Ahead of Florida football's matchup with Texas, they decided to keep Billy Napier for 2025. Now, they've been predicted a big recruiting win.

Florida's administration could have waited through a brutal season-ending stretch of games to establish grounds to move on from coach Billy Napier. Instead, they saw progress and promise and chose to embrace the possibility of a brighter future.

Billy Napier will remain in place as head football coach at Florida, despite the Gators producing another lackluster campaign during his third season, athletic director Scott Stricklin announced Thursday.