Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football coach Billy Napier hired as Florida Gators' new coach

Posted Dec 1, 2021
The Florida Gators have hired Louisiana's Billy Napier as the Gators' next football coach, the University announced on Sunday. Napier, 42, has been at Louisiana for the past four seasons and has led the Ragin' Cajuns to 10 or more victories in each of the past three seasons. Before his arrival, Louisiana had never won 10 games in a season in program history. (ESPN.com)

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