CBS Sports activities’ Chip Patterson didn’t order the school soccer head coaches he feels are on the recent seat by a particular quantity, however he made it clear that Florida’s Billy Napier and Arkansas’s Sam Pittman are the “focus” of the thus-far-quiet 2024 in-season teaching carousel.
Patterson gave Napier the slight edge however made it clear that the Gators and Razorbacks aren’t actively trying to eliminate both.
“We now have seen coaches go away their group earlier than a serious bowl sport earlier than, and even announce their intentions to depart after the sport, however by no means in a state of affairs the place that group is as explicitly within the combine for a nationwide championship as a playoff group could be in 2024,” Patterson wrote.
“By way of consideration, the main focus definitely begins with Billy Napier at Florida and Sam Pittman at Arkansas. Pittman has cooled the recent seat discuss with a house win in opposition to Tennessee and has the prospect to duplicate that optimistic momentum with a sport in opposition to LSU on Saturday night time. Napier has not had the identical large wins, however the Gators have additionally not completely cratered regardless of apparent limitations.”
There’s loads of season left for both or each coaches to utterly lose their fanbases. However as issues stand, Arkansas is 4-2 and 2-1 within the convention, whereas Florida is outperforming expectations at 3-3 (1-2 SEC).
Nobody is being eliminated simply but this season given the trendy state of recruiting and NIL.
In relation to changing Billy Napier and Sam Pittman, Florida and Arkansas couldn’t have extra completely different conditions
Functionally changing Pittman isn’t arduous. Bobby Petrino is already within the catbird seat as offensive coordinator and will change Pittman if issues go south earlier than the tip of the season in Fayetteville.
Changing Napier is a bit trickier. However fortunately for Gator followers, Florida has the caliber of prospects that appeal to top-tier teaching skills like Lane Kiffin.
If not Kiffin, some coach will profit from the alumni base and sources UF has.
