Florida’s Billy Napier odds-on favourite to be first coach fired

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell known as his workforce’s 0-2 begin to the season a “failure,” however his job stays secure after main the Seminoles to the ACC title and the brink of the Faculty Soccer Playoff final 12 months.

The identical cannot be mentioned for in-state rival Billy Napier, whose Florida Gators opened with a 41-17 loss at dwelling to No. 19 Miami. It was the Gators’ first loss to the Hurricanes at The Swamp since 2002 and snapped Florida’s 34-game profitable streak in dwelling openers.

Extra necessary, it dropped Napier’s report to 11-15 since taking on this system because the Gators try and rebound from failing to qualify for a bowl recreation for the primary time since 2017.

Napier was put in because the 4/1 favourite by one sportsbook to be the primary coach fired over the summer season. After Saturday’s loss, he’s now the odds-on favourite at 2/3.

The Hurricanes’ 41 factors set a report for probably the most allowed by the Gators in a house opener, and Florida by no means led within the contest. After this weekend’s dwelling recreation in opposition to Samford, the Gators play host to Texas A&M on Sept. 14 earlier than kicking off their street slate with video games at Mississippi State and Tennessee sandwiching a recreation in opposition to Central Florida.

SportsBetting.ag is providing odds on 19 coaches to be the primary fired this season.

FIRST NCAA FOOTBALL COACH FIRED*

COACH, SCHOOL, JULY ODDS, CURRENT ODDS

Billy Napier, Florida, 4/1, 2/3 (-150)

Sam Pittman, Arkansas 5/1, 2/1

Dave Aranda, Baylor 7/1, 7/1

Shane Beamer, South Carolina, 16/1, 12/1

Justin Wilcox, California, 12/1, 12/1

Kalani Sitake, BYU, 10/1, 14/1

Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati, 14/1, 14/1

Dabo Swinney, Clemson, 25/1, 16/1

Neal Brown, West Virginia, 14/1, 16/1

Tony Elliott, Virginia, 16/1, 16/1

Mario Cristobal, Miami 6/1, 20/1

Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh, 12/1, 20/1

Ryan Day, Ohio State, 12/1, 20/1

Clark Lea, Vanderbilt, 8/1, 25/1

Brent Venables, Oklahoma, 33/1, 33/1

Brian Kelly, LSU, N/A, 33/1

Mike Locksley, Maryland, 16/1, 33/1

Deion Sanders, Colorado, 50/1, 40/1

Lincoln Riley, USC, 25/1, 40/1

*Odds by SportsBetting.ag supplied for leisure functions solely.

LSU’s Brian Kelly entered the listing at 33/1 following the Tigers’ loss to Southern Cal in Las Vegas on Sunday night time.

SEC rival Sam Pittman from Arkansas follows Napier on the listing. His odds have shifted from 5/1 in July regardless of the Razorbacks kicking off their season with a 70-0 drubbing of Arkansas Pine-Bluff final week.

Additionally shifting up the listing is Clemson’s Dabo Swinney. As soon as thought of a possible substitute for Nick Saban at Alabama’s, Swinney’s standing with the Tigers took a success with Saturday’s 34-3 loss to top-ranked Georgia.

Miami’s convincing opening win at Florida helped coach Mario Cristobal transfer from 6/1 to twenty/1 by the sportsbook. Cristobal is now 13-13 in his fourth season with the Hurricanes.

In the meantime, Baylor’s Dave Aranda has held regular at +700. The Bears open their Huge 12 schedule at Utah on Saturday after cruising previous Tarleton State 45-3 in Week 1.

The opposite important motion following the primary full week of the season was Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea, who shifted from 8/1 in July to 25/1 getting into Week 2 after the Commodores’ time beyond regulation upset win over Virginia Tech. That despatched Hokies coach Shane Beaner’s odds from 16/1 to 12/1, giving him the fourth-shortest odds to be the primary coach fired this season.

–Area Stage Media