Brian Kelly ($8.6 million) and Georgias Kirby Smart ($7.13 million) are due to make more in the SEC next season. Dont feed trolls. That will make him the fifth-highest paid coach in FBS and third-highest in the SEC, per USA Today. We do not target any individuals under the age of 21. Offense coordinator Rob Sale and co-defensive coordinators Sean Spencer and Patrick Toney will make seven-figure salaries, according to reports of contracts the Gators shared Friday. His name has been connected to other SEC openings, too, including Mississippi and Missouri. If you need help with WJXTs or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801. Napier has agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract with Florida, according to the Associated Press. 4:00AM. local news and culture, Luther Campbell Florida targeted and landed the 42-year-old Napier shortly after moving on from Mullen, whose stunningly swift downfall ended a tumultuous two seasons that included mounting losses, numerous public relation missteps and NCAA sanctions. Napier improved to 40-12 in four seasons, including 33-5 the past three. I look forward to working alongside him to support his vision for Gators football and our student-athletes for many years.. All of the assistants signed two-year contracts. Florida fans arent any more demanding than the devotees at other football factories. Florida's record was somewhat deceiving, though, considering its three regular-season losses came by a combined 12 points. 20 Ragin Cajuns won 24-16 over Appalachian State on Saturday. Jeremy Foley got the reputation as the Grim Reaper of athletic directors when he fired the baseball, mens tennis and gymnastics coaches in 2002. Please sign in or register. Miami Palmetto's James Kroll made $76,000, which included $8,786 in non-football-related supplements. supposedly the biggest drawbacks for Napier, Gator fans glad the season's over, hopeful for a new coach, Louisiana coach Billy Napier juggling two jobs this week before starting at Florida, Twitter reacts to Gators football coach Billy Napier, Why this Billy Napier quote has Florida Gators fans hyped, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy.
The team might've gone 9-3 as well were it not forMarco Wilson's throwing the cleat of LSU's Kole Taylor. David Whitley is The Gainesville Sun's sports columnist. AP Photo/Dave Martin, Postseason: Lost Sugar Bowl to Louisville, 33-23, Florida head coach Will Muschamp celebrates a missed field goal by South Carolina at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina, on Nov. 16, 2013. Mullen signed a three-year contract extension in June that raised his annual salary to $7.6 million. This week, Luke tackles high school football coaching salaries.
Florida head football coach Dan Mullen earned a raise and a contract extension that puts him among the highest-paid in the country. And the suits who run the show are less reactionary than the reputation warrants. LSU Tigers Though in fairness to Henry, none of his six wives were beheaded for losing to Georgia. It was interesting when he said Mullens losing record didnt do him in. He could get bumped to sixth depending on Lane Kiffins new deal at Mississippi. One thing a resume doesnt really show is how hell handle adversity. Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. One advantage is UGA is recruiting nationally, and UF could pick a few in south Georgia that UGA passes on. Write CSS OR LESS and hit save. With that rate of success, high school football coaches deserve better pay. "Dan has done a tremendous job in his three seasons at Florida, and we are fortunate to have someone with his obvious talents and head coaching experience leading our football program," athletic director Scott Stricklin said of the move. CTRL + SPACE for auto-complete. GatorPhil, you really are a cheery ol guy. Offense coordinator Rob Sale and co-defensive coordinators Sean Spencer and Patrick Toney will make seven-figure salaries, according to contracts shared by the Gators on Friday to fulfill public records requests. Please use a modern and up-to-date browser version for the best experience. Cant forget the Gamechanger Coordinator. ESPN reported Kiffins agreement was in the range of $7.5 million annually.. At $7.4 million per season over the life of his deal, Napier will earn slightly less than former head coach Dan Mullen ($7.6 million) brought in annually. Only Alabamas Nick Saban ($9.1 million), LSUs Ed Orgeron ($8,687,500), Clemsons Dabo Swinney ($8,258,575) and Michigans Jim Harbaugh $8.054 million) are paid more. Such is the reputation the school and its fan base have developed. He also turned down Mississippi State after the 2019 season and backed away from South Carolina and Auburn following the 2020 season. Mullen signed a three-year contract extension in June that raised his annual salary to $7.6 million. @Gagatorlakelife Im not sure what your basing your conclusions on regarding the amount of time or effort of the current staff when it comes to other staffs but its either disingenuous or uninformed. Florida high school football coaching stipends were not enough for coaches to supplement their base salaries, so they were taking on other duties to earn decent pay. Napier's contract includes all the usual perks afforded football coaches in Gainesville: the use of two luxury cars, a suite for football games and personal use of the University Athletic Association's jets. Gotta move on. Since Urban Meyer delivered national titles in 2006 and 2008, Florida has experienced plenty of false dawns while attempting to replicate the success the program enjoyed under Steve Spurrier from 1990 to 2001. Always nice to see you on a gator board Td wow. Seven Miami-Dade high school football coaches earned between $50,000 and $80,000 per year but that included supplemental income. Mullens deal included a $12 million buyout that will be paid over seven installments, with a $6 million payout coming this month. The contract will make the Gators new leader the fifth-highest-paid coach in the SEC. Our SEC football predictions: Not great for the Florida Gators, What Stetson Bennett tells us about Florida Gators future, Florida Gators Anthony Richardson is ready for the challenge.
Make a one-time donation today for as little as $1. Which teams have been recruiting the best on offense? The Gators are expected to provide Napiers full memorandum of understanding when hes formally introduced Sunday afternoon in Gainesville. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday night because neither Florida nor Napier has publicly released contract details. This is no part-time job. Napier had reportedly turned down a half-dozen Power Five opportunities a number of them in the SEC for various reasons, though the UF gig is the best hes known to have been offered. He took on additional duties at the school so he could earn another $12,332. You bring nothing good to anything posted on Florida .. why dont you just go be negans lap dog on the Georgia board and do us all a favor. He left in 2007 to become the University of Miami's director of football operations. All rights reserved.
Add to that he goes on to have a 6-6 regular season record losing to a team the likes of Louisiana Monroe (maybe say Eastern Washington). Im a Florida fan and I am very happy right now. He also turned down Mississippi State after the 2019 season and backed away from South Carolina and Auburn following the 2020 season. Texas A&M Aggies, Sign up for the Gators Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. And follow him on Twitter: @DavidEWhitley. His new contract is similar to what the Gators had been paying former coach Dan Mullen. Copyright 2022 News4Jax.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group, a division of Graham Holdings. That has turned Florida into Hot Seat U. Its been musical chairs since Urban Meyer left town. Tennessee Volunteers Check out the head football coaching salaries over the past decade for other SEC programs: Alabama Crimson Tide Neither UF nor Napier has publicly released contract details. GAINESVILLE Billy Napier more than tripled his salary while moving from the Sun Belt to the SEC. Mullens old contract paid him $6,103,000 annually. The Gators are expected to provide Napiers full memorandum of understanding when hes formally introduced today in Gainesville. Durkin), Postseason: Won Birmingham Bowl over East Carolina, 28-20 (under interim head coach D.J. ], Florida head coach Will Muschamp talks with players during Sugar Bowl practice at the Superdome in New Orleans on Dec. 28, 2012. Spoiled, impatient, entitled. Mullen is 29-9 in three seasons with the Gators and has led them to three straight New Years Six bowls. His deal will carry through the 2027 season. NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - NOVEMBER 21: Head coach Dan Mullen of the Florida Gators addresses his team after a victory over the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium on November 21, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Napier will make $7.1 million in his first season and will get a $100,000 raise annually before each of the remaining six years, the person said. UM Researchers Chase Campus Squirrels With Fake Cats and Hawks to Study Animals' Warning Language, Posh Brickell Condo Claims Contractor Stole Thousands While Residents Suffered, Ultra-Goer Died From Synthetic Drug Alpha-PVP. Napier ended up spending $6.325 million of a $7.5 million pool for his 10 on-field assistants. Napier is a former receivers coach at Alabama under Saban and a former offensive coordinator at Clemson and Arizona State. The compensation also includes common perks, such as the use of two luxury cars, a suite for football games and personal use of the University Athletic Associations jets. It isnt good, Ranking the top 10 annual sports days of the year, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey: No sense of urgency to expand, LSUs Brian Kelly sees renewed fight in Florida State under Mike Norvell, Three conference realignment thoughts on the ACC, USF and Big 12. It is a significant raise for the former Louisiana coach, who earned $2 million annually to lead the Ragin Cajuns. Get the latest updates in news, food, music and culture, and receive special offers direct to your inbox. Durkin), Florida head coach Jim McElwain walks out of the tunnel before a game against Vanderbilt at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Nov. 7, 2015. Florida will be paying Louisiana a $3 million buyout for Napiers services. The latest in the sports world, emailed daily. Miami-Dade high school coaches have established a pretty damn good record of sending players to the National Football League. The school had previously disclosed details of Napier's deal. Napier is a former receivers coach at Alabama under Saban and a former offensive coordinator at Clemson and Arizona State. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content. When to be concerned is if this continues next year and the following. That forever linked him with the phrase, Im a big believer in the saying that if something needs to be done eventually, it needs to be done immediately.. Heres a breakdown of the rest of the assistants: Cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond $725,000 Outside linebackers coach Mike Peterson $550,000 Wide receivers coach Keary Colbert $500,000 Running backs coach Jabbar Juluke $450,000 Inside linebackers coach Jay Bateman $425,000 Tight ends coach William Peagler $425,000 Offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton $250,000. Not sure what the other one is making. Auburn did the same thing to Gene Chizik in 2012. Enter McElwain. The Gators finished 8-4 in 2020, their worst mark since Mullen arrived prior to the 2018 season. Coach McFlake was gone after 34 games, which brought in Mullen, which brought in the psychodrama Gator fans have endured the past two months. 1st year coaching problems. He improved to 40-12 all-time at Louisiana with a 22-2 record over the last two seasons. Now lakegator on the other hand is a pemature complainer and would fit better with your description of having a miserable exisitence, Be able to tackle. Got their one bullet and then they lock themselves in their own jail cell. Focus attention in 2023 on guys in that class with ties or proximity to UF and maybe sign a smaller class. But for all the pressure that comes with any big-time job, there is the upside. He takes over a Florida program thats been in disarray for more than a year but is close to opening an $85 million football facility that could help the team catch up in recruiting. ET. These guys are father figures who sometimes buy kids lunch and dinner. When you believe the culture is unraveling and/or a coach is (allegedly) photographed in a compromising position with a fish, what are you supposed to do? https://gatorswire.usatoday.com/lists/florida-gators-head-football-coaches-salaries/, USA TODAY college football coaching salary database, SEC Media Day 2022: Social media reactions to Billy Napier's comments, 4-star safety moves up commitment date, names Florida in top 3, Dooley's Dozen: 12 best specialists in Florida football history, Photos of Florida football's representatives at SEC media days, Florida quarterback target reclassifies to 2024 class, Breaking down Florida's game-by-game predictions using FPI, Nation's top CB recruit earns new player comparison from Gators coach, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. SEC-bound Texas is on its third coach in seven years. Is that a record number ? One of the shortest coaching searches in program history lasted just seven days after Florida fired Mullen on Nov. 21. And that could help the Gators close the gap on SEC superpowers Georgia and Alabama.
As Louisianas coach, he just had a front-row seat to the Ed Orgeron Follies. For example, ex-Edison football head coach Cory Bell had a base salary of $49,325 plus a football stipend of $4,700. Florida gave Napier another $5 million pool to hire his support staff. The new coach is getting a name-brand school, a massive salary, top-flight facilities, vast financial resources, a bountiful recruiting ground, administrative backing and a devoted very devoted fan base. He could get bumped to sixth depending on Lane Kiffins new deal at Mississippi. Will Florida Gators, FSU and Miami ever be the Big Three again? ESPN reported Kiffins agreement was in the range of $7.5 million annually.. Nobody needs to tell Napier the SEC is a What-Have-You-Done-For-Me-Lately league. Miami-Dade School Board Capitulates to Right-Wing Groups in Sex Ed Textbook Debate, Win or Lose, Inter Miami vs. Barca Is a Win for the Home Team, Five Celebrities Arrested in South Florida Who Aren't Named Kodak Black. Will Muschamp, Jim McElwain and now Dan Mullen have all come and gone in the past 11 years. [Source:USA TODAY college football coaching salary database; figures do not include income from non-university sources, incentive bonuses or the value of perks and benefits. The gatorlake dude is only a troll dressed up in his halloween costume pretending to be a Gator fan. About Saturday Down South | Ethics and Editorial Standards | Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Copyright 2021 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved. All rights reserved.
Mullens original contract was set to expire after the 2023-24 season. Become a member to support the independent voice of South Florida Follow our Tampa Bay Times sports team on Twitter and Facebook. One thing I dont remember seeing before: Napier must autograph at least 500 things in the off-season for rights holders, sponsors, etc, Matt Baker (@MBakerTBTimes) July 1, 2022. Napier's going to get all the time and money he needs, though that doesn't mean Florida will be an easyplace to work. Alabama rolls top-ranked Georgia for SEC championship. Football is bigger here than in 47 of the 50 states. He also has the potential to make more than $1.5 million in annual bonuses, including $1 million for winning a national championship. Napier, 42, will be formally introduced at Florida on Sunday at 4:30 p.m.
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These coaches are not being fairly compensated. Florida recruiting has FIASCO written all over it. GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida Gators are paying each of coach Billy Napier's three coordinators $1 million annually. Florida Gators, coach Billy Napier agree to seven-year, $52 million contract, Examining Floridas hire of Billy Napier as coaching carousel spins, Gators prepare to fill staff, Florida coach Billy Napier announces four key staff hires, including co-defensive coordinator, Florida hires Billy Napier: Gators land star Louisiana coach to replace Dan Mullen. A 2008 USA Today report showed that California, Texas, and Florida accounted for 1,808 of the 5,395 players drafted from 1988 through 2007, or 34 percent. Auburn Tigers Never miss out on the latest with the Bucs, Rays, Lightning, Florida college sports and more. And that could help the Gators close the gap on SEC superpowers Georgia and Alabama. If I were a Florida football fan, Id be happy right now. Scott Stricklin is a patient man. Mullen was fired last month following the teams fourth loss in five games. Whats the best Florida college football game this season? They are paying their OLine coach peanuts. Two years ago, Orgeron led LSU to a national championship. You cant have a coach who alienates an entire athletic department, concocts death threats and is photographed (allegedly) in the buff with a shark. We support responsible gambling. Offensive line coach Darnell Stapleton, who followed Napier to Gainesville from Louisiana-Lafayette, will get $250,000 a year. Napier was coaching at a place last year where he couldnt get the attention and develop relationships with players in the top 500. Justin Barney joined News4Jax in February 2019, but hes been covering sports on the First Coast for more than 20 years. Floridas newest football coach agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract, making him the fifth-highest-paid coach in the conference, the Associated Press reported Saturday night. To get an idea of how rapidly coaching salaries are rising, Gators Wire lists the annual compensation paid out to University of Florida head football coaches over the past decade below. I am an assistant coach for the Miami Central High School Rockets, so I know the amount of time and effort my colleagues put into preparing teenage boys for adulthood. If the Gators dont win at least eight games next season, some joker will probably crank up a firebillynapier.com website where fellow yahoos can gather to vent. Bammer fans beware, he may be in Nicks rehab program, but he is toxic and a cancer. After all it can always be worse like 4-7 followed by 0-10-1 seasons. Thats the biggest red flag. AFan, tell us youre clueless about ncaa coaching rules without telling us. In-Game Nutrition assistant maybe ? Counting last year, its going to take two recruiting cycles to get back to solid classes for UF. Mullen's extension wasn't a surprise because he appears to be a safer long-term option than Will Muschamp,Jim McElwain and Ron Zook were. The mistake was hiring them in the first place, though the M&M&M coaches all looked like promising employees at the time. That deal included a $3 million buyout. He has been one of college footballs rising stars and hottest names in recent years. Copyright 2009-2022 Only Gators, LLC. Napier is set to earn $7.1 million for the 2022 college football season with an annual $100,000 raise increasing his contract over the remaining six years. Stricklin was not itching to get rid of Mullen. Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports, Postseason: Won Peach Bowl over Michigan, 41-15, Florida head coach Dan Mullen gestures during a game against Georgia in Jacksonville on Nov. 2, 2019. It was things like leadership, accountability, dependability and judgment. Florida and Miami seriously need to change the way high school football coaches are treated. College football coaching salaries have skyrocketed in recent years as the arms race among top programs intensifies.
Only Alabamas Nick Saban ($9.75 million), Texas A&Ms Jimbo Fisher ($9 million), new LSU coach Brian Kelly ($8.6 million) and Georgias Kirby Smart ($7.13 million) are due to make more in the SEC next season. Dont feed trolls. That will make him the fifth-highest paid coach in FBS and third-highest in the SEC, per USA Today. We do not target any individuals under the age of 21. Offense coordinator Rob Sale and co-defensive coordinators Sean Spencer and Patrick Toney will make seven-figure salaries, according to reports of contracts the Gators shared Friday. His name has been connected to other SEC openings, too, including Mississippi and Missouri. If you need help with WJXTs or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801. Napier has agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract with Florida, according to the Associated Press. 4:00AM. local news and culture, Luther Campbell Florida targeted and landed the 42-year-old Napier shortly after moving on from Mullen, whose stunningly swift downfall ended a tumultuous two seasons that included mounting losses, numerous public relation missteps and NCAA sanctions. Napier improved to 40-12 in four seasons, including 33-5 the past three. I look forward to working alongside him to support his vision for Gators football and our student-athletes for many years.. All of the assistants signed two-year contracts. Florida fans arent any more demanding than the devotees at other football factories. Florida's record was somewhat deceiving, though, considering its three regular-season losses came by a combined 12 points. 20 Ragin Cajuns won 24-16 over Appalachian State on Saturday. Jeremy Foley got the reputation as the Grim Reaper of athletic directors when he fired the baseball, mens tennis and gymnastics coaches in 2002. Please sign in or register. Miami Palmetto's James Kroll made $76,000, which included $8,786 in non-football-related supplements. supposedly the biggest drawbacks for Napier, Gator fans glad the season's over, hopeful for a new coach, Louisiana coach Billy Napier juggling two jobs this week before starting at Florida, Twitter reacts to Gators football coach Billy Napier, Why this Billy Napier quote has Florida Gators fans hyped, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy.